I decided to upgrade my Tritronics and Garmin training collars to something new with location. The Garmin Pro 550 Plus with 2 TT25 collars was recommended by Garmin. KInda pricey but these will be my last dogs. The training portion of the system is very similar to my old stuff so that is nice. The GPS stuff is a little tricky. They do take up quite a bit of real estate on my dogs' necks (30 & 50 lb Britts).
Apparently, the 550 Plus will work with the Alpha APP. which seems helpful beyond distance and direction. Does anyone else with the 550 Plus utilize the APP? Can the APP be used with Basecamp?
Also, it seems to be necessary to be outside with clear satellite view in order to turn on. If you just want collar activity, can you just ignore the pairing?