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Little Rosie has been getting a lot better since we’ve been focusing more on training. She has just crossed the 5 month mark and is a super smart pup. Positive reinforcement training, patience, mental stimulation, & exercise have been a great combo. She’s already retrieving bumper dummies, dropping ...

Thanks Sharon

3.5 month old Vizsla that yaps & barks more than any other puppy I’ve had in the past. This one is a very bull headed pup that will not stop. She’s health and gets plenty of exercise daily. Our poor 10 year old Vizsla looks just like a grumpy old fed up man having to deal with it. It’s been progress...

I don't have any experience with the 200i but I do have the Alpha 100 with the tt15 mini collar. The Alpha 100 works fine but ha way ore capabilities than I need and will ever learn to use. If I could do it over I would get the Garmin Pro 550 Plus. Less expensive and does everything I need it to do...

Does anyone have any experience with the Garmin ALPHA 200i + TT15 MINI? I’m looking to upgrade from my tri tronics collar system & am curious of pros & cons of this system or if anyone has other recommendations.

Ideally I will never need the tracking part but it’s just peace of mind. TIA

Thank y’all for the welcoming. I’m looking forward to reading about the different experiences & training techniques. I’m going to try Ronnie Smith’s silent command training system with my new pup. It is very interesting & seems like it will fit a Vizslas personality well. Even old dogs like me can l...

Greetings all, New member here that’s a lifelong hunter that loves to hunt especially with dogs. Native Texan and my wife claims that I only have 2 seasons, hunting season & almost hunting season. Both my wife & I are retired military and yes she out ranked me. Although she was Air Force & Army for ...