re: Electric fence/shock collar for dogs recs

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I have the Per safe "in ground" fence-most of it is above ground-& it works great. I tried the wireless one but it is hard to "set" the perimeter if your yard isn't a perfect circle. Also, the in ground one is cheaper. Buy from Tractor Supply, best prices.

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I have this same thing and agree. The only thing i'd say is to look for a used transmitter on ebay if you want to save some money. Electrically they are very simple and not really something that will break.

When it comes to wire, if you just buy 18ga stranded copper wire it is cheaper than the "dog fence wire." I pieced mine together from ebay and tractor supply and saved $100 or so. Mine is 1400 ft of perimeter wire, so the normal kits wouldn't have had enough to make it. I bought a 1000' spool and a 750'. OP, I don't know what your yard setup is, but I rented a trencher for a day to install. Some people use an edger, but the trencher wasn't terrible. I only vibrated in my sleep for a day or so. Much better than running a sod-cutter for a day.