Eectric fence to keep dogs and other predators out?

[Greendecember]

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At what height level and power setting do you put the wire to zap the dogs?

 

[ARose4Heaven]

Height of old-school wiire fence depends on the dog. I have a lab and a chug. So I put a wire at "adams apple" height for each dog. Very effective. You do need to tighten the wire from time to time, and keep the grass trimmed. I have found that coons and possoms ignore the electric wire.

Our fence is an extension of the cattle electric fence. So it does deliver a strong message. Chickens don't bother it either, but it doesn't kill or maime them...just send em squaking.

 

[patandchickens]

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Irrespective of whether you are using wire, electric rope, electronet, or whatever, any electric fence meant to keep dogs/coyotes out really ought to be run at 4,000v (note this is considerably more than it takes to contain cattle or horses).

GET A FENCE TESTER -- one of the good digital ones, the five-neon-lights jobbies are notoriously inaccurate and just touching the fence with a hand to see if you get zapped is totally inadequate to tell you actual voltage -- and USE IT FREQUENTLY. Daily for critical fences under high predator pressure; otherwise, at least weekly plus after any event that might affect the fence (windstorm, ice storm, heavy rainstorm, etc)


Pat