I have been using Halo and have gone through 2-3 of the Gen 1 collars and now 1 Gen 3 collar. The Halo has not proven to be durable with our two dogs (a 25 pounder and a 45 pounder that hunts, retrieves, and swims). After 9-12 months the charging port (even on the Gen 3) and/or battery quit working. Also had a bad like 50 ft boundary shift at least once that started zapping our poor girl inside the house, a safe place. So now that we have a 3rd dead Gen 1 and a dead Gen 3, we are looking at options that include tracking. It sends like SpotOn, Halo, and Dogtra Pathfinder 2 are our main options.
I haven’t tried the Dogtra Pathfinder yet but I’ll definitely look into it! As for the Halo 3, you can remove the magnetic port and charge via USB-C. I don’t know if that will help in your situation but it’s worth a shot if you’re just having trouble with the magnet charger port. I always recommend the SpotOn over all of the others I’ve reviewed. You don’t have to pay a subscription (unless you need the tracking capability and, even then, it’s cheaper in the long run) and I’ve never had major issues with it. I’ve had some fence drift under the trees from time to time but that’s par for the course with these collars. If you decide to purchase the SpotOn collar, don't miss out on a discount with code WAF! Just use this link: spotonvirtualfence.sjv.io/R5zjNR Let me know if removing the magnetic port helps or if the whole thing is beyond fixing. I had a similar problem and once I removed the port on the Halo 3, I was able to charge it. Also, I highly recommend the training programs Halo has. To me, that’s the best part of the entire thing. With some solid training, you might be able to remove the shock probes and not have to worry about that happening again. It didn’t take too long to get my Dobies to react the right way to vibration and tone (especially Athena) but they know what it means now, and where to go.
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I have been using Halo and have gone through 2-3 of the Gen 1 collars and now 1 Gen 3 collar. The Halo has not proven to be durable with our two dogs (a 25 pounder and a 45 pounder that hunts, retrieves, and swims). After 9-12 months the charging port (even on the Gen 3) and/or battery quit working. Also had a bad like 50 ft boundary shift at least once that started zapping our poor girl inside the house, a safe place.
So now that we have a 3rd dead Gen 1 and a dead Gen 3, we are looking at options that include tracking. It sends like SpotOn, Halo, and Dogtra Pathfinder 2 are our main options.
I haven’t tried the Dogtra Pathfinder yet but I’ll definitely look into it! As for the Halo 3, you can remove the magnetic port and charge via USB-C. I don’t know if that will help in your situation but it’s worth a shot if you’re just having trouble with the magnet charger port.
I always recommend the SpotOn over all of the others I’ve reviewed. You don’t have to pay a subscription (unless you need the tracking capability and, even then, it’s cheaper in the long run) and I’ve never had major issues with it. I’ve had some fence drift under the trees from time to time but that’s par for the course with these collars. If you decide to purchase the SpotOn collar, don't miss out on a discount with code WAF! Just use this link: spotonvirtualfence.sjv.io/R5zjNR
Let me know if removing the magnetic port helps or if the whole thing is beyond fixing. I had a similar problem and once I removed the port on the Halo 3, I was able to charge it.
Also, I highly recommend the training programs Halo has. To me, that’s the best part of the entire thing. With some solid training, you might be able to remove the shock probes and not have to worry about that happening again. It didn’t take too long to get my Dobies to react the right way to vibration and tone (especially Athena) but they know what it means now, and where to go.
Have you tried the Dogtra Pathfinder 2?