Electronic Pet Fences Stop Dogs From Digging
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Our golden retriever loved to dig, so a wooden fence wasn't enough to keep her from escaping our yard. After one harrowing escape we decided that enough was enough and that it was time to add an electronic pet fence to our backyard. That's right, we combined the two fences -- wooden and wireless -- to create totally-secure backyard environment for our dogs.
The Invisible Fence brand system we chose works like all wireless pet containment systems. First, a wire is placed along the property line (or the containment area). Second, the dog (or dogs) is fitted with a special electronic pet collar. On approach of the property line, the dog's collar buzzes or beeps to warn the dog to back away. If the dog continues to approach, a short but surprising electric shock ensures that the dog returns to the safe area.
Electronic pet fences are very effective, but they're not completely safe. Dogs only receive a small shock, and a dog that is determined to cross the line can still do so. That's why proper training and conditioning is essential, something that many wireless fence owners don't do.
You can get better results by using a pet fence together with a real fence. That's what we did by installing an Invisible Fence system in parallel with our existing wooden fence. The electronic fence was easy to install in this scenario, because in most places we could simply attach it to the back of our wooden fence to save us a lot of digging.
The two fences together work in tandem to keep the dog safe. The physical fence prevents the dog from running off the property. The electronic fence keeps the dog from digging under the physical fence. We were even able to narrow our Invisible Fence system's electronic field enough to let the dog approach the wooden fence very closely without being warned away.
So if a real fence isn't enough to keep your dog out of trouble, consider combining it with an electronic pet fence to get total safety and peace of mind.
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