Pet Safe Electric Dog Fence

[soldier]

Do any members use the pet safe electric dog fence for their CR home? I am researching options other than the standard metal fencing for our new CR home. We will be bringing one dog with us, and plan on acquiring another dog in CR.

[johnklein56]

I am not currently living in CR, but I have some experience with electronic fences and training collars.

I’ve done it both ways with equal result. You can buy “do it yourself kits” for electronic fences, provided that you want to bury the cable yourself. It has to be a “closed loop” i.e. starts and ends at the base unit. These work great, but are not very mobile. I had mine professionally installed, and this gets expensive quick. The DYI units run a couple hundred dollars.

I now have electronic dog collars from Innotek. You have to spend some time with your pet as you manually need to beep or shock them when they go too far. My unit handles two dogs with a beep or 10 levels of shock which can be remotely adjusted by the hand held unit. To some this may sound cruel, but you can set it at “tingle” and get a good result. The good part is you can move or travel with it, and use it at a dog friendly parks. After initial training, they have never had to wear the collars again. Or, I have them wear it in the “off” mode. You would be surprised how quickly they know.

I don’t think either is viable for leaving your dog outside unsupervised for long periods of time. Hunting dogs just bear down, and endure the shock until they are past the field, and then they can’t get back in. If you’re gone, I suggest better containment.

Hope this is helpful.

[soldier]

johnklein56,

Very informative, thanks for the information.

[ticopaz]

Hi Soldier,
I have tried the electric fence before and do not like it. Like the other comment stated, if they run through the electric zone they will not want to come back through and can be quite terrifying for the dog. I know they do work but you have to spend a bit of time to get the dog and you to understand the system. The main reason I write is because they have to have the collar on always and in the tropical climate here the metal prongs in the collar will rub into the dogs neck and create a nasty infection which is not good here. Best if you can fence them, in my opinion. As with everything here… best to keep it simple. Best wishes for you and the dogs 😉

[soldier]

ticopaz,

Thanks for your input. After due consideration, I believe I will go with some type of fencing. Take care.

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