Any experience with wireless dog fences?

[2468Chickensrgr8]

When you do the training make sure he is always on a leash with you when he's outside his kennel and your doing his training...I know its a pain in the *** but its worth it for the benefit that comes out of it....In these two weeks of training I would excersise him freely off the property by taking him to a local trail to run ....his only spot to leave the property is at the end of the driveway...where he's always told to sit and stay while I remove his collar and place the leash on his collar...and then I really have to help him cross the dreaded wire...Because if he didnt get his excersice he would go bonkers along with me....
The neighbours across the road also have a cedar fenced area where their toddlers play in the sandbox and on the swings where the dogs cannot come in ....soooo the kids wont be playing in dog poop...

 

[Solsken Farm]

Thank you for that suggestion. Yes, I will keep him on a lead, if I do go with this system. We do have an electric fence system for our horses but it would take alot of work right now to modify it for him. Maybe in the spring.

Here are the sweet darlings.

Kei (pronounced like high) is the boy with the badger markings, and Echo is our girl with the funny smile.

 

[Highlander]

My personal experience was that even after the training unfortunately my dogs realised the shock wasn't so bad and just ran through it. It was a waste of money for us, but I wish you luck with it.

ETA: Your dogs are gorgeous!

 

[farmgirlie1031]

My mother used to work in animal control in a city. She caught a lot of dogs that ran right through the fences not caring about the shock. I could see my dog doing the same thing if she saw a squirrel and started chasing it. I'm just saying there are a lot of dogs that disrespect the fence. I have also seen some dogs very afraid of getting shocked. I think it depends on the dog.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

A local goatbreeder who keeps several livestock guardian dogs, has a few jumpers and roamers she deals with.

If she has one that's jumping the fence and roaming, she places a harness on them and then attaches a half-whole redbrick to the harness. The chain holding the brick is enough that the dog isn't carrying the brick but dragging it. It's not terribly too much extra weight, but it's enough to keep the dog from attempting a jump/climb.

I and several families have tried the wireless dog fence only to found we wasted our time and money. I would highly suggest a different route. Our female shepherd would simply run through it and then jump the chainlink. We eventually solved it by running a strand of electric wire near the top of the fence all the way around. It stopped her because she wouldn't "clear" the fence, merely jump and then leap of the top. She couldn't do this with the hotwire.

 

[Solsken Farm]

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Ah, now that is innovative! I can try that. I will try that.

He is such an escape artist, that he is over the fence before I know while he is seemingly just hanging around. If this would slow him down, I could at least let him have the run of the yard while I am home with him.

He apparently had electric fences that kept him in at his old home, so he may be one that respects it.

If I buy the system and it does not work, I will return it. This is one benefit of buying from Amazon. They stand by their products.

 

[2468Chickensrgr8]

Ohhh your dogs are beautifulllll ! Love their faces!!! Good Luck !! with your jumper!!!

Here's a photo of my black wanderer/neighbourly visitor Orchid and retriever Rex.........

 

[Cara]

Sorry, but I think they're terrible things unless it doesn't really matter if your dog gets out of a certain area. They give people a false sense of security. I've never had a GP, but I do know that they are worthless with hounds and other stubborn breeds. The hound issue is because they are bred to stick to a trail no matter what, and i'd imagine good GPs will go after a predator no matter what. I've heard many horrible stories of dogs running through invisible fences and getting hit by cars, when owners thought they had provided enough security for their pets

Another issue is that they do not prevent other animals coming in, but they will prevent your dog coming back if he escapes. We have a pair of escape artists, a jumping German Shorthair and a Black Mouth Cur that will do anything to get out of a yard. He digs, jumps, climbs, chews through collars, and has even broken a window!

The one sure thing that has never failed is a hot wire top and bottom. At our last house we had a really crappy flimsy fence, but didn't have the money to replace it and it was a rental, so we didn't want to pour money into someone else's place. I got a $40 kit (FidoShock) at the local farm store, and it solved the problem instantly. It only took me an hour to install, and i'd never installed electric fencing before. I'm paranoid about my dogs getting out; the first time it happened to me my dog was hit by a car and had to be put down. Nothing beats the peace of mind of a physical barrier. We're 12 miles from the nearest road, but I still cannot bear to not know where they are. There's just too much trouble for them to get into here with rattlesnakes, coyotes, lions and livestock. The hot wire has never let me down, and after a couple of weeks you can usually switch it off if you wish. I leave ours plugged in just in case though!

 

[Shared Acres]

1-the kind that is buried can be cut by lawnmowers if not dug deeeeeeep enough.

2-Home Depot has a kind that doesn't require digging, etc., it makes a circle perimeter and you control how big it is. I've looked at reviews on it and they are mixed. It appears if you have flat land it works the best.

3-SOme dogs are just flat out stubborn and don't care about the shock.


You could always try the one from HOme Depot that doesn't require being dug in and see how they respond. If they don't go past it but it seems to be iffy on reception, return it and get the kind you bury.

Alternatively, if you have the money, there are companies that will come and install the system for you AND train you and your dogs with them. I know to fence an acre it ran about $1,000 with them doing the training, digging, etc.

 

[CovenantCreek]

Shock collars don't work very well on dogs with heavy coats. I tried an anti-bark collar on one of my Corgis and it rarely touched his skin enough to work when he barked unless I had tightened to the point of being way too tight.

Several of my neighbors have the underground fencing -- and I frequently have to chase their dogs off my property. From the little experience I've had with these types of devices, I'd say an 8' fence or a covered kennel would be a better solution for you .