Dogtra PATHFINDER2 Reviews

On our iPad location is off with tracking and our location. As a result of this it makes more work for us to make sure our dog doesn’t get corrected when he is within his boundaries. When used with our cell phones tracking is more accurate and tracking is within inches.

I love how I can track my dog to know where he is and where he has been but when he takes off running and I try to get his attention to come back the function button will not work all the times. It is very frustrating when trying to train a dog not to go to far away😣

Only had the dogtra pathfinder2 for 5 and had issues. As soon as the transmitter connects to my phone DogtraPATHFINDER2 crashes and closes. If tried re opening DogtraPATHFINDER2 , reinstalling, and restarting my phone. All unsuccessful, definitely not the type of issues you want to experience in the field with dogs working….. I will probably be getting ride of the collar and switching to a Garmin gps collar.

Zero out of 6 collars have worked. All have been junk. Works great for a couple hours then quits. Customer service ladies are rude and the managers will tell you what you want to hear and drag you through the mud. Highly do not recommend this collar! It doesn’t work! Waste of time and money and will leave you frustrated and your dogs out in the field untracked.. dangerous product. False advertising!

GPS is great! If you need to alert your dog that it’s getting too close to a boundary or use the shock you get absolutely nothing. Paid way to much money for absolute garbage! I will go out of my way to stop anyone and everyone from buying this product. Don’t waste your money. Before anyone can say anything. Yep, it’s update! Yep, it’s all connected! Yep, I’ve read the manual and everything is as it should for this piece of trash to work properly. Still doesn’t work. Once again I’ll talk anyone out of buying it.

The efence set up is a joke. Requires something like 1/2 mile between points (not exactly but seems like it) to setup.
Speaking of points, it’s ridiculous that you can’t edit SPECIFIC POINTS when drawing the map. For instance, you can set up to 15 points to make a geo fence. Great. But if you want to edit points 1 or 2… well guess what? You HAVE to hit undo on every point till you reach the one you want to move… or start over.
At least the GPS works.

Similar problems as others. I bought it for the watch/convenience in the field. Problem is watch doesn’t stay connected, is inaccurate and app doesn’t stay locked when running. Phone data and watch data don’t match. Mobile fence fails to give timely notification. Haven’t tried efence yet, but my expectation is low. This is buggy and unreliable. Wanted to love it, don’t. Called support stated they know about problems and are working on fixes. When?!?!? Do the developers actually use these devices?!?!? I am running latest version of app and latest IOS

Answer to developer - I provided the requested information when I first called. Anxiously awaiting updates

I like the collars but have been having trouble with the tracking on one of the three I purchased since new and now two months of ownership, it has stopped tracking altogether , it’s frustrating being it’s brand new product , other than that I do like the system and enjoy being able to track them on my phone , I will be sending that one collar in to be repaired , I’m assuming that will be covered under warranty

I really like the features of the Pathfinder 2. I use the tone and vibrate functions exclusively with my GSP and Griff. However, it’s true that the Apple Watch is not accurate and is inconvenient to use. I think that an accessory widget on the Lock Screen of my iPhone would be more practical and useful. I’ve emailed product support and hope they will add this feature to DogtraPATHFINDER2 in the near future (and then it will be great).

So far i have not had any performance issues it seems to function. Otherwise it would have received one star.

The user interface is where DogtraPATHFINDER2 falls FLAT in its face.

BLUE text text is used when requesting user input the text is UNREADABLE except when viewed in pitch dark. VERY POOR user interface. Need a different, readable color, for user input.

If you start DogtraPATHFINDER2 it hijacks what is normally the volume “control” button. This button now magnifies the screen ( which can already be magnified two different ways). To change the volume u need to leave DogtraPATHFINDER2 , open an app that normally allows the volume to be changed, then go back to the dogtra app. If the volume is not quite right repeat the procedure. Dumb. Geo fence is one function that may require the volume to be changed.

Not bad, I love the efence setting saves me the hassle of having to bury one. The one suggestion that I wish this had is a feature to quickly mark something. I use this to track deer and if I spot blood I have to click the marker, then I have to drag it to the spot I’m at. I wish I could just hit one button and it would mark my location.

Any way to update the maps ? Not quite as clear as the pathfinder 1. And if we could download a larger map area that would all be amazing!!! The places I hunt I just can’t download enough map. Love it tho

Update: “I’ve grown to love it after multiple uses. While it does take some time for the collar to connect, I usually turn the devices on way before arriving to my hiking destination and let them connect to DogtraPATHFINDER2 on its own. Then the signals pickup throughout the drive and stay connected throughout. As for the beeping, I removed the beeping issue and I have no more problems!”

When turning on the remote, there is an instant connection to my phones app. However, when turning on the collar, it seems like it takes forever to sync with my phone. It takes at least 5 minutes to get the dog collar recognized by DogtraPATHFINDER2 . I’ve tried with cellular / wifi and without. I wished it connected instantly like with the remote. Secondly, if your app is not running in the background, the remote beeps loudly and it can be annoying at times. I’d rather the phone vibrate or ping 1 notification that it has been disconnected. Or have an option to turn the beeping off

I ordered the wrong collar and thought DogtraPATHFINDER2 was the problem.

After ameliorating my mistake and buying the regular pathfinder collar (surprise surprise) — DogtraPATHFINDER2 worked perfectly. Extremely satisfied with the training capabilities of the collar and the accessibility of DogtraPATHFINDER2 itself. Great work guys!

This system has to many problems! Wait to buy tell problems are fixed. What I hate most is I drop service and it picks back up in china. Don’t use the geo fence or you’ll lose your dog or it will get shocked like crazy.

I have ran Garmin track and train handheld and collars for the past 8 years. When the time to up grade came around, the Pathfinder 2 was released and time tested it enough for it to catch my attention. I have been running the regular sized collar and the mini for the past two months on my pack of Versatile gun dogs using tone and pager to communicate stop and recall. I have found more consistent behaviors with these cues in compared to the Garmin units. The Pathfinder 2 unit has made the transition between communication seem-less. Thank you Dogtra! Josh Milner

I like everything about the system but I would love to see where you could swipe left or right on the e collar tab to cycle through dog list

I wanted to love this and hopefully it gets fixed, but DogtraPATHFINDER2 on the watch constantly disconnects. I gives you a message that DogtraPATHFINDER2 needs to be open on the iPhone even though it is. You then have to open DogtraPATHFINDER2 back up on the watch, what a PITA. Not very user friendly in the field. You should be able to open the watch app and have it stay on until you close it.

Update:
I was sent a new collar after returning it to my dealer. The new collar has worked flawlessly and I am very happy with. Changing my rating to 5 stars!

Excellent tool! Can’t imagine being without my tracking system.

Decided to run this collar as a test, I’ve run Dogtra on waterfowl dogs(Chessies) for several seasons and was wanting a tracking collar for my new GSP. So I tested this collar and it exceeded expectations. DogtraPATHFINDER2 is clear and concise, easy to navigate, and the collar responds great. I have now switched entirely to Dogtra Pathfinder2 collars for all of my dogs. Even if you don’t hunt the e-fence boundary has worked well for my retired dogs that like to wander the yard while I’m training up the road so they’re not cooped up for hours. Running multiple dogs on DogtraPATHFINDER2 is a seamless transition, and as-long as you’re more tech savvy then a rock you can make it work. Very happy with my purchase, my “experiment” turned into ordering 3 more collars.