So what is Electric Dog Fence?

Posted by Admin on May 17th, 2007 at 07:11pm

You have a dog, and you want to keep it in your yard and out of the neighbor's flowers. You consider putting up a traditional fence, but it costs more than you had imagined or want to spend, and moreover, you’re not excited about a six-foot wall enclosing your scenic yard just to keep your dog from wandering.

Attaching your pet to a post, a tree or even a walker line just seems cruel, not to mention the ugly tangled wires that are strewn about and the worn out grass where the dog paces back and forth in your lawn.

Do you have other options? Yes, you do! It’s nice living in the electronic era, where the underground electric dog fence can be installed, and is invisible to everyone except your pet. An underground dog fence is also known as an invisible barrier. The system is based on a special collar that receives radio signals from a wire buried in the ground or or a base line of a traditional fence or a building.The ends of the wire are fixed at a transmitter which is usually placed inside your garage or basement.

The heart of the underground dog fence is that once the collar receives a radio signal that the dog is nearing the edge of the property or designated "safe" area, an audible warning signal goes off. Then if the dog proceeds past the underground dog fence perimeter the two metal studs which rest against the skin of dog administer a static shock correction.

Because as the dog approaches the underground wire of perimeter, the collar feels the signal by weak radio. Initially, the collar gives an audible warning signal, and if the dog remains close to the perimeter, an inoffensive static shock is delivered to discourage continued movement in that direction.

The problem with these types of systems arise when pet owners consider them as install-and-forget gadgets. Most manufacturers recommend one to two weeks of structured training of 10 minutes per day to familiarize your dog with the system. The considerations of training include placing the collar on the dog for several days with the stopped system before beginning the training with perimeter to be sure that the dog associates the shock with the perimeter, not the collar itself. Moreover, the perimeter training should include the owner quickly showing the dog where the safe zones are when they meet initially the audible signal and the shock.