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I was running the dogs today and also getting in some photography experiencing/experimenting.

I took a lot more... but my internet is being horrible...
I was following the young/lighter/blaze on face/skinny dog.
Lol. I bought her a few months back and she sure covers ground...
hence why she has more photos.

nice pics, lets see more.

Beautiful pics of good looking dogs. They can't help but keep their head down on the track with that many collars and that much weight....LOL What are all the different collars for?

Lol one is a GPS tracking collar (Garmin DC 40 and 50 models)
One is a e-collar/shock collar (tri-tronics g3 model)
One is just an ID collar with my phone number on it

I plan to put the ID tag on the GPS and e-collar straps but I haven't gotten around to it.

They really don't weigh much at all. Just looks like a lot, and my dogs are little compared to some hounds I've seen.

Biggest issue I have is the darn antenna on the new Garmin DC 50 collars are so long. I could wrap that sucker around my dogs neck three times. I can't get the strap tight enough to stay in place because my dogs neck is so little, so I have to figure out a better way to rig the antenna I guess so it doesn't drag like it is here.

Collars won't go small enough? I had the same problem. Their are two rivets located on the collar by the buckle end. Remove one and cut the the collar down, should give you about an extra inch. Worked for me.

excellent pictures

Actually those are some really cool pictures. So clear!

Thanks everyone.
Ill have to try that rivet trick. I can get my e-collar tight which is the important part anyway. I do like the DC-50.

I'm still working on it, it's tough because the lens likes to focus on every little blade of grass instead of the dogs.
I'm running them on a Christmas tree farm right now which as been fantastic. You can't hunt it because they don't want you shooting into the trees so it's loaded with rabbits.

The photography is something fun to play with while the dogs do thier thing. They really need the run time lol. Ones new and young and ones really fat.

FYI
It is also important that the trackers antennae be in the up right position so you get the strongest signal possible. I have added holes to my dog collars using a hot Phillips screw driver to get the fit just right.