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This product is a great idea, but it didn't work well at our home. The boundary of the frequency seemed to move back and forth instead of remaining in one place. Also the consistency of the frequency was irregular. Sometimes my dog could go through the boundary with no problems (due to lack of frequency), but yet not go through the same spot at another time. It was confusing for him. We decided to go with the in-ground system and it has eliminated the problems we had with the wireless system.
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This pet containment system is great! Bought it January 5th, set it up in an hour or so, read the directions about how to train your dog so it understands the barrier, and how you train him to it over a couple week period. Forget it, my dog understood the barrier after two days. He learned very quickly that once he hears the beeping collar, a couple seconds later comes the small shock, and he knows to turn back towards the house.
My dog was very high energy, and he always wanted to run and chase things, but this barrier has stopped that. He knows how far he can venture from the house, and will not cross that barrier even if he's tempted by me, or anything else he's tempted by. Now I can let him out by himself anytime he wants to go out, without worry. In fact I trust it so much I've let him out with the collar on, and didn't even turn the barrier on.
After pricing in-ground barriers, you can't beat this unit for the price.
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Yeah, OK, this system is a little pricey. But let me tell you, it's less expensive than the vet bill from your beloved dog meeting up with a car or worse yet, a predator (we live in the country with coyotes out back). We bought an extra collar for a 2nd dog and I cannot say enough about how well this works. And I love the portability! At home, we put it out to the full distance and the dogs have the full run within the boundary. But we also have an RV and when we go camping, I take the fence along and reduce the perimeter way down so our dogs will stay right near the RV. No more tangled chains through lawn chairs or picnic tables! If someone is walking their dog near the campsite, they will charge and bark (as dogs do!) as far as the perimeter and then stop just before the beep. They may continue to bark, but they won't go through it. (We have a Bichon/Poodle mix and a Daschound/Spaniel mix). The Bicha-Poo is much more strong-willed than the other dog and even he minds the fence perfectly - although I have to put his on a stronger shock level than the other one - a feature I like. No more, "Where's the dog?" and endless watching to make sure they don't wander off following their noses. The extra batteries are readily available at Radio Shack and I'm told Home Depot is carrying them now too. We have had our electric fence since May of 2006 and we use it every day. The batteries last 6-8 weeks.
Cons: I wish the numbers on the dial correlated to the distance in feet from the unit (low = x 10) or (high = x 20). You have to kind of guess. To set the distance when we are in the RV, I hold a collar in my hand and go stand where I want the perimeter to be. Then my husband is inside and he turns the dials until I hear the beep. That sets the distance to exactly where we want it. However, the pros and convenience FAR outweigh the hassle of figuring out the distance.
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It works great overall. The only problem was the yard. Neighbors behind us have a dog and they like to run together along the fence so setup took awhile to find a spot and the range so the dogs could go to the fence and not get zapped going out front door plus not go to far side to side. But love the convenience of just taking it if we go camping or some place and we do not have to worry about taking tie outs. We had the in ground system and got a cut in the line so got this instead so we did not have to dig up to whole length to find a break in the wire. Wish we knew about before we go the in ground system. Plus we like the idea if we ever needed it that we could add another transmitter to make the area bigger.
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I spent hours setting up the perimeter of my yard (it took three tries to get it optimal since our lot is not a perfect circle). But, wow, was it ever worth it!!!
I spent about 30 minutes walking him around letting him hear the beeps and showing him to run back into the yard when he heard them. Then I set the collar to the shocks. I know you were not supposed to let them run loose so quickly, but I was so anxious to try it...
The first time, I set the dog's collar to 2 and he promptly ran across the street. The second time, I set the dog's collar to 4 and he ran to our neighbor's yard. When he got about 12 feet past the border, he got shocked and stopped and yelped and cried. I ran to him, got the collar off, he kept crying (because he had already associated the beeping with the shock and it was still beeping). The third time, I set the dog's collar to 3. But he never went past the flags again. If I throw a ball and it lands within 3 feet INSIDE of the flags, he refuses to go and get it (and he LOVES balls). There was a little boy on a pogo stick across the street and he was not even tempted to run over to him (something he would have bolted to last week). Today men are cutting down trees next door and he has not made a move towards them - just watches from our yard. It is SO wonderful to be able to let him run outside - he is a high energy young dog who was tearing up the inside of our house with his running and jumping.
I had a hard time deciding to spend $300 on this product - fearing it would not work for our wild puppy - but it is definitely one of the best things I ever bought!
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