Invisible electric fence in front yard - etiquette?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a new neighbor who put up an invisible fence in their front yard with a pitbull dog. It has already escaped once. They are gone all day to work and nobody wants to go outside in fear of that dog. I have a little granddaughter and won't go outside with her, because their dog starts barking at us. We know he has already escaped once. We shouldn't be living in fear! I've already been attacked by a pit bull in our neighborhood when I went walking. She knocked me down and growed in my face while I was on the ground, but I got lucky, because I screamed and she ran off. The police found her and the dogs owner got a situation.

oh please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had one and I hated it. I got it because my DH refused a real fence and it was about 1/3 of the cost of a real one. For many of the reasons mentioned it was not a good thing. If my dog escaped, which he did probably 3 times in 5 years, it I'd hate the zap he got and the fact he was in the road (no sidewalk) and I really hated the people who'd just stroll onto our lawn with their own dogs, without asking first if it was ok. Sometimes it worked out and sometimes it did not, depending on whether the dogs got along or not.

Odd. We love ours. And we have a golf course view so HOA says no fences. works great for us and we have a large golden retriever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had one and I hated it. I got it because my DH refused a real fence and it was about 1/3 of the cost of a real one. For many of the reasons mentioned it was not a good thing. If my dog escaped, which he did probably 3 times in 5 years, it I'd hate the zap he got and the fact he was in the road (no sidewalk) and I really hated the people who'd just stroll onto our lawn with their own dogs, without asking first if it was ok. Sometimes it worked out and sometimes it did not, depending on whether the dogs got along or not.

Odd. We love ours. And we have a golf course view so HOA says no fences. works great for us and we have a large golden retriever.

Not odd. Your experience is not the universal experience, not the "norm". Everyone's take is different. That's a basic life lesson for you, right there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had one and I hated it. I got it because my DH refused a real fence and it was about 1/3 of the cost of a real one. For many of the reasons mentioned it was not a good thing. If my dog escaped, which he did probably 3 times in 5 years, it I'd hate the zap he got and the fact he was in the road (no sidewalk) and I really hated the people who'd just stroll onto our lawn with their own dogs, without asking first if it was ok. Sometimes it worked out and sometimes it did not, depending on whether the dogs got along or not.

Odd. We love ours. And we have a golf course view so HOA says no fences. works great for us and we have a large golden retriever.

Not odd. Your experience is not the universal experience, not the "norm". Everyone's take is different. That's a basic life lesson for you, right there.

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I don't need a life lesson from you. I know the fence works for me and all of my neighbors with dogs. What is YOUR problem?

[Anonymous]

I would call animal control when the dog barks.

[Anonymous]

Dogs absolutely run through invisible fences. Many dogs figure out that if they run through quickly, the shock is brief and then stops. We have a neighbor whose dog has run through their “fence” and attacked our dogs more than once. The dog is a large golden retriever and the owner says we’re overreacting and insists that the dog is “harmless.”

I love dogs and have owned a golden retriever, and I am willing to believe that dog probably wouldn’t hurt a human. However, it could easily kill my 7 pound cavapoo. Last time, luckily, when it went for the neck, it grabbed my dog’s collar and my dog slipped out of the collar and ran home while my bigger dog jumped in to defend the little one. My DH ended up in the middle of a dog fight. I am absolutely calling animal control next time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had one and I hated it. I got it because my DH refused a real fence and it was about 1/3 of the cost of a real one. For many of the reasons mentioned it was not a good thing. If my dog escaped, which he did probably 3 times in 5 years, it I'd hate the zap he got and the fact he was in the road (no sidewalk) and I really hated the people who'd just stroll onto our lawn with their own dogs, without asking first if it was ok. Sometimes it worked out and sometimes it did not, depending on whether the dogs got along or not.

Odd. We love ours. And we have a golf course view so HOA says no fences. works great for us and we have a large golden retriever.

Not odd. Your experience is not the universal experience, not the "norm". Everyone's take is different. That's a basic life lesson for you, right there.

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I don't need a life lesson from you. I know the fence works for me and all of my neighbors with dogs. What is YOUR problem?

My problem is that you rudely dismissed my response with the idea that it was "odd" when in fact it was simply a different experience to yours. You have social issues if a) you don't understand that and b) you get angry when its pointed out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had one and I hated it. I got it because my DH refused a real fence and it was about 1/3 of the cost of a real one. For many of the reasons mentioned it was not a good thing. If my dog escaped, which he did probably 3 times in 5 years, it I'd hate the zap he got and the fact he was in the road (no sidewalk) and I really hated the people who'd just stroll onto our lawn with their own dogs, without asking first if it was ok. Sometimes it worked out and sometimes it did not, depending on whether the dogs got along or not.

Odd. We love ours. And we have a golf course view so HOA says no fences. works great for us and we have a large golden retriever.

Not odd. Your experience is not the universal experience, not the "norm". Everyone's take is different. That's a basic life lesson for you, right there.

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I don't need a life lesson from you. I know the fence works for me and all of my neighbors with dogs. What is YOUR problem?

My problem is that you rudely dismissed my response with the idea that it was "odd" when in fact it was simply a different experience to yours. You have social issues if a) you don't understand that and b) you get angry when its pointed out.

+1!

[Anonymous]

Front-yard invisble fences are highly inconsiderate to passersby, especially those with dogs who routinely get charged, and harmful to the dog being fenced. Eventually, the dog will break out and get hit by a car. The only people who seem to think they're okay are the "this is my property -- I can do what I want!" Trump-voting a'holes. Anyone with an ounce of consideration for other people and an ounce of consideration for their own dog would see why they're a problem.

[Anonymous]

(FYI, thread resurrection)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would call animal control when the dog barks.

Dogs are allowed to bark once in awhile. Not all day but if you call animak control for a few barks they are not going to respond.

[Anonymous]

How about if they leave the dog out front with the invisible fence and go to work all day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about if they leave the dog out front with the invisible fence and go to work all day?

People are allowed to do this. Its their prerogative. If there's a noise ordinance violation, report it. If the dog is escaping the fence and causing risk to others, report that. Otherwise really none of anyone's business.

[Anonymous]

I have a neighbor with 3 giant German Shepards who run full force to the edge of the street barking aggressive and then walk adjacent to you the length of the yard. They’ve gotten thru twice and jumped around me barking until the owner ran out and got them. I can’t walk my own little 40 lb dog bc I would blame myself if they attacked her. So I pay HOA dues over $1000 a year in a gated neighborhood that’s 1/2 mile gate to gate and I can walk her 3 houses back and forth unless I drive somewhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dogs absolutely run through invisible fences. Many dogs figure out that if they run through quickly, the shock is brief and then stops. We have a neighbor whose dog has run through their “fence” and attacked our dogs more than once. The dog is a large golden retriever and the owner says we’re overreacting and insists that the dog is “harmless.”

I love dogs and have owned a golden retriever, and I am willing to believe that dog probably wouldn’t hurt a human. However, it could easily kill my 7 pound cavapoo. Last time, luckily, when it went for the neck, it grabbed my dog’s collar and my dog slipped out of the collar and ran home while my bigger dog jumped in to defend the little one. My DH ended up in the middle of a dog fight. I am absolutely calling animal control next time.

You really should have called the first time. There have to be a certain number of reports before animal control can do anything. Invisible fences can be a good backup for a physical fence if a dog digs under or climbs over, but they are really not suitable as the primary means of containment for an unattended dog. I hate that they are marketed that way.