If it's a small dog it won't work well. At least that is what I heard. My neighbor has two German Sheppard's and works great. BTW, Electric fences are not considered "regulation" dog fences in most areas so you can be cited if someone complains. Talk to your town's office.
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Family friend has one of those invisible fences. The dog goes over, lays beside it till the battery in his collar dies and then goes on.
I do know you have to keep it marked. Do you want all those little flags in your yard?
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You have to keep it marked near the road and around water lines.
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I friend of mine bought a house with an invisible fence already installed. Friend didn't have a dog. Fast forward a year, an electric storm. Previous homeowner had installed it himself and had not pulled a permit or hired an electrician. The system wasn't grounded. So during the storm and bolt of lightening hit it and it FRIED all the electronics in the house. So for anyone buying a house, ask about that. Make the sellers responsible.
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Our German shepherd figured out if she ran fast enough she could get thru it with minimal shock. Then she would lay on the far side of the fence and whimper for us to turn it off before coming back home.
If you have lots of patience, you can teach your pup yard boundaries. I've only used the invisible fence with the shepherd all other dogs were trained to stay in the yard immediately around the house.
What we did was get a 50 ft leash and tied it to the post at the end of the carport.
He learned he could only go as far as the leash let him.
As he got older, we let him off more often.
Now, he will not leave the yard. He stops on the house side of the ditch.
And if he gets too close to the neighbor's yard, he looks for us.
It took maybe a year of constantly not letting him off a leash outside.
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We have two dachshunds and a basset hound and underground fencing (3 acres). We trained them and all three "got it" within hours. When they hear the beep, they stop in their tracks. Even if they are not wearing their collars, they know exactly where the boundaries are. Cats, the mail man, the UPS man, joggers, bikers, etc. get barked at but the dogs do not leave the yard.
ETA: There are collars made especially for little dogs and that's what we have for the dachshunds.
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The people who used to live next door had one. They had two very aggressive boxers. There was one little dead spot behind their shed. They would go up and down the block terrorizing anyone who was outside. Then they would run back into the yard and no one could even get to the front door to complain about the dogs. Animal services finally took one of them away.
I friend of mine bought a house with an invisible fence already installed. Friend didn't have a dog. Fast forward a year, an electric storm. Previous homeowner had installed it himself and had not pulled a permit or hired an electrician. The system wasn't grounded. So during the storm and bolt of lightening hit it and it FRIED all the electronics in the house. So for anyone buying a house, ask about that. Make the sellers responsible.
All you would have to do is to disconnect the wires from the box. The wires buried aren't conductive unless they are attached to something. If you unattach them, then that wouldn't be an issue.
Our next door neighbor has a beautiful wrought iron fence. We got the same for our yard. Her Alaskan Husky kept getting out...or her son kept forgetting to close the gate which is more likely. Anyway, she got the electric fence for the front yard, since Jasmine loves to sit in the front on her hill and overlook the street. It seems to work fine. Flags were there for a couple weeks, but that was it. It's been a number of years.
When we had our fence put in the workers cut the electric fence line. Not sure what they were doing digging in the front/side but anyway....costs us around $100 to have it repaired.
If you ever in the future decide to landscape or have work done, just make sure you tell them about the electric fence.
I friend of mine bought a house with an invisible fence already installed. Friend didn't have a dog. Fast forward a year, an electric storm. Previous homeowner had installed it himself and had not pulled a permit or hired an electrician. The system wasn't grounded. So during the storm and bolt of lightening hit it and it FRIED all the electronics in the house. So for anyone buying a house, ask about that. Make the sellers responsible.
All you would have to do is to disconnect the wires from the box. The wires buried aren't conductive unless they are attached to something. If you unattach them, then that wouldn't be an issue.
Sure you can disconnect it if you know it exists and installed wrong.
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My mom has had two underground fences. The malamute that had a very obstinate personality would get out a lot & then be afraid to come back in. Her current GSP was trained within days & never strays. I think if you train her young she should be fine. Good luck!
HDD was bit by a large dog that charged through the invisible (electric) fence his owners used to control him. The dog was smart enough that he would test the boundaries thereby weakening the "charge" in his collar. The dog owners now have an order to maintain the dog on a chain while outside the house. Yet I see that dog unleashed every single morning. A lot of people are afraid to walk by that house now. If he bites again, the sheriff can put the dog down.
LGS, good luck and I hope you find what you are looking for regarding safety for your dog and the public.
Love the name you picked!
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