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  • Jenn
    • Puppy

    Invisible fence.

    Jenn

    Posted : 4/5/2006 1:54:36 PM

    Hi!  New to the boards[:)]  Thought I would joing something like this as my time is either spent with my daughter or my two pups.
     
    We installed invisible fence for our dogs.  They are very good with verbal command.  We had been very bad and had just let them run/roam free for most of their lives.  We decided to do this b/c  they were getting to bold and going into other peoples yards.  My Katie esp. thought that the street was her yard too so she started protecting it.  Anyway.  So far training is going well.  I have a problem though.  What do you do with a dog that has high prey drive?  Katie LOVES to chase birds and squirls.  When she is in the chase she doesn't even think about the correction.  Once she is doing though she realizes what she did and won't come back into the yard b/c she knows she will get corrected if she goes near those flags.  What can I do to get her to respect the boundry more?
  • probe1957
    • Gold Top Dog
    probe1957

    Posted : 4/6/2006 11:00:25 AM

    Didn't the IF company provide training as part of the package?  You might give them a call and ask their advice.
     
    I have never used IF, but I have heard that it doesn't work for all dogs.  Sometimes, the reward of being free is worth the price (correction).  You may have to find some other way to contain your dog.
  • diane303
    • Gold Top Dog
    diane303

    Posted : 4/17/2006 9:58:19 AM

    We have a wireless fence for our two dogs.  I have a field bred English Setter and a Field bred English Pointer - about as high prey drive as you can get. They are both 2 years old. Both of my dogs have had to "take a hit" once and since then, they respect the warning beep.  I have not had one run through.  Even though the invisible fence does not keep other animals out, it works better than a physical fence for us because I suspect my pointer would figure out a way to get under or over a regular fence.

    The fence is super because it is also portable and we take it up to our cabin, also.  We just put out the flags for a day or so to let them know where the boundary is.  The only draw back is that the transmitter (plugged in on my back porch) sends out a circular pattern up to 180' dia. and you have to work with that.  You can't custom design the boundaries around your yard like a wired E-fence.  The receiver warns the dog when it approaches the boundary and will zap the dog (adjustable from vibrate to good solid static elec. zap[&:]) continually for 30 seconds or until the dog returns to the transmitter's range.  There is no return run through hit to discourage the dog from coming back into the yard. [8|]

    I still work continuously with my dogs in obedience and agility. We also work on recall countless times during the day with a yummy treat and high praise as a reward.  I don't allow them to be unsupervised outside for too long a time.  We still walk the girls around the nieghborhood for exercise and socialization.  The I-fence allows me to garden, hang out in the yard and work on agility off-lead without worrying that they will chase a bird, rabbit, etc. out of the yard.  [:)]

    It's the best dog-related investment we have made. [:D]