Bluefang Dog Training & Fitnes

High Tech Pet Products, Inc.

About this app

BLUEFANG Dog Trainer

The new, improved Bluefang dog training app makes training your dog quick and easy. It turns your phone into a hand-held training device and may be used with our Bluefang Bluetooth dog training collar.

DOG BMI CALCULATOR: Enter your dog’s breed, gender, height and weight. The app instantly calculates your dog’s BMI showing its current fitness level verses ideal.

COLLAR FEATURES: The app remotely operates the Bluefang dog training collar, via Bluetooth, with a range of up to 400 feet, to provide REMOTE TRAINING, BARK CONTROL and ACTIVITY TRACKING. Some Bluefang collar models work with High Tech Pet’s electronic fence systems, electronic dog doors and other dog controlled accessories. Linking is wireless and quick. Just scan for collars and tap the one you want to link to. Switch collars in just seconds.

REMOTE TRAINING: The app remotely activates any of 6 audible training tones generated by the collar, each associated with a specific, user defined, command. It also activates a clicker device in the collar used to positively enforce desired dog behavior. You may also activate the collar’s vibration generator and static stimulus generator used to deter unwanted or dangerous behavior. The intensity and duration of the static stimulus may be individually controlled and adjusted to your dog’s unique temperament. The app controls an unlimited number of collars. Each collar may be given a unique stimulus profile specific to the individual dog wearing the collar.

BARK CONTROL: The Bluefang Collar has built in bark control that may be activated and tailored to your dog via the app. Choose from 3 training modes. Normal mode stops all barking. Anti-Intruder mode stops nuisance barking but allows the more excited type of barking your dog exhibits when barking at an intruder or emergency. Anti-Howl mode stops barking and howling.

ACTIVITY MONITOR: Track your dog’s motion throughout the day and view the minutes spent and calories burned at each of 5 activity levels. Data may be displayed by day, week, month or year and is stored for view when not linked to the collar.

ELECTRONIC FENCE: Some Bluefang collar models have a built-in electronic fence receiver to work with any High Tech Pet electronic fence transmitter. The transmitter sends a radio signal through a boundary wire you bury around your yard to administer static stimulus if your dog attempts to cross the boundary. This feature also works with High Tech Pet’s SUPER SCRAM mat that causes the collar to emit stimulus whenever the dog steps on the mat keeping your dog off furniture, away from trash cans and other “off limits” areas. Electronic fence may be remotely toggled on and off with the app.

ELECTRONIC PET DOOR: Some Bluefang models have a built-in ultrasonic transmitter that operates High Tech Pet’s motorized Power Pet door that automatically opens on your dog’s approach. Also operates the High Tech Pet Sound Barrier and Yard Barrier portable sonic fences. The app lets you remotely toggle this feature on and off.

The app controls an unlimited number of collars and lets you create a unique profile for each, including dog name, commands, stimulus level and bark control settings. Includes in-app help screens.

Ratings and reviews

The app is very slow to sync with the collar and previous updates to the app have reset my settings (causing the fence and bark correction to be turned off). Also, the new style of battery does not fit as well as the old style, so I just leave it in the on position. Good concept, but poor execution. The software has always had issues and it seems to be getting worse. One example: when you edit the settings for a dog and save them, a whole new profile shows up and leaves the old one there.

High Tech Pet products are almost there. Maybe if there was a more recent update than 1.5 years... I got a new collar, the RX-10. The app won't connect to it so I can set it up. I've done the usual: cleared data, removed my other collar, reinstalled the app, etc. At least the collar opens the dog door. I wish it would connect, but even if it did the app is so slow it's almost useless. It should still do it's basic functions like connect. Pixel 6 Pro on A13.

-APP Review- The app is slightly incomplete and the latest update made bark control useless because the app re-defaults to "monitor only" mode 30 seconds after changing any settings. It is difficult to tell when settings have been saved as there is no save button for most settings screens. It is even more difficult to tell if the settings have been accepted by the BF30 collar (no save button means no feedback success message) -BF-30 Collar- I am on my third collar in just under a year. Dog chewed through the housing of the first collar, the second went for a swim in the lake and never functioned again. The third is failing to interact with the door after the latest app update (11/11/18). Proprietary batteries are extortion. -PowerPet 2 Door- The door functions perfectly and has a nice battery backup option. The frame is thin plastic but it is effective. For install I created an oversize plywood sandwich and tunnel through my exterior door bolted together with flush elevator bolts. I screwed the Powerpet door frame directly to the plywood on each side. Currently the door will not detect the collar. Troubleshooting between the app, collar, and door settings...TBD.

What's new

Improved permissions request during welcome screen.