Well can u post any of them so I can see what u have?
My sister has an invisible fence...not like the buried kind, but one that has a base station. She places it in her dining room which is at the back of the house, thus the dogs have free roam behind the house...but only have to the curb in front of the house.....oh...and she hasn't put batteries in the dogs collars in prolly 2 years...once the dogs got their mild zaps a few times....they had no more interest in going into the street or off the property.This is Brown Bear. He is a 5-y-o German Shepherd/Collie Mix. Raised with children and other animals his owners moved, and didn't bring him with them. I am thinking of adopting him this coming week. I have been lucky with my last few dogs. They stay in the yard. How will I know Bear is ready to be off leash in the yard? Ironic that I am not worried about introducing the chickens. His breeds and a general understanding of dogs eases my mind on that front. I am interested in tips on training him to not cross the property line. I only have an acre. Cars are a (small) concern too.
He's quite a handsome guy. Other than his ear set, he looks very much like a black & tan English Shepherd, like Fisherlady and I have. If he were, that would be a good thing. I don't know from personal experience, but I've heard GSD usually have too much prey drive to be safe with chickens.
