33.8in 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

I purchased 3 of these for all of our hands to use working cattle, which we do multiple times a month. I gave them as gifts at Christmas. We had all three of these going for the third time we've had them out. I was very impressed that one had not been charged since previous use and still held a great charge. The other two charged quickly and performed well until....we were loading the last trailer and it was all baby calves. Calves the same size as a sheep, so small they can't be hauled with their mommas or they get stepped on. While pushing them in the trailer one calf was a little stubborn and got a 'push' with this hotshot and it snapped into half a dozen pieces. Nothing but wires dangling. I was the one using it so I know the amount of pressure used and it was minimal in comparison to what these units are supposed to be designed for. I tried reaching out to the manufacturer after tons of research. As is the case with most items these days tho, the manufacturer don't want you to be able to contact them so it took weeks to find any information. And as you can expect they won't respond now either. Guess we will stick with feed store battery packs from now on, as they honor their product with a warranty. After 2 years, West Thorne has yet to even respond much less honor their warranty. Since purchase a second prod has stopped working as well, won't charge. Save your money and find a reputable company.

When you have 7 Rottweilers or any powerful breed of dogs, on rare occasions a fight can break out if their daily social playing gets too out of hand and the dog becomes over stimulated. With this breed, that can end up in losing one or more dogs and it is never advised to break up a dog fight yourself without emergency tools. One very quick touch to the rear leg/butt of each dog involved in an accidental fight and it is instantly broken up and next thing you know they are inside cuddling with each other. This tool is priceless, if it were $600 I would still absolutely think it's a priceless tool that avoids injury to both dogs and humans and literally can save one or multiple dogs lives if you live with a pack of dogs. I do wish the LED light was brighter though, but that's a small issue.

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.