Electronic fencing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one that was already installed on our two acre lot. My lab minds it perfectly. My Great Pyrenees couldn’t give a shit about it. It really depends on the dog.
I have accidentally shocked myself and have no qualms about using it. It’s like getting shocked in the winter but ten times that, however it’s over super fast. My dog got out from the fence once and I took it off so he didn’t get shocked on the way back in. Walked right through holding it in my hand like a dumbass! It wasn’t bad and it was in my bare hand versus his hairy neck.

They don't get shocked on the way back in anyway. That's how they work.

Yes they do. Any time the collar crosses the boundary line, a shock is administered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Electronic fences only work if the dog was going to stay in the yard anyway. (I am assuming that you mean a radio fence, not a hot-wire, cattle or horse fence) They are good as reinforcement for a physical fence, though. Used on their own, impulsive dogs will run right through them, smart dogs will learn to run down the battery in the collar and the UPS guy will stop delivering to your house.

what on earth are you talking about? the batteries are not "run down" unless you are forever walking thru the boundary and setting them off. otherwise they last a standard amount of time 2-3 months

The warning beep can be activated without a shock by walking close to the boundary, this will kill the battery pretty quickly if the dog keeps doing it. When the beep stops, the dog knows he can cross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one that was already installed on our two acre lot. My lab minds it perfectly. My Great Pyrenees couldn’t give a shit about it. It really depends on the dog.
I have accidentally shocked myself and have no qualms about using it. It’s like getting shocked in the winter but ten times that, however it’s over super fast. My dog got out from the fence once and I took it off so he didn’t get shocked on the way back in. Walked right through holding it in my hand like a dumbass! It wasn’t bad and it was in my bare hand versus his hairy neck.

They don't get shocked on the way back in anyway. That's how they work.

Yes they do. Any time the collar crosses the boundary line, a shock is administered.

Not with ours it doesn’t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one that was already installed on our two acre lot. My lab minds it perfectly. My Great Pyrenees couldn’t give a shit about it. It really depends on the dog.
I have accidentally shocked myself and have no qualms about using it. It’s like getting shocked in the winter but ten times that, however it’s over super fast. My dog got out from the fence once and I took it off so he didn’t get shocked on the way back in. Walked right through holding it in my hand like a dumbass! It wasn’t bad and it was in my bare hand versus his hairy neck.

They don't get shocked on the way back in anyway. That's how they work.

Yes they do. Any time the collar crosses the boundary line, a shock is administered.

Not with ours it doesn’t

How is that accomplished? Genuinely curious since ours is pretty old Are there two wires? One on the outside to deactivate the collar and one on the inside to trigger the shock? Or is it one where the dog can only get x distance from a base station?

[Anonymous]

It doesn't keep OTHER dogs out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How big is your lot? My friend has about an acre, and it was about $1500. +/-. It seems well worth it. You can put the "front line" (in front of the house) however close (or not) to the street as you wish, I suppose depending if there are other dogs that pass by often. The collar setting (I was thinking about this for my dog, too) depends on the size of the dog, so it does not hurt the dog, only surprises them.

In DC area? I'm inside the beltway on less than 1/2 acre and was quoted 6K to 10K. What company?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one that was already installed on our two acre lot. My lab minds it perfectly. My Great Pyrenees couldn’t give a shit about it. It really depends on the dog.
I have accidentally shocked myself and have no qualms about using it. It’s like getting shocked in the winter but ten times that, however it’s over super fast. My dog got out from the fence once and I took it off so he didn’t get shocked on the way back in. Walked right through holding it in my hand like a dumbass! It wasn’t bad and it was in my bare hand versus his hairy neck.

They don't get shocked on the way back in anyway. That's how they work.

I’m that poster and it definitely does shock when they come back in. Ours is older but it shocks anytime the boundary is crossed. It’s invisibke fence brand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one that was already installed on our two acre lot. My lab minds it perfectly. My Great Pyrenees couldn’t give a shit about it. It really depends on the dog.
I have accidentally shocked myself and have no qualms about using it. It’s like getting shocked in the winter but ten times that, however it’s over super fast. My dog got out from the fence once and I took it off so he didn’t get shocked on the way back in. Walked right through holding it in my hand like a dumbass! It wasn’t bad and it was in my bare hand versus his hairy neck.

They don't get shocked on the way back in anyway. That's how they work.

I’m that poster and it definitely does shock when they come back in. Ours is older but it shocks anytime the boundary is crossed. It’s invisibke fence brand.

PP you are quoting. We have a new Invisible Fence. It does not shock us or our dog on return. I think it is because there are two wires (as mentioned by you? someone else? up thread).

The logic is you need to get your dog back inside the boundary without fear of being shocked for returning. It works pretty well. He went outside 2 times and we got him back inside BECAUSE he wasn't shocked again. This was all explained to us when they installed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one that was already installed on our two acre lot. My lab minds it perfectly. My Great Pyrenees couldn’t give a shit about it. It really depends on the dog.
I have accidentally shocked myself and have no qualms about using it. It’s like getting shocked in the winter but ten times that, however it’s over super fast. My dog got out from the fence once and I took it off so he didn’t get shocked on the way back in. Walked right through holding it in my hand like a dumbass! It wasn’t bad and it was in my bare hand versus his hairy neck.

They don't get shocked on the way back in anyway. That's how they work.

I’m that poster and it definitely does shock when they come back in. Ours is older but it shocks anytime the boundary is crossed. It’s invisibke fence brand.

PP you are quoting. We have a new Invisible Fence. It does not shock us or our dog on return. I think it is because there are two wires (as mentioned by you? someone else? up thread).

The logic is you need to get your dog back inside the boundary without fear of being shocked for returning. It works pretty well. He went outside 2 times and we got him back inside BECAUSE he wasn't shocked again. This was all explained to us when they installed it.

I was only responding to the responder who said they didn't shock on the way in (indicating I was not being truthful). It's a nice feature and I understand the logic, but that's just not how ours is, and would not be worth replacing for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have one that was already installed on our two acre lot. My lab minds it perfectly. My Great Pyrenees couldn’t give a shit about it. It really depends on the dog.
I have accidentally shocked myself and have no qualms about using it. It’s like getting shocked in the winter but ten times that, however it’s over super fast. My dog got out from the fence once and I took it off so he didn’t get shocked on the way back in. Walked right through holding it in my hand like a dumbass! It wasn’t bad and it was in my bare hand versus his hairy neck.

They don't get shocked on the way back in anyway. That's how they work.

I’m that poster and it definitely does shock when they come back in. Ours is older but it shocks anytime the boundary is crossed. It’s invisibke fence brand.

PP you are quoting. We have a new Invisible Fence. It does not shock us or our dog on return. I think it is because there are two wires (as mentioned by you? someone else? up thread).

The logic is you need to get your dog back inside the boundary without fear of being shocked for returning. It works pretty well. He went outside 2 times and we got him back inside BECAUSE he wasn't shocked again. This was all explained to us when they installed it.

I was only responding to the responder who said they didn't shock on the way in (indicating I was not being truthful). It's a nice feature and I understand the logic, but that's just not how ours is, and would not be worth replacing for.

Yes, that was me, same poster. We've almost managed a conversation which is something new for me on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Don't do this. I was terrorized as a kid by a barking dog with an invisible fence. It's AWFUL to do to your neighbors.