When Does the Collar Give Prevention Feedback?
The Halo Collar only provides corrections when your dog leaves the safe area. If your dog crosses the fence boundary and continues moving away, the collar will give Emergency Feedback until your dog either stops moving or begins heading back toward safety.
Once your dog turns around and starts returning to the safe zone, Emergency Feedback stops, and the collar switches to Encouragement Feedback to guide your dog back home.
The collar will not correct your dog when:
Your dog is standing still
Your dog is moving back toward the safe zone
Types of Feedback
The Halo Collar provides multiple types of feedback designed to safely guide your dog within their Halo Fence:
Warning Feedback
Boundary Feedback
Emergency Feedback
Each feedback stage is fully customizable and can include:
Sounds
Vibration patterns
Static correction
You can view these zones in the Halo App when selecting a fence. The app displays the Warning Area and Protection Zone, and the information icon (?) will explain when each type of feedback occurs.
To manage your collar's feedback settings, see the article: "How to issue or manage Prevention and Encouragement Feedback"
Please note: With firmware version 3.5 and later, feedback is no longer delivered in separate stages (in sequence). Instead, all configured feedback types can be delivered at the same time.
For example, if Sounds, Vibration, and Static Correction are enabled for Boundary Feedback, your dog may receive all selected feedback simultaneously rather than one after another.
This provides a more immediate and consistent experience as your dog approaches the fence boundary.
Warning & Boundary Feedback
Warning & Boundary Feedback is the first indication that your dog is approaching the fence boundary.
These Feedback types occur when:
- Your dog is inside the fence
- Your dog enters the Warning Area (approximately 7–10 feet / 2.1–3.0 meters from the boundary)
- Your dog is moving toward the fence
This feedback alerts your dog that they are approaching the boundary and should return to the safe area.
Emergency Feedback
Emergency Feedback occurs simultaneously with the Warning and Boundary Feedback, before your dog crosses the fence boundary and continues moving away from the safe zone.
Key things to know:
- Emergency Feedback is only provided while your dog is moving away from safety
- If your dog continues moving farther away, feedback intensity may increase as they move deeper into the Protection Zone
- The Protection Zone extends beyond the fence boundary to help guide your dog back home
- If your dog stops moving, feedback stops
- If your dog turns around and begins heading back toward the safe zone, Emergency Feedback stops immediately
Once your dog starts returning home, the collar switches to Encouragement Feedback to help guide them back into the fenced area.
The collar will not provide prevention feedback while your dog is re-entering the fence from the outside.
GPS Signal States (Low / Medium / High)
The Halo Collar automatically determines whether it is indoors or outdoors based on GPS signal strength. The Pet Card in the Halo App will display one of the following:
Low GPS
Typically indicates the collar is indoors
Prevention Feedback is paused
Medium GPS (Hybrid GPS)
Signals may be partially blocked
Collar may be indoors with stronger signals or outdoors with some obstruction
Prevention Feedback will not occur
The collar may instead give a Return Whistle if it believes your dog is crossing the boundary
High GPS
Indicates the collar is outdoors with strong satellite signals
Full fence prevention feedback is active
For best performance:
The collar should show High GPS outdoors
The collar should typically show Low GPS indoors
Medium GPS acts as a buffer to help prevent incorrect feedback indoors
You can adjust these thresholds using the GPS level settings to better match your environment.
Summary
With firmware version 3.5 and later, configured feedback types can be delivered simultaneously rather than one after another. If your dog continues moving farther away from the fence, feedback intensity may increase. Feedback stops when your dog stops moving or begins returning toward the safe zone.
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