DogWatch Invisible Fence-Anyone Here Have It?

what kind of dog? Male/femal?

A 4-year old femal lab-mix. About 45 lbs of pure, uninhibited ball-chasing, squirrel-and-bird-hating, energy.

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$699 for the 'system'

$714 for 680ft of 14 gauge wire ($1.05/ft)

$250 for the collar

For a total of $1,663

+1 on this. My buddy has one on his farm and the male Lab will just run through the pain ever since he learned that the collar eventually turns off when you get far enough away.

Either he is too dumb to get it or smart enough to have figured it out.

Wow that's expensive. The Pet Safe Stubborn dog system is 250 with 14 gauge wire. I'm sure the Dog watch is a higher quality, but that's still pretty stiff.

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A 4-year old femal lab-mix. About 45 lbs of pure, uninhibited ball-chasing, squirrel-and-bird-hating, energy.

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sorry forgot to respond. Labs learn easy, ive seen the fence work to perfection on them. They learn the flags fast and stay in their zone. Make sure your famle is fixed "is why i asked gender" Other dogs can still get in there... of course you knew this lol

Another vote for the Petsafe Stay and Play wireless system (the version with rechargeable collars). I've got two dogs and one of them used to continuously jump the fence and roam the neighborhood. First zap with the wireless system set to 'high' and she will not get close to leaving the yard now. In fact, when we want to take her for a walk around the neighborhood, we have to pick her up and take her outside the zone without her collar.

I tried the wireless system but did not like the size of the area it had. Its round and there was a lot of my yard that my dog could not use.

I went with the Pet Safe inground system. Bought it on sale at Tractor Supply.

Rented landscape edger from local rental store for $40 for 4 hours. It is like a lawnmower that you pull backwards. Has a small blade that cuts a 1" wide and 2-3" deep trench for the wire. Really easy to install. Hardest part was drilling thru the wall from my garage storage room into the back yard, which was not really that hard. If you have an area that you want the dog to be able to cross you can twist wire there and it will not send correction. Easiest way to twist the wire is to put two ends in a cordless drill and let it do the twisting.

Get one that has a surge suppressor in case lightning strikes around you. Pet safe sells one that protects device from AC spikes and it also protects the connections that the buried wire.