Invisible fences

GONOVRIT

GONOVRIT

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What kind of dog are you keeping inside your invisible fence and does it do a good job?

I'm considering getting a dog for gaurd duty on my house and shop and it would be a dog I really wouldn't want getting out of its zone/off my property. I don't live in a neighborhood but I do have neighbors with dogs and kids. I also have alot of wildlife around that would always be tempting.
 
I could ask my Neighbor,they have two Huskys that go ape crap crazy when you walk by and Rush right up to the edge of the invisible fence,but they never cross it.Every time though I am looking for a big stick,they seem too intent on getting you to let the fence get in their way but they never cross it.
 
I've got three pit bulls in one, the youngest female would hit the line and turn tail and run as if it were killing her for the first few days after training, now she stays back far enough that her collar never beeps. The older female won't cross it, but will walk up and test it every now and then. the youngest actually pulled her collar off for a while and she still didn't cross. The male also the oldest, will walk up to it until it hits him, you'll see his neck muscles twitch, and he turns around and comes back like "guess I'm not supposed to go there" But he has that kinda laid back almost like a stoner personality though...

In the past my dad had a chow american bulldog mix that actually had to have a higher powered collar to stay in it. He'd take off after something and run right through it. stepped up to the next stronget collar and he'd tense up and muscle over the line, the next step up had a 9v battery, and actually would cause him to fold up liek he had been tazed when he ran across.

Really depends more on the dog itself than the breed.
 
DemonDave said:
Really depends more on the dog itself than the breed.
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thats what ive seen as well. my lab is so stubborn i dont see an invisble fence working for him. he figured out that if he jumped on his fence enough he could mash it down enough to climb over. i had to buy an electric fence to run on the inside of his fence to keep him in. neither would work by themselves but the tall fence makes him have to touch the electric to work it down so he stays away for now.
 
You really have one of two choices if it is a stubborn dog or even midly stubborn. You can get one that will shock the snot out of him so he will not want to tempt it the second time. Or spend time with the dog walking around the fence line so he can get used to his boundries. Personally I would go for both.
 
You take the time and work with the dog it will learn and stay. Get it as a pup, spend alot of time with it teaching it wrong from right. I can turn my hounds loose and they will stay, put them in the box and take them to the woods and its a different story. My boxer is the same way, he wont leave the yard, he may go to the edge and follow you as you walk by but he wont leave the yard. You come in the yard, I feel bad for ya.

on another note ive got a invisible fence that i'd sale cheap or trade for just about anything. Got it used and never used it. I'd have to dig it out of the building and look it over to be able tell you anything about it.
 
we have an 80 lb pit bull that would run across the line and once it got to the other side it was free. So we extended the range and got a collar that shocks more (plus) we followed the video.... 2 years later the wire broke somewhere and the fence no longer worked... but she still NEVER crossed it snice.
 
we had a female boxer that would never cross the fence ever. Even after we accidentally cut the wire she wouldn't cross it. Our 75lb male boxer didn't like getting shocked, but when chasing a 4 wheeler he would run right through the fence and never get a shock (he was running 35-40mph). He then figured out that if he laid on the fence line making the collar beep until the battery died he could just walk across.
 
I have a Jack Russel that could care less if it shocked him. Under normal circumstances he was fine staying in the yard and it reminded him of his boundaries, but you let one squirrel, rabbit or cat run through the yard and it was like the fence wasn't there. I ended up putting in a standard fence. His will to hunt over comes his fear of pain.
 
My boss tried a Basset Hound in one. It worked for a while then he learned if slept under a tree near the line the beeping would soon run the batt. down in the collar. When the beeping stopped he would go cruise the neighborhood.
 
We have a professionaly installed under ground fence and our dog got zapped twice and won't cross it again! Remember.....if they do go across it they have to come back the same way! I don't advise the cheap ones, some of my buds wasted their money. Also you can shave the neck where the probes touch the skin and rub a little cooking oil to make sure there is contact! Friend of mine did that to a old agressive dog and seemed to help. Ours is adjustable for strength also.
 
My parents had one for their lab around their 5 acres. They took the time to train her, and she stayed in well. There were maybe 2 or 3 times in 13 years that she decided to leave.
 
my brother's dog had a 6ft normal fence... took 12 hours before he was gone.

invisible fence took 1 hour till he was gone... expensive one too

electric cow/horse fence... found him knocked out the next morning... he never tried to get out of anything again
 
We have a Collie with the invisible fence. He quickly figured out that he didn't want to get shocked. I cut the line with the aerator last fall, and haven't bothered to get it repaired. He doesn't leave the yard. He has bad hips though, so he doesn't chase anything. He just stands there and barks.
 
I have 2 Lab/Pitt/???? mixes at home. Both are about 1 1/2 years old and 65-70 lbs (give or take). The male has never gotten out of the fence, even when the box got fried. The female has gotten out several times due to dead batteries in her collar. I think like others have said, if she doesn't hear the beep then its game on. I have contemplated putting 2 collars on her to up the shock (the box is set on the highest setting). I do know that one collar packs a pretty impressive shock for a 9 volt battery (yes I had to try it out first).
 
Have any of yall thought about turning the beep off and see if it still works? Also we have a 80 pound lab on one and he would probably bite me if I tried to push him out side of the yard.
 
charliechuck said:
Have any of yall thought about turning the beep off and see if it still works? Also we have a 80 pound lab on one and he would probably bite me if I tried to push him out side of the yard.
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Inv fence turned one of mine up as high as it goes, and if it beeps dog is getting shocked, no warning beep. He doesn't like things that beep.

If you have Inv fence brand, you dont have to buy their $$$ power caps. You can pry off the little black plastic ring, and drop in a cr-1 3n battery.

http://www.batteryprice.com/cr-13nlithiumprimarybattery3v160mah1.aspx
 
Just thought I'd bump this with all the dog talk going on:popcorn:

I have two pups coming to the house in mid Feb and need to get started with this invisible fence.

Anyone have a brand to stay away from? As was stated, I'm going to need two collars and a little over 800' of this stuff:rolleyes:
 
I will check the brand on mine, only problems I've ever had was the box getting wet once and the dogs pulling thier collars off. My 3 are pretty intent to explore and it keeps them contained no matter what draws thier attention. The hardest to contain really loves people, to the point that she will walk into the line repeatedly wanting to greet them, but she wont cross over it.
petsafe looks to be the brand on the box.
 
yep, once trained if you get a break in the line or batteries run low dog will still stay in.

Only time ours would venture out was when it would snow and the landscape looked substantially different.

Not hard to install. Follow the directions. Definitely worth the money and training was not as hard as I expected. But we got lucky and got a pretty smart pup.
 
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