Border Patrol TC1 - GPS Portable Dog Fence / Remote Trainer

The Border Patrol TC1 is a GPS fence, a tracking system, and a remote training collar — all in one

There is no other system on this page that does what the Border Patrol TC1 does. Every other fence on this site is either a containment system or a training collar — the TC1 is both simultaneously, running off a single handheld unit and a single collar your dog wears. Set a GPS boundary to keep your dogs on your property, track their location up to 2 miles away, and train them with the same remote you use for containment. One system. One collar. No compromises.

It’s built by DE Systems and it’s completely portable. No wire to bury, no transmitter to plug in, no app required. Take it to a friend’s property, a campsite, a vacation rental, or use it at home. Wherever you have GPS signal, you have a fence.

GPS containment — portable, wireless, and set up in minutes

The TC1 uses GPS satellite positioning to create a circular containment boundary. Set your fence center point on the handheld unit, dial in your boundary radius anywhere from 15 yards to 800 yards, and the collar does the rest. That 800-yard radius means nearly a mile of freedom in every direction — enough coverage for large rural properties, farms, and hunting land where a traditional fence system would never reach.

The boundary system uses three distinct zones. The Safe Zone is the interior area where your dog roams freely with no warning or stimulation. The Warning Zone is the outer ring approaching the boundary — when your dog enters this zone, the collar delivers a warning beep, vibration, or both, depending on how you’ve configured it. The Stimulation Zone is the final boundary line — if your dog keeps going, he receives a static correction at whatever intensity level you’ve set. You control the width of each zone independently, so you can give a large early warning zone for a fast dog or tighten it up for a dog that’s already well trained.

One critical safety feature: once you’ve activated the fence and set your boundaries, you can power off the handheld unit entirely. The collar stores the last saved settings and continues enforcing the fence on its own. You don’t need to carry the remote around while the fence is running.

Welcome Home — the safety feature that matters most

Every fence system has to answer the same question: what happens if your dog gets out? Most systems just keep correcting the dog even when he’s trying to come back, which creates confusion and can make a dog reluctant to return. The TC1’s Welcome Home feature solves this. If your dog crosses the boundary and tries to return to the safe zone, the collar automatically suspends correction so he can come back without being punished for it. Clean signal, no mixed messages — your dog always knows that coming home is safe.

FenceView short-range GPS tracking

With the fence active, the handheld unit’s color LCD screen shows you the direction and distance of each dog from the fence center, up to 2 miles away line-of-sight. You can see at a glance whether each dog is in the safe zone, the warning zone, the stimulation zone, or outside the boundary entirely. If a dog gets out, you know immediately and you can track him down. The TC1 also stores up to 4 waypoints in addition to the automatically saved fence center — mark a gate, a parking area, or any landmark you want to find again.

This is where the TC1 makes the most sense for rural property owners and people who travel with dogs. Set a fence boundary at home, at a campsite, or anywhere else you need containment — same collar, same remote, same system wherever you go.

Remote training collar — full-featured, 2-mile range

The TC1’s remote training capability is not a stripped-down add-on — it’s a complete e-collar system. 50 levels of static stimulation, Nick and Continuous modes, vibration, Jump stimulation, and Rise stimulation. The 2-mile line-of-sight range is the same as a standalone training collar in this price class. Each dog’s settings are stored individually in the remote, so when you scroll between dogs you don’t have to reset levels — the correct stimulation goes to the correct dog automatically.

The fence and training modes run simultaneously. You can train a dog in the field while the fence boundary is active on other dogs back at camp. This is the flexibility that no other single system provides.

Who this system is for

The TC1 is the right system if you have a large rural property, travel frequently with your dog, or want one device that handles fence and training without buying two separate systems. It’s recommended for dogs 25 lbs and up with a minimum neck size of 14 inches. GPS accuracy can be affected by dense tree cover, large metal structures, or powerlines — a wider warning zone helps compensate in those environments. For small suburban yards, a wireless or underground fence will be simpler and less expensive. For large property owners or anyone who moves around with dogs — nothing else combines these three functions at this price.

To add dogs to the system, additional TC1-ADD collars are required. Find them here: Border Patrol TC1 Additional Collars.

Specs & features

What’s in the box

• ✓Handheld unit with antenna
• ✓Collar unit
• ✓Charger
• ✓Test light
• ✓Boundary flags
• ✓Screen cover
• ✓Lanyard
• ✓Carrying case
• ✓User manual & training manuals
• ✓Warranty card