Slash Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Does anybody have any experience with them? My dog doesn't listen very well, at least when it comes to being off his leash and wanting to wander down the road he doesn't. I've pondered this idea now and was wondering if they work and how well they work. This is B, short for Bradley. I adopted him almost 2 years ago from the humane society (about when this pic was taken). He's a German-Shepard/Bull-Mastiff mix. He's gained about 20 lbs since this picture LOL. Just weighed in at 114 lbs a couple weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBow Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 My son just installed one this summer. He has a young border collie who is hyper beyond belief. It takes a bit of training to orient the dog to the location of the buried wire, which is also marked with small flags every 5 yards or so to assist the dog to know where their boundaries are. Once the dog becomes aware of where the line is (from becoming sensitized with the shocking collar), you can remove the collar, but depending on the dog, it may require periodic wearing of the collar just to reinforce the fact that the line is still there. My son's dog will continue to gradually creap closer to the line when the collar is removed for a few days. They live beside a well used rural highway and the purpose of the invisible dog fence was primarily one of safety for the dog in keeping it away from the road. It appears to have resolved that issue for them thus far. Personally, I'd never leave a dog unsupervised for long periods of time with this system, if the consequences of it straying beyond the line are severe. It was however, considerably cleaper than any other alternatives and allows the dog to roam a larger area untethered within the confines of the boundaries. TBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I don't know much about them....but this is funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I don't know much about them....but this is funny LOL! Very funny. Don't know much about invisible fences either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRHNTR Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Best thing I ever bought for my GSP's & Jack Russell. They will chase deer that come into the yard and when they get near and they know when the fence they stop dead in their tracks and watch the deer run off. I had to have extra prongs put on my male GSP's collar, that fixed him. I say go for it. BRHNTR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Thanks tbow and BR....can you recommend a place to buy one? There a a ton of websites advertising them for sale. Petco? We have one of those here. BR how big is your GSP? Do you think I would need extra prongs too? I'm assuming it all depends on the size of the dog, unless it's how tough the dog is and what their threshold is cause B is a big baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 LOL! Very funny. Don't know much about invisible fences either. LOL I wonder what she did when she caught him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I don't know much about them....but this is funny LOL I wonder if she caught him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBow Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Slash, Most people tend to want to install it themselves as it will save them a lot of money. The installation is not that complicated and takes more brawn than grey matter in that you have to bury the wire the total perimiter that you want to restrain your pooch in. I think my son just used a straight edger and simply parted the sod and had his wife walking along behind him putting the wire in. He figures he saved 2/3 the cost of having it installed by someone else. He has a 2 acre lot, but only wired about 1/3 of that. I think he told me it cost about $200 (cdn) give or take, for the materials which included the wire, the flags, the controller and the collar. Again I'm not exactly sure, but I think he said he bought it at the TSC (Tractor Supply Company). TBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricfirefighter Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 check wich kind you are buying. there are 2 basic types a friend has 1 that once they are through the fence it quits shocking his dog has figured out if he gets a good run at it he can make it through before the zap stops him. they also have them were they keep shocking even after they go through the fence. Go to cabelas.com and look at they reviews on a couple differant types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I don't know a whole lot about them but one of my best friends has one. His only problem would be a rabbit would wander into the yard and the dog would blow right through the inv. fence at mach 1. However when the dog wanted to come back in, she couldn't. Remember the fence can trap the dog out as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Good product if the dog pics up on how it works. Ive been wanting to pick one up myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMort Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 We have one for our labs, One is a little bigger than your dog it took them a week to get used to it and we could get rid of the collars, they will no longer go near the border. We got it at Petco its the one for big dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 You need to make absolutely sure that the probes contact the dogs skin. Your dog looks like it has a lot of fur. You may find that shaving small spots on your dogs neck gets you better contact. If they don't contact the skin, the shock won't be as effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 ya we had one, they only seam to be effective on calmer dogs. We have 2 german shorthaired pointers and they are very high enenrgy. They walked right threw the fence on HIGH with little to no reaction, also if they were running they would plow right threw it. We DID go threw all the normal training and stuff to get them to understand it and nothing....Both of our dogs have used controle collars when bird hunting and we have to have them set on the maximum setting to even get them to notice it. MY FINAL THOUGHT. Save your money and invest in a nice real fence (we did). the real fence will add value to the house the underground fence will not. The real fence will actually do a great job and will give the dog an actual barrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossyhorn Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I have used one for 2 years now. I live right off of US 23 and well would hate to see my dog in the road because there would be a slim chance of getting back. I have two acres sectioned off with it and it does wonders. They have made it through a few times but that was due to breaks in the wire the went unseen for a few days. Ever since I started checking the transmitter every day to see if the loop light is on they havent made it out. Looking at your dog you would want to go with a super collar. It is about $75 at Lowes. It vibrates and beeps before it shocks letting the dog know to stop soon. The stock collar only beep but had no effect on my husky. My walked right through and when it hit him he sat down and scratch. I got the petsafe system. In all I have spent about $350 and thats buy extra collars that became chew toys. Batteries run about 6 bucks for 2 but the super collar uses 9 volt. Anything else just let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash Posted November 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Wow, that is great info everybody, I really like the idea of getting one that will shock constantly after the dog crosses, I think that if it only shocks for a lil bit if they pass through, my dog will know he can beat the system. Once I make the final decision I think I'll bring B up to Petco and see what they got. One more question, when you buried the fence, did you make a complete 360 connection or are there areas that you can leave a gap and hope the dog doesn't find it? Not sure if you can even have a gap and get the right kind of electricity through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossyhorn Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Yeah it has to make a complete loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 i like the fences myself. a couple neighbors have them, and their dogs stay put. that's a good thing. i had a friend with one, and he had a black lab. we'd watch it as it mustered up the strength, knowing it would hurt to go past the fence. he's walk in a thight circle for a while, then bold as fast as he could. when he got 10' from the fence the ki-yiing would start, and be over with in 2 seconds as he bolted away. when he decided it was dinner time, he'd come home and do the same thing to get back in. smart dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonBowling21 Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 dont have much experiance with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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