Last year, 2011, was a memorable year for lighted dog collars. The first rechargeable lighted dog collar was released. This collar answered all of our customers requests-it was rechargeable, it sensed when it got dark and automatically turned on, it had reflective stripes, a blinking and a steady mode, a great quality buckle. It was too good to be true !
And unfortunately, it was too good to be true. We salute Company of Animals for standing behind this product and for trying to create the perfect lighted dog collar. The issues were mostly with the charger. It wouldn’t work and got hot. Many customers found they could just use the USB attachment and plug it into their computer and it was fine. We were replacing collars in the beginning and found we couldn’t guarantee the replacement collar would work. We refunded the collar with shipping costs for up to sixty days. Needless to say, doing the right thing is a costly proposition, but it’s the right thing to do.
Here’s our top three collar recommendations for 2012
The Niteize glow collar is the most durable and reliable. It doesn’t use LED technology with wiring, it uses a glow technology, so it is less likely to break due to weather, dog fur, dog pulling, and usage. Niteize stands behind their products and this collar has been around for over 10 years.
The Dog-E-Lites flashing red and blue collar is also durable. We recommend keeping the plastic cover over the battery box for double durability. It has LED technology with a flash only mode of red & blue lights. It comes in all sizes -including extra small. Dog-E-Lites is a Canadian company and stands behind their products. They have matching leashes in small and large sizes.
The LED safety collar is very bright with flashing yellow LEDs and uses AAA batteries. It has exposed wiring so it is less durable than other collars. It’s still a good collar.
We have the Visiglo collars on Close-out. They either last two years or two weeks- we ctest them here and they work fine but have random issues. Use it as a test collar to see how you like lighted collars, then come back and try one of the above collars.
Honesty is always our policy as it relates to dog safety. Chat with us live anytime while shopping and we will make sure you get the right product for your dog.
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I bought the LED yellow flashing collar with the aaa bateries. My first collar had problems after about three nights and quit working. I let youall know and you sent me another one .i also bought a another one. the one you replaced gave out after three weeks . I looked it all over and discovered that the push button swith was bad . I cut the black wires at the switch and sodereda small toggel switch in it’s place .. It works fine .SO if you have one you can try the same fix …