Dog Health Questions: What is the best electronic dog training collar?

My Dog has a strong prey drive. We have a ton of wild turkeys and he needs to chase them. I want to stop that behavior before he runs into the street or runs after something he can't handle. He is an Australian Cattle dog about 50 lbs. Also do you know if they make collars that if the dog gets too far away from the owner the collar beeps? I want to make sure my dog knows he is not supposed to get more than 20 yards away from me. Will it sense the distance and set off an alarm so the dog knows to come back?

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The best brand of e-collar in my opinion are Dogtra. No they don't to my knowledge make the type of collar you are describing. They rely on you to be watching the dog and trigger the collar. If you can't have your eyes on the dog at all times he should be on a leash. Some dogs with very high prey drive will ignore the correction from an e-collar, for them the reward to the chase is worth the correction so make sure you work with your dog in a secure area to ensure the correction will stop him and what level of correction is required to stop him before working with him in an area where if you find out it doesn't work it could cost your dog his life.

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• The best one is the one used by someone knowledgable in their use and application.
  
  Tri-Tronics makes the best e collars in my opinion.
  
  This one works up to a mile
  
  http://www.tritronics.com/pro-500-g3-exp…


• how about training the dog instead of cheap fixes that don't always work?


• A lot of herding breeds (or breeds with a high prey drive) will not respond to e-collars as they're so focused on the job at hand (herding or hunting.) Your best bet would be to consult with a professional who has EXPERIENCE with this tool (both in introduction and weaning off of it) as it can easily be abused and over used.
  
  I have not heard of one that can judge distance, namely because it's hard for a DOG to judge distance. The best option for keeping the dog near you (other than using a long leash) would be to teach the dog to automatically look back to you for instruction - it isn't an easy behavior to teach, hence why i suggest a professional. Maybe someone with bird dog (hunting dog) experience.
  
  Keeping your dog occupied and exercised will also help with herding behaviors - if the dog has nothing to do to stimulate that need to work, of course it will go after anything that moves.


• Get a long training lead and a pinch collar works for me