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I purchased the Nova collar when my PWD…
I purchased the Nova collar when my PWD pup was 6 months old and opted for the 2 year connection pack which enables quick tracking and personal voice commands to be transmitted through the collar to your dog. We have an acre lot that backs up to a wooded area and a large retention pond. We live in North Florida, so ponds can foster snakes which makes them off limits for swimming dogs. I used a 30', long line "recall" leash twice a day, over a 2 week period, to train my puppy where the boundaries of the Geo Fence would be. This, I believe, is a critical element to successful deployment of the GPS collar and makes the learning process for your dog so much quicker. Our pup has now worn the collar for 4 months and it has worked pretty much flawlessly, but we have had a couple of "false corrections" when our pup has been in the house and collar thinks he is staging a "break out", which is a little crazy. But other than that, it has worked great. I've built a number of a "fences" around friends and relative's houses, so our pup can really go anywhere and be contained in a protected area. A couple of notes; 1. At a $1,000, make no mistake, this collar is a tool and a big investment. Don't think for a moment that you can just draw a boundary around your property, slap the collar on and let your dog go. You need to teach your dog where the limits are before deploying. 2. I wish there was an easy way to turn off/on the collar from your cell phone. I sometimes forget that my pup is wearing the collar and I'll throw him in the car, head down the driveway when I hear the first alert on his collar go off and I have to slam on the brakes and remove the collar before he gets shocked. 3. Building precise GeoFences on your phone with old man hands and fat fingers can be challenging.
Response from SpotOn FenceAug 25, 2026
Thank you for your review and honest feedback on the SpotOn system. We are so happy to hear your dog has become accustomed to the system. False corrections can occur in the home when the satellite signal cannot penetrate the roof and instead reflects off it. To help prevent this, we recommend adding a home zone or removing the collar if your dog will be in the home for an extended period. Should you need help adding one or have additional questions, reach out to the team; we would be happy to help.




