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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 3, 2017 3:42:13 GMT
A lot of houses in our neighborhood have it, and everybody that does has a sign posted in the front yard that anybody walking by can see. Honestly, a sign doesn't stop a dog from racing across the yard to you, barking aggressively and setting your dog off. It makes neighborhood walks really uncomfortable. Why cant they just use their backyard? No, the sign is there so that people walking by know there is *some* sort of a fence in place between our house and the street that contains our pets. It's also something of a deterrent so that anyone who may approach our house with a criminal intent is aware that we have dogs in our house and/or roaming around on our property who could come charging up at any moment if they come close to the house. My DH intentionally had the fence installed so our dogs would be able to go around every side of our house, around our egress basement windows and all around where he parks his work truck in our driveway. Why shouldn't my dog be allowed to use my entire yard? I can control my dogs. If someone is walking their dog down the street past my house and it's on a leash, they should be in control of their dog too.
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Post by omarakbt on Sept 3, 2017 4:59:48 GMT
the biggest problem is that it MIGHT keep your dogs in but others can just walk right in, including wild animals A dog if they are chasing something will run right through it learning that they can get through then they are off and if they are on the other side they get zapped for returning In my oh so humble opinion they are not worth the money
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Sept 3, 2017 6:13:03 GMT
We really need to fence in an area for our pet our HOA only allows a certain type of fence and it is very expensive. We are looking into an electric fence but I think it sounds kind of harsh. Anyone have experience with this? My son used one for awhile. The pro is, you don't have a visible fence ruining a landscape. The cons are: You WILL need to spend some time training the dog in where the boundaries are. It comes with some flags that act as visual markers but it still takes active training on your part. Once a dog learns he can race through the barrier with minimal pain it won't be a deterrent. The signal is just a couple of feet on either side of the line. How long does it take your dog to run 4-5 ft? This is one reason my son stopped using it and went to more traditional fencing. His dog learned he could just race through it. Dogs with a high prey drive learn pretty quickly they can just run it. It doesn't keep other animals out of your yard so stray dogs can still have access to your pet. This was the other reason son got rid of it.The collars beep to warn the dog they are getting close. I had one that would dash through. We got a new collar that vibrates and gives a longer shock.... Awful, but it worked and kept him off the road. We used the collar again when two dogs lost their hearing. They would feel the vibration and know not to go closer. Btw, the dog that got the longer shock never tried again. Pros.... Much cheaper than a physical fence and it does work, with training, I trained 5 dogs to it through the years cons... It doesn't keep anyone put and I never left the dogs in the yard when I wasn't home. I was always aware of where the dogs were. i did hold the collar in my hand and walk through it before I ever put a collar on my dog. i now have a physical fence and gave turned off the radio fence. My poodle, who was trained to the fence, still respects its boundaries even though it has been gone more than a year!
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Post by Patter on Sept 3, 2017 10:57:37 GMT
Honestly, a sign doesn't stop a dog from racing across the yard to you, barking aggressively and setting your dog off. It makes neighborhood walks really uncomfortable. Why cant they just use their backyard? No, the sign is there so that people walking by know there is *some* sort of a fence in place between our house and the street that contains our pets. It's also something of a deterrent so that anyone who may approach our house with a criminal intent is aware that we have dogs in our house and/or roaming around on our property who could come charging up at any moment if they come close to the house. My DH intentionally had the fence installed so our dogs would be able to go around every side of our house, around our egress basement windows and all around where he parks his work truck in our driveway. Why shouldn't my dog be allowed to use my entire yard? I can control my dogs. If someone is walking their dog down the street past my house and it's on a leash, they should be in control of their dog too. My problem is with the dogs that are not trained and just roam around their entire house and run/lunge/growl at us when we walk by. Some break free of their invisible fence. My dogs are extremely well trained (going to be therapy dogs). They are not the problem it's some of the neighbor dogs in these fences that are not trained. You may be able to control yours but some don't, and it's very scary even for me (an absolute dog lover).
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 3, 2017 14:12:10 GMT
No, the sign is there so that people walking by know there is *some* sort of a fence in place between our house and the street that contains our pets. It's also something of a deterrent so that anyone who may approach our house with a criminal intent is aware that we have dogs in our house and/or roaming around on our property who could come charging up at any moment if they come close to the house. My DH intentionally had the fence installed so our dogs would be able to go around every side of our house, around our egress basement windows and all around where he parks his work truck in our driveway. Why shouldn't my dog be allowed to use my entire yard? I can control my dogs. If someone is walking their dog down the street past my house and it's on a leash, they should be in control of their dog too. My problem is with the dogs that are not trained and just roam around their entire house and run/lunge/growl at us when we walk by. Some break free of their invisible fence. My dogs are extremely well trained (going to be therapy dogs). They are not the problem it's some of the neighbor dogs in these fences that are not trained. You may be able to control yours but some don't, and it's very scary even for me (an absolute dog lover). Our big dog will bark so you know he's there, but he doesn't charge or lunge at people walking by. When I hear him bark outside, I go to the door and as soon as he hears it open he comes running to me to come in. This dog has a healthy respect for the fence and will not challenge it no matter what. Our little dog doesn't have a collar and hasn't been trained on the fence because she can't be outside alone anyway due to the hawks in our neighborhood. I think the Invisible Fence trainers do a really good job of training the people and pets on the system, and they follow up to make sure that the system is working to contain the dogs. Our trainer came back two or three times. There are lots of other systems that are sold in stores that may have no formal training whatsoever, and I wouldn't trust them at all.
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 3, 2017 17:26:14 GMT
Too many wild creatures in our area. Our neighbor's alarm system shows a lovely bobcat every couple of mornings that walks right past his garage before the sun comes up. Bad kitty.
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Post by gailoh on Sept 3, 2017 17:47:35 GMT
For me no I would not use them, batteries fail and it does not stop another dog from coming into the yard and fighting yours...
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Post by megop on Sept 3, 2017 18:08:49 GMT
A few stories I'll share regarding our invisible fence experience.
A. When you remove your dog's collar and open the door to go inside and then turn around to go get the paper at the end of the driveway, PSA - put the collar down from your hand because if any of your neighbors are watching, they will get one heck of a laugh as you do the "WTH just happened here" crazy dance when the collar vibrates in your hand. I speak from embarrassing experience. LOL.
B. My black lab had been trained as a pup on the fence so training flags hadn't existed for 8 years. I decided to add a detached garage onto the property and when the builder staked out the footprint with flags, my lab wouldn't go anywhere near that area (no training involved.) I sure do miss that smart dog.
C. Our neighbor had an invisible fence and a very stubborn Basset Hound. Neighbor did not spend the time training and that dog would back his hind end up to the garage to begin his sprint to run the fence and then not return. They would leave him out while they went to work. That is not how I used my fence. Any time my lab was in the yard, I was home and monitoring her whereabouts and listening for any unusual activity. Casey wasn't a charger, but she would bark at anything that passed by to let me know of activity in the neighborhood.
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