43.7in Livestock Prod

This cattle prod works well and the battery lasts for weeks, then I recharge when needed. I purchased this just encase I needed a little more authority dealing with Bovines. I found I really only need the CP when two bulls are going head-to-head and a third bull joins in from the side (I really don't like two against one). You don't want to get in-between 6,000 lbs. of angry Angus animals. The West Thorne will move the third bull quickly away by touching his rear thigh. I found if you press the shock button, then release it before contact with the animal, the shock is less to the animal due to voltage being what is in the capacitor only (mini shock). Boys will be boys. This cattle prod is not waterproof. I left it out in a light rain overnight and had to spend time drying it out, in order for it to work properly. Still, a really good cattle prod. When needed, replacement rechargeable batteries are available. Still don't need one.

I bought this in 2021 for my small herd of goats. To keep them from trampling me during feeding time. It works great and I’ve only had to use it once or twice. They see it and stay clear till I’m done feeding. I highly recommend it still going strong, and I’ve only had to charge it 3 times in the past 4 nearly 5 year, that’s including my husband playing with it and sticking it to metal to make it spark.

I have had some bad issues with other people's dogs when walking mine. Other big dogs have attacked mine while mine were on leash. I purchased the 33 inch prod as that seemed like a good compromise between reach and ease of carry. I discovered that it fit perfectly in the carrying bag that comes with folding camp chairs. So I just sling the bag over my shoulder and off we go. The prod can quickly be pulled from the carrying bag. It still looks a little crazy to onlookers but not as obvious as walking my dogs carrying a cattle prod. This item does have two switches and one activation button that would need to be managed in an attack. So I placed a small piece of duct tape in the 'on' position of the prod. I feel this will help me when the next attack happens. This way I won't be fumbling around figuring out how to turn this on. I received this in January and I fully charged it. I haven't had to charge it again. Every so often I turn on the flashlight to make sure it's still charged. I should probably consider charging it anyway as it may be getting low. This product does not shoot sparks when you activate it in the air. It has to actually be touching metal or flesh to spark. If it did spark in the air it may scare off attackers, but then it would also scare my dogs. Since getting this prod, we've had dogs run out on us but so far no attacks that required me to use this.

Had a bad dog fight. To many buttons. I could not get it to work . I got bitten. Used it as a club to fight off dogs!! Only lasted 1 hit and broke in two. It did stop the fight enough to get all 4 dogs apart. Get very familiar with all buttons so you can use it when shaken up. I am going to buy another one and get more familiarized with it.

Work great and built great. I am working on getting one in every size. For working with my roping cattle

The unit only works intermittently and sometimes makes a loud audible clicking noise in the handle but other times doesn’t. The directions don’t show what is “normal” operation so I am honestly not sure. Regardless, the unit is very inconsistent which is definitely not something you want from a prod.

UPDATE: We've had these for like 4 years now. And they still work. We've been able to stop at least two dozen fights within seconds. Still highly recommend. We have 6 pitbulls and occasionally they don't get along. We tried everything from spraying them with a hose to actually getting in the middle to try and stop the fight. Needless to say, neither of those options or the ones in between worked. We knew we needed something. So we got two of these shockers. Now we can break up a fight literally within 5 seconds. Just a jab to their asses, the fight stops and they huddle together. Most of the time I don't even need to use it anymore, just the sight of it and they are on their best behavior. People often ask if we feel bad for using it?. Does it hurt them? Absolutely not, I do not feel bad using this on my dogs. It does not immobilize them. It's a shock to where the prongs are touching. They'd get far more hurt and cause alot more damage to each other if I just let them fight. I recommend this 100%!

It lasted for about a year and then quit at no fault of ours. It was great while it lasted.

This is the second one I bought. I gave second one to daughter. Very good to use on correcting big dogs. SPARINGLY!!! Also as a means of non lethal defence if intruder invades.