check with your city/county on what is required. also talk to your vet or trainer to see if an invisible fence is good for your breed of dog. some dogs dont even mind the zap they get if they are tuned in to another animal or whatever happens to be on the other side. when in doubt always ask a trainer or vet about anything.|||i have to admit, i have mixed feelings about invisable fences. years ago when they were first starting to be used i used to get weekly visits from a pair of curly coated retrievers that had a fence. the owners thought the female might have figured out the %26quot;ticking%26quot; sound and would bolt between the ticks. and the male would simply follow the female no matter what. but that was just a theory. i know they%26#039;ve improved them alot over the last 15 yrs and a most people swear by them.|||if the snow gets over 12 inches deep it probably will not work according to the website|||I have had this type of fence for over 10 years now.
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The %26quot;Invisible%26quot; type of fence consists of three things. First is the wire which is buried an inch or two into the ground. Second is the transmitter which is mounted to the wall indoors and connected to the fence wire, and third is the collar that the dog wears. The transmitter sends out an AM radio band signal that the collar will sense if your pet gets to close to the electronic field. The collar will then deliver a correction. Some of the better ones will give a warning beep prior to delivering a shock. Though it is a strong shock it will not harm the pet in any way. Small marker flags are placed along the inner edge of the field about 5 to 10 feet apart during the training period and removed (every other one) as the pet gets used to the fence.
Huskies are escape artists. We have 14 of them. The only thing that I have found that they can%26#039;t go over or under is invisible type fencing. Some folks say that it doesn%26#039;t work on Huskies. They don%26#039;t know what they are talking about. You can%26#039;t buy the cheap stuff, like what they sell at Lowe%26#039;s or Home Depot or PetSmart etc. The best I have found is the Smart Dog 2100 by Innotek. You can find it on line at several sites, discounted for less than $300.00 with 2 collars. Extra collars are about $80.00. The kit has everything needed. The collars are rechargeable (unlike the %26quot;Invisible Fence%26quot; and most others where you have to buy the proprietary (one place to get it = expensive) batteries every 3 or so months), has battery backup for the transmitter, run through prevention, waterproof, etc. Innotek now owns Invisible Fence brand. Be sure to use heat shrink type splices in the wire if needed. They are available at marine supply stores. Do not use the %26quot;weatherproof wire nuts%26quot; from Lowe%26#039;s etc. They will not work for this application. Use an edger to dig the %26quot;trench%26quot; for the wire. The wire only has to be buried 1 or 2 inches down.
The key is taking the time to train your pet. I have known of people to pay big money to install a fence, strap the collar on their dog and then complain that the fence is junk when the dog blows right through it. Also, you do not mention the breed of dog. Longhaired breeds require a longer contact probe on the collar (these are included with the system above). Training may take awhile, one of ours took 18 months (she was a bit stubborn) before we trusted her, most were pretty good in a month or so and we have one that it only took 3 days! The amazing thing is that we can take the collar off, put them on a leash and when we head towards the perimeter their brakes come on immediately! You can also block off areas of the yard that you don%26#039;t want them in. When hurricane Isabelle came through we had no power for 3 weeks, the terrain was changed with all the fallen trees, and the underground wire for the fence was damaged and NONE of the kids even tried the fence. As I said earlier, the people who say that it doesn%26#039;t work don%26#039;t know what they are talking about. We have 14 Huskies (15 until we lost one over the summer due to medical reasons), all free to run around, contained in our 6 acre yard. And no I am not a dealer ..... just a satisfied customer with 14 hardheaded Huskies most of them rescued as adults. We can leave them outside unsupervised for hours with no problems. However, we do not leave them outside when we leave the house.
It will not keep other animals out including the neighbor鈥檚 brats. Neither will a 6 foot stockade fence ... this I learned when I lived elsewhere and was attacked by a neighbors dog in my backyard. As far as people being scared of dogs, well if a 15 to 20 foot barrier field isn%26#039;t enough, neither would a chain link fence be. Besides, if the pet stays on your property who cares if they are unreasonably scared. As far as a dog running through ... well yes, that could happen, however, with proper training it is unlikely. Huskies have an extremely high prey drive. Where we live we have a lot of wildlife, large and small. The kids will line up along the edge of the field and watch the rabbits, geese, deer etc. They won%26#039;t challenge the fence. The deer and geese have learned where the kids can and cannot go and will stay just outside %26quot;Husky country%26quot;. Sometimes within 5 feet of the kids. As I said it does work. The key is training. That is the most important part of the installation of the fence
ADD: to Misa M ... what you described is classic ... it happened due to two things, neither of which is the collars fault. You had the collar too tight and had not removed it for a while like you are supposed to at night etc. You might want to at least keep an eye on the wounds or take him to the vet as they can become infected.
ADD to asker: I don%26#039;t know if you have changed the question somewhat or that most of the answerers (me included) did not understand it in the first place. The fence should meet the standards for containment in most areas of the country. That being said, there could be areas that a fence must be a PHYSICAL barrier such as stockade, chainlink etc though they don%26#039;t work in a lot of cases. Check with your local animal control or police to make certain as local laws can be stricter than state laws.
25 years of being owned by Siberian Huskies. I currently have 14 Huskies most of whom were rescued by us from people who didn鈥檛 know what they were getting into. http://www.dogster.com/dogs/486763|||Invisible fencing has its drawbacks, just like any other fence. The main thing - it may or may not stop the dog - it the dog is focused on something outside the yard, they will run through the fence - it is not a guarantee to keep the dog in the yard. then, the dog is stuck outside of their yard and can%26#039;t get back in.
Also, it does not prevent other critters from coming into your yard, so you may end up with your dog cornered and can%26#039;t escape, while others come and go as they please.
I would suggest getting a regular fence (if your area allows it - some neighborhoods have rules about the type of fence that is allowed, you would have to check with your local neighborhood association).|||I don%26#039;t know about the rules in PA but I thought about invisible fencing for my dogs and decided against it. For one thing it%26#039;s pretty expensive and it may keep your dog in but not other dogs out. Also, a person told me that their dog figured it out and was able to go behind their vehicle and it would block the signal to the collar.|||Hey there. Invisible fencing is not a great solution. The lure of squirrels and other varmints is usually enough to make a dog brave a painful electric shock and go after them anyway - please think carefully about what you%26#039;re doing.
Here%26#039;s a great article about electric shock containment systems:
http://www.positivedogs.com/electronic_f...|||check them out at a farm/farm animal supply store. You will get the best for your money.|||I%26#039;m looking at the same thing myself. From what i%26#039;ve read and hear these invisible fences are the way to go. They have some that you can even install yourself.|||you can get one at home depot ive seen them there.|||you need to check with your towns city hall..
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