How Gentle Is The Electric Dog Fence?

Jun 9th, 2009 | Uncategorized | No Comments

There are some people who are not sure if a dog fence, which uses an electric collar, is humane. An invisible fence gives off an electric shock, however this is not a true description and so projects a false image. On the other hand, there are people who campaign against any form of stick and carrot method to train a dog and who misunderstand how electronic training devices really work.

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When you study how a wireless or underground PetSafe fence works, you will understand how humane they are. The electric shock is not like sticking your fingers in a plug socket, it is more like brushing against some nylon and getting a static shock and the idea is to get your pet to take notice. It works the same way as a mum dog will correct her puppies. Should her puppy mess around and annoy the mother, the mother will chastise the puppy by nibbling it around the neck. The pup gets the message very quickly and changes its behavior appropriately. A wireless or underground dog fence takes the place of the mother dog; when the dog looks to go beyond the boundary, it experiences a little nip to the neck. No harm comes to the pet, and it works well at keeping it within the boundary.

Does your dog find it fun to climb over the fence or dig holes under it and escape, because this is a big problem for many dog owners. What makes the situation worse is having a pet dog that is difficult to train, is very disobedient and if anything feel that they are the master of you and so takes no notice of your instructions about not escaping over the fence. Therefore, if your dog does not stay in the back yard you are left with 2 choices, you can tie the dog up, or you keep the dog shut up indoors. In my opinion, you can’t get any more inhumane than that.

Because a dog fence cost quite a bit of money, dog owners put a lot of thought into it before buying one. So you find them buying a dog fence as they do not have any other options, especially if their pet dog doubles up as a guard dog because you want them to patrol your grounds. If your dog does escape, putting aside the hassle of trying to find it, your dog could be at risk from injury from a motor vehicle or even worse if it runs after animals on a farm. If a farmer catches a dog chasing his animals, then he has every right to shoot it dead. So when you think about these problems, it makes the electric dog fence a very humane option.

The great news is that if you are looking for a dog fence, the new ones are very easy to set-up. They serve an unlimited number of dogs, and as they are out of sight, they do not clutter your garden

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How To Know Which PetSafe Fence to Purchase?

Jun 8th, 2009 | Uncategorized | No Comments

PetSafe produces a wide range of fences to suit the many different types of dog’s and your requirements. This can be a little confusing, so in this article we will summarize which PetSafe fence is the best for any given situation. We will discuss ease of use for the different types of fences, the containment area and your dog’s personality!

To get up and running quickly, without having to lay down wiring, you can get a wireless fence. Click on wireless fence to find out more about it.

There are different fences for different applications. For example, you can get an indoor wireless fence and you can get an outdoor wireless fence. Your first option must be the simplest, and that is to choose whether you want an indoor PetSafe fence or an outdoor. If you want an outdoor fence, then you have a couple more things to consider.

There are three outdoor PetSafe Fence products; stubborn dog, deluxe and the standard model. All 3 are designed explicitly to fulfill certain requirements. We will now evaluate them individually.

Independently Minded Dog

Only dogs who are difficult to train or have a high pain threshold need this collar. However, it is not for small dogs as the dog has to weigh at least twenty lbs. It is one of the most powerful fences on the market. The standard kit allows you create a fence which will contain a dog within an area of 1/3 of an acre. You can buy additional wire and extend this up to 10 acres.

Deluxe Collar

This PetSafe fence is suitable for most dogs. This fence will cover the largest area of land. You can fence off up to twenty five acres, which is way more than both the other fences. To use this fence your dog does not have to weigh as much as the stubborn dog fence, but your dog has to weigh over 8 pounds.

PetSafe Standard Fence

The PetSafe standard fence has the smallest collar and has been designed for the smallest dog, in fact, it is so small it can be used for cats as well! It is so small you can use it on pets which weigh 5lbs upwards. The collar only weighs 1.2 oz. This PetSafe fence can contain an area the same size as the stubborn fence but much less than the 25 acres for the deluxe model, hence the containment area is only 10 acres. However, that is more than ample for most back yards.

The Wireless Fence

A wireless fence can throw up a boundary up to 180 ft in diameter from where the transmitter is located. To make the containment area larger than 180 feet, you can buy additional transmitters. We love the wireless fence because it is so simple to set up. The downside is that you are not as flexible with your boundaries as you are with the underground fence.

To learn and understand more about a wireless fence, check out www.squidoo.com/Wireless-Fence