Rechargeable Electronic Dog Fence Wired Containment System with Waterproof Extra Collar

I had been having issues with my goats hoping the 3 ft fence surrounding my property and also getting into my garden. I purchased this and use the collar that came with it, but also bought 2 aditional stubborn dog collars. The Billy goat NEEDED the stubborn collar. The wire itself is a pain to bury if you don't rent the machine locally. After repeated digging up by my dogs, who are not using this, I have decided to keep my wire above ground in a cheap PVC to protect it from breaks and mark the boundary. It took the goats 2 days to figure out what was going on. They eventually decided that there was nothing of value outside of the area, and they do not test the boundary anymore. If the wire breaks it is really easy to patch until you get a more proper repair, just wrap the bare ends of the broken sections back together and check your loop light is turned back on.

This kit comes with everything I needed besides a way to dig the hole for the cable. I have experience with these fences so that’s helpful. The first time I ever had to install an underground wire and set up I did find a very nice selection of DIY videos online. I will also say that after pricing out how much a professional was going to charge, I decided I had to learn how to do it myself. I have never regretted it and it’s not nearly as intimidating as it can look at first. At least that’s how I felt the first time.I like that this set comes with a surge protector. Although a surge protector is optional, I think it’s important to protect a unit that’s so important to my dogs and my peace of mind. I have my surge protector and transmitter plugged into a garage outlet.My dogs were used to the training from before so I just had to put up flags and I verbally reminded them that there was electric fence in this new location. I am sure they didn’t understand but it felt important to keep them in the loop. The flags are very durable and last a long time as long as you don’t hit them with the mower (which I accidentally did a few times).The collars are very lightweight. The weave is tight and the material is thick enough that it doesn’t wear quickly. Each module has two electrical tips and there are choices of long and short ones. I have a beagle and a Labrador and used the short for both of my girls. They were both very quick learners and only the beagle will push the limits to make sure her battery is still working. Smart little girl. This is also where the test light tool is invaluable! Otherwise you have to listen and/or test the collar yourself which I am sure the company doesn’t recommend. Although full disclosure, when I set my collars, I find it important for me to understand what it feels like. If I am subjecting my dog to something then I want to know exactly what I am asking of them and if it’s reasonable. It’s certainly a deterrent but if other dogs are like mine, the training was enough for them to be satisfied to not push it to the limits again. I do like that it warns the dogs before emitting any sort of correction. Also what I like about the collars is that they are waterproof. The dogs can wear them while playing in their doggie pools and the sprinkler with no negative consequences to pup or the unit.I will say that whenever I have had questions I have found customer service to be very friendly. They are available to answer even the most simple or complicated questions. This is a product that has been well thought out and delivers the service it sells. The comfort in knowing my girls are ‘free’ to roam safely is completely worth the time of training and money for the system.

This is my second experience using a in-ground electric fence. I got this one to replace my years-old many-times-damaged line.***First - very important*** If you have a very stubborn, prey-driven, or over-zealous dog, this fence alone will not be enough to stop them. Do NOT depend on this fence as a stand-alone containment system. The fence works by shocking the dog when it gets to near or past the line. The shocks increase in intensity when your dog is in the no-go zone. You can increase the shock strength, but once your dog has run though the zap-zone, crossed the boundary and is out of range to be shocked further, the fence is ineffective. Also, the dog must have the collar on to trip the line and the collar must be charged. Regularly inspect your collars and your line.Your dog may be easy to train and stay in the perimeter forever after the first few shocks - or your dog may be like mine and regularly check the fence by entering the warning zone to see if it is active. I know right away when the fence is down because Pooch is in my vegetables. Be aware of the limitations of this system.I use the fence as an deterrent to keep my dog away from the actual wooden fences around my property and out of my garden area and it has worked very well as long as the fence has been active.I suggest several things to avoid trouble later. It's a hassle upfront, but if you run your wire though some kind of tubing before burying it, you can save yourself a lot of time having to troubleshoot and find a break later on. I made the mistake of putting the line directly in the ground when laying my first line. Inevitably the line will break in someplace and then you have to go searching and make a repair since the fence won't work if there is a break in the system.This kit has everything you need, short of the tools and the pet. Since this set comes with 2 collars, you have the flexibility of adding another pet or having a backup collar if the battery in one is dead. You can also purchase collars separately if you have more animals. If your wire will be plugged in outside, I also recommend buying housing to protect the loop/transmitter from the elements.Great fence. I am happy enough with the system that I chose to go with their fence again to replace my old fence.

This is a classic invisible fence system for two dogs. While the hardware looks like it came from Radio Shack in the 80s, it functions well and does its job.The lightweight receivers are great for dogs on the smaller side at 8 lbs. does offer smaller ones which might be better if your dogs are on the smaller side.We had a wired pet fence 15 years ago and I found it interesting that this unit was nearly exactly the same. I guess if it's not broke...Setting up the in-ground fence was reasonably easy once we decided exactly where we wanted it placed. It was a little challenging since we didn't want to run the wire around the entire outside of the house but wanted the dog to transition out the back door into the protected area. We were able to run the wire far enough away that it worked just fine. It was a little challenging to figure out how to place the wires, it did feel like there was a lot of extra wires going back and forth with the surge protector and power to the units. We were able to plug the electronics into the garage and run the boundary wires out through a vent hole but it wasn't ideal trying to keep the units inside and powered.The receiver units were small enough for our larger Yorkie who is about 11 lbs but had to get a smaller one for our small dog which is about 5 lbs. We like the fact that the collar has multiple settings to be able to know that the dogs are able to be notified but won't be getting too much of a shock as they are learning.The dog responded quickly to the warnings as our puppies are afraid of anything different so it was very easy to keep them in the boundaries. I don't like that the battery life is only about 2 months, it seems that for a unit costing as much as this one that they would be using better battery technology. I know offers some with rechargeable batteries, it is unfortunate that they aren't included in this model.Overall, this unit is as described, a BASIC unit that gets the job done. It includes everything you need but if you are looking for anything more modern you'll have to look at the higher end units.

What made me decide on the brand was seeing so many other people using it in the neighborhood. When I go for walks, you can see the little flags up all over where people have recently had one of these invisible fences installed, and their dog always seem to remain in their yards. They might still come up and bark at us, but they stay in the yards.In the past I've tried using collars that just have a remote, but no fencing system. That never works well because you have to be watching your dog every second with the remote in hand, and for the most part we're not actually letting our dogs out into the front yard, they're bolting out the door seeing another dog and wanting to chase them.Normally they don't go near the road, but there's a bike path along the other side of it and people often walk their dogs along it. Any chance my dogs get to go run up to and bark at another dog they feel is getting too close to their house, they will take. Which has them running straight out into the road to cross it. However this invisible fence is finally enough to keep them from leaving the front yard.This fencing was simple enough to set up that my husband and teenage son had it up and running within an afternoon. Our main reason for getting this was the front yard. Our back yard is fenced in (we just put that in this summer) but we needed something to deter the dogs (labs) from bolting out the front and into the road in front of our house.We don't rely on this 100% to always keep the dogs contained, it's more so to help prevent our dogs from bolting out into the road or chasing someone down. When they're out unsupervised playing, they are in their fenced in back yard. But after a few scares with our dogs getting out the side door and bolting out after someone walking their dog, we realized we needed to do something to keep them from leaving the front yard as well.