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Heard a rumour garmin was coming out with something new for small hounds anybody else heard this

They need to!

I hope so. That is the only thing holding me back from getting an alpha.

I have herd this also from a very good sorce. I was planning to buy the alpha and was talked out of it because of this new product. The guy that told me said they r gonna b called Garmin Minies. And also herd they would marry up with the Alpha 100. I hred they will b the size of the Trashbreaker Pro. They r trying to put the tracking parts in that unit. He said they r hoping they will b out for the pulic by late summer. Or early fall of this year. The person that told me could have just as easily sold me the alpha system i called him about. So i do believe it. Garmin is not gonna advertise them because of the number of sales they will lose from now till then. C

cpuckett wrote:I have herd this also from a very good sorce. I was planning to buy the alpha and was talked out of it because of this new product. The guy that told me said they r gonna b called Garmin Minies. And also herd they would marry up with the Alpha 100. I hred they will b the size of the Trashbreaker Pro. They r trying to put the tracking parts in that unit. He said they r hoping they will b out for the pulic by late summer. Or early fall of this year. The person that told me could have just as easily sold me the alpha system i called him about. So i do believe it. Garmin is not gonna advertise them because of the number of sales they will lose from now till then. C

Good to hear. I am definitely going to hold out until fall before I pull the trigger...

Any word on when these will come out?

Anyone that might be in the know. Are these going to be track and train like the alpha. Have collars in at sportdog and they are out of their mind pricing they are giving me to fix my tek setup. Any guess on release date? I need a system and of this is awhile coming I'll break and get the alpha.

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I was just told late summer early fall of this yr. but that aint garrenteed. I have called lion country supply and they swear this product is not in the works at all. The person that told me also sales dog supply's and could have just as wale sold me an alpha system that day but he told me to hold off because these collars were coming for sure. This person also runs beagles and thats why i called him to see if the alpha tt 15 beat on there legs. So im gonna wait and see. And if they dont then i will buy the alpha's.

I called Garmin and asked them straight up and the guy said he was aware of some issues with the collars being to big for beagles buy there is nothing in the works for a different system and he assured me there would be no new products coming out this year.

I really need one. Maybe two of the smaller garmin's if they make them. I have a male that is going to be small. I have a female now that the regular collar barely fits.

Was told today by Garmin rep that it would hit the selves early fall. But who knows.

I reckon this is going to turn into a wait and see game. I'd probably sway a little towards the rep side that say they will be out. Doubt garmin would flat out tell you. If they did you wouldn't buy a alpha then turn around 3-4 months later and buy their newest and greatest. I'd be willing to bet the new system that if and when they do bring out will not be compatible with the alpha.

I hope they do come out with something new. But i seriously doubt that it's company policy to flat out lie to a customer to sell a product. If so then they have lost me as a customer anyway.

I bought the Alpha 100 and used it all last season for my four beagles. I love the product, and while I (and I'm sure my dogs) would prefer something smaller for the collars, they were still able to run rabbits with them on. I cannot see hunting without a tracking system anymore, not in the areas that I hunt, and with the good experience I've had with the Alpha 100.