are there different levels of vibration ... i.e., stronger vibrations for dogs whose attention needs a little tuning?
1131279
This collar just has one vibration. The vibration is not painful, it literally feels like a cell phone vibrating.
405934
Yes. There is a separate button for each. 99% of the time all our 100 lb dog needs is a "beep" or two to get him to get his full attention.
1303811
I don't remember this devise having the option of only using the vibrate sensors. If I remember correctly the vibrating is a warning to the dog to stop barking and if the dog continues to ignore the vibrating the shock comes afterward. My husband tried the collar on himself to be sure it wasn't to harsh. He said it was very much like getting a good static shock. It mostly gets your attention with a split second of mild discomfort. I'm sure your dogs personality plays a part also. Different dogs will react differently.
221088
I have used the vibrate on my 7lb dog but I don't think I would use the static electric on her. I have found that I don't really need to use that setting anyway and it seem so harsh for such a tiny dog. I also use the same vibrate setting on my 70lb American bulldog. That has been sufficient to control our behavior issues. I am very pleased with this product and the service I have gotten from the company.
20577
Thank you for your question! This device offers 7 different levels of correction, but only 1 level of vibration.
513881
Ours was never bothered by it in the first place. We are now trying the Dogwidgets vibration and shock collar and the initial results are encouraging. The vibration gets her attention better than the sound ever did.
2184282
Really helps on mine quite string vibration. You can also use cat whiskers on the tips of the limb for the string slap.
1827031
Absolutely Not... In fact one of my dogs is a 10 lb, but very thin, Chihuahua/terrier mix and he responds to the vibration immediately. It's a good vibration, but so harmless. I do not even use the shock mode. I hesitate to use it. I haven't even had to try it on either of my two dogs. My other dog is a Toy Manchester Terrier, 13 lbs and also responds to the vibration mode. I am very happy after purchasing at least 5 other (89.00 dollar and up) units for each of my pets - I have 3 dogs. This is my favorite unit. :)
125715
This collar has 10 settings and only at the high settings would I say it gives a shock sorta speak, but it's more like a vibration, however we have been using this collar for a few months now and we have only needed to use the vibration mode maybe a dozen times and only set at level 2, never past that, the rest of the time we use the warning button....once our dog new the two things she responds right away to the warning so we almost never use the vibration button which is great! Hope that helps
199957
I don't think a low growl will be enough to set it off. I believe it needs both a vibration and a bark to go off. I've noticed my dog will sometimes still give a low growl when the mailman comes. Plus I only put the collar on during certain parts of the day when I really don't want him to bark. It has been a lifesaver!
1982474
Yes. You can use the vibration only. When I started training mine I would give her a couple vibrations before iI would shock her. But she had to get shocked a couple of times before she understood what to do when it vibrated. Now all I use is the vibration function
1835237
Yes you can use the vibration alone. There are no different levels to the vibration. It doesn't hurt the dog, it feels like, when your phones vibrates.
1793993
Tapping/Vibration is a separate button that is like a cell phone on vibrate. This is separate to the stim. The stim has 100 levels. My dog is being trained on a level so low, I cannot feel it. I use the "tapping/vibrate" to get his attention changed from something (like the garbage can!).
1256662
Oh, yes. We use the vibrate almost exclusively. Our "girls" don't like the sound/feel of the vibration. So it is very rare that we use the shock. And we've only once had to use the hard shock and then, only on one of the dogs. And if both dogs have on their collars, there's a button that you can hit both dogs at once with vibrate. There is not a similar button for the shock.I like the recharge function. The other system we tried ran through batteries way too quickly.
1827033
I have a unit for my 5.5 pound chihuahua...who feels like she needs to bark 24/7. (even at us) I have never used the H1 for her. The vibration is my go to...I've used the L1 only a couple of times. The vibration does a good job at "reminding" her to stop barking. I had everyone in the family that might use it, try it out on themselves so they have an awareness of what they are doing. the L1 is just a small pulse... but it is effective.
1122948
The vibration button on this is supose to be allowing the animal to doing something, however, we have trained our 4 month old blue pitt when it vibrates for him to come to us. So yes I do believe this will help.
2067670
Think of the vibration as the lowest setting. No shock whatsoever. Just like your phone vibrating. I'll use it as my first "tug". If no immediate response, I'll give a shock stim on very low level. I think it's a very helpful feature. I thought the DVD was simple and to the point. I had done some training with my older dog years ago, and this DVD brought that all back to me and showed how to transition properly to the E Collar. Good luck!