SportDog Tek 2.0

[Casey Harner]

Anyone know the release date. My fiancé asked me what I wanted for my birthday haha she's a great woman.

[FlyinSoLow]

Last I heard was sometime in November.

Gundog supply has a pre-order set up. They also say Nov.
http://www.gundogsupply.com/sportdog-tek-2lt.html

[Smoke'n Mack]

I don't understand how Sportdog's collars (shocker's and GPS) can be so far ahead of Garmin, yet their handheld look like it was made by a kid in High school for his science project. The Sportdog shockers are about half the size of the Tri-tronics, which it looks like they incorporated into this system.

Time for Garmin to release their Alpha 2.0 with better collars so i can buy it.

[Rick Conley Jr.]

It's hard to imagine how much technology has changed over the years and hard to believe that they can improve the alpha much more to warrant me to buy another system. I bought the alpha last year and I absolutely love it. Collars are a little big but I don't have issue with it to sell mine and take a beating on it just to buy something smaller. For me I'm staying with what I got for now anyways.

[Chuck Prather]

9-20-14 on the Sportdog release

[Remmy]

9-20-14 on the Sportdog release

How are they priced compared to the alpha?

[BCBeagles]

My opinion....there first unit was junk....I read the reviews and asked owners.

I know they can improve....BUT...with the alpha you have Minor issues.....not collars falling apart after 6 trips out.

I would see a slight improvement over the Alpha in collar size, but I have small dogs and it does not slow them down or at least if it does it helps them not overshoot the ends....lol.

I am scared of poor quality in any company....not just knocking the Sport Dog.

[Casey Harner]

My opinion....there first unit was junk....I read the reviews and asked owners.

I know they can improve....BUT...with the alpha you have Minor issues.....not collars falling apart after 6 trips out.

I would see a slight improvement over the Alpha in collar size, but I have small dogs and it does not slow them down or at least if it does it helps them not overshoot the ends....lol.

I am scared of poor quality in any company....not just knocking the Sport Dog.

I know the alpha is a step up from the Astro 320 and Dc 40 collars, but mine fell apart on the third trip. I got a whole new one and it lasted three months. I won't buy Garmin again.... From what I have heard the customer service at Sport Dog is second to none.

[FlyinSoLow]

To me the new Sportdog handheld, maps, and screen all look like Magellan GPS
Units. If that's the case and they teamed with Magellan I think I'd pass... Those gps units STINK.

[jim matuszewski]

I have owned the sportdog tek1 or 3 years now I hunt with guys with the garmin systems it is for sure a step above but at the time I bought I it was the only tracker trainer system at the time. the system works good. at first I had atena issues they fixed that and I also have trouble with collars quitting to take charge, but bottom line is the customer survice is second to none and they are much more reasonably priced than the garmins

[Mo. Beagler 5000]

I don't understand how Sportdog's collars (shocker's and GPS) can be so far ahead of Garmin, yet their handheld look like it was made by a kid in High school for his science project. The Sportdog shockers are about half the size of the Tri-tronics, which it looks like they incorporated into this system.

Time for Garmin to release their Alpha 2.0 with better collars so i can buy it.

AInt that the truth. Sport dog is SIMPLE. and I love simple things.

[JLW]

Garmin Alpha is the ticket, Sportdog not even in the same league

[BCBeagles]

IF sportdog was improving on a quality system I would say go try it....BUT....reviews tell the tale.

There is nothing wrong with the Alpha collars, IMO, I have 5 month old pups running around with them on and I cannot see them causing any issues at all.

[Smoke'n Mack]

IF sportdog was improving on a quality system I would say go try it....BUT....reviews tell the tale.

There is nothing wrong with the Alpha collars, IMO, I have 5 month old pups running around with them on and I cannot see them causing any issues at all.

I never said they were causing issues, I said they have the ability to make them better. There is a difference.