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Ideas for keeping dogs in the yard
Posted on 11/7/22 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 11/7/22 at 12:31 pm
I have a fence all laid out and ready to dig post holes but I am having second thoughts
Any good reviews on other ways to keep them in the yard? Underground fences or GPS collars?
Any good reviews on other ways to keep them in the yard? Underground fences or GPS collars?
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Posted on 11/7/22 at 1:01 pm to Ron Cheramie
Invisible fence
Posted on 11/7/22 at 1:06 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
what kind of dog?
We've used Petsafe wireless collars for years now.
We've used Petsafe wireless collars for years now.
Posted on 11/7/22 at 1:08 pm to Ron Cheramie
I have two dogs on an invisible fence I bought from Amazon. Extreme dog fence. Easy to install and works great. Have to train your dog.
I like the concept of GPS. I had one years ago. But it only laid out a radius and the color was bulky and didn’t hold up too well. Maybe they are better now. But you still will rely on the gps to have signal.
I like the concept of GPS. I had one years ago. But it only laid out a radius and the color was bulky and didn’t hold up too well. Maybe they are better now. But you still will rely on the gps to have signal.
Posted on 11/7/22 at 2:15 pm to SaDaTayMoses
Two mutts. Medium/large
Posted on 11/7/22 at 2:27 pm to Ron Cheramie
I researched a while back and underground fence still seems to be the most robust option to me.
Posted on 11/7/22 at 3:00 pm to Theduckhunter
I have the Petsafe wireless fence,works very well for our current dog.
I had the in-ground for another dog that has since died.Didn’t work for her,she would just take off running and take the shock.Then when she came back she wouldn’t cross over,would sit on the other side and wait for me to come take the collar off.
I’ve heard similar stories from others so I guess it just depends on the dog.
I had the in-ground for another dog that has since died.Didn’t work for her,she would just take off running and take the shock.Then when she came back she wouldn’t cross over,would sit on the other side and wait for me to come take the collar off.
I’ve heard similar stories from others so I guess it just depends on the dog.
Posted on 11/7/22 at 7:43 pm to Ron Cheramie
Invisible fence and electronic collars are good but there will always be exceptions. I put up the chain link fence. 1. it keeps the dogs in, 2. it keeps other animals, and humans, OUT...
This post was edited on 11/7/22 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 11/7/22 at 10:14 pm to Ron Cheramie
I like privacy anyway so prefer the physical structure, but many like the underground shock thing. I've seen and heard of many instances of dogs who are either strong enough or smart enough to take it or understand that it is a brief shock. Depends on the dog, I suppose.
Pretty sure my (actually smart) dumbass hound would power through one of those things.
Pretty sure my (actually smart) dumbass hound would power through one of those things.
Posted on 11/8/22 at 1:39 pm to Ron Cheramie
Personally, I'm not a fan of the invisible fence. One, you'll have to keep up with battery status. Two, I still see cases where the pet gets around it. Three, the pet is not protected for what enters the yard, such as coyotes, other bigger dogs.
Posted on 11/8/22 at 3:33 pm to Ron Cheramie
You have dogs, you need a fence.
Posted on 11/9/22 at 8:28 am to Ron Cheramie
We purchased the SportDog Underground fence with an extra collar for our two retrievers. I rented a low-voltage cable installer from Home Depot for $60 and had everything completely installed on a half acre in less than an hour. The low-voltage installer digs the trench, installs the cable, and backfills it. Extremely easy and our collars are used every day and last about two months on a single charge.
Posted on 11/12/22 at 4:41 pm to Ron Cheramie
Does depend a lot on the dog. One of mine touched it once and never went anywhere near it again. Other dog ran through it every single time he wanted to. We even put two collars on him. Nope, gotta go. He wouldn’t come back across though, until we went and took the collar off. Maddening. If your space is easily fencible, I’d fence it.
Posted on 11/12/22 at 6:38 pm to lesserof2weevils
3 sides of our yard are chain link fence fronted with cedar pickets. It was put up in the 50's and is still solid. I am going to replace the cedar pickets when we replace the front fence that is just cedar but still has metal poles. When I build if I need a fenced area I will do the same, it is just SOLID and the dog can't out through it.
Posted on 11/13/22 at 10:03 am to Ron Cheramie
We had really good success with an Invisible fence with our 2 terriers. (scottish and westie)
The saleslady insisted that we "train" them to it initially or that it probably wouldn't work.
Best I recall, we put them on a leash, let them walk into it and get shocked, then pull them back into the yard. Maybe a few times, but seems like it didn't take many times for them to learn.
It gives a warning buzz before it shocks, so the dog knows when it is at the limit, and backs away.
I could just say the word buzzzz and my dogs would almost shite. The scottie was afraid of her own farts.
Eventually, we would only put their collars on as reminders.
I have read of other dogs being smart enough to run through it, or sit by it until the buzzing kills the collar battery, but seems like inexpensive trial to me.
FYI, she used a metal edging blade/machine to trench for the wire, looked real darn easy.
The saleslady insisted that we "train" them to it initially or that it probably wouldn't work.
Best I recall, we put them on a leash, let them walk into it and get shocked, then pull them back into the yard. Maybe a few times, but seems like it didn't take many times for them to learn.
It gives a warning buzz before it shocks, so the dog knows when it is at the limit, and backs away.
I could just say the word buzzzz and my dogs would almost shite. The scottie was afraid of her own farts.
Eventually, we would only put their collars on as reminders.
I have read of other dogs being smart enough to run through it, or sit by it until the buzzing kills the collar battery, but seems like inexpensive trial to me.
FYI, she used a metal edging blade/machine to trench for the wire, looked real darn easy.
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