Some dogs tour the neighbourhood, leaving their owners sick with worry. Some dogs dog come back at the end of the day, but they do so with wounds. Worse, they may never come back at all. It’s time to seriously think about how to keep your dog at home - via a dog fence. Some pet owners are sceptical about this kind of pet containment system, so here’s more info on the matter to help you decide.

An invisible fence is exactly what it is

The idea behind an electronic dog fence is for your pet to be deterred from leaving a specific area. A very high physical fence, or an electrically-armed one could probably do the same job. The inconvenience there is even if you pay contractors to install the physical fence, your dog might find away to scale it, or injure himself trying. And it’s impractical to set up an electric fence in an urban setting, unless you want passers-by and other people’s kids to get hurt.

The solution is to have an electronic fence installed. This set up can work in several ways. Most installations involve burying wires in a “boundary” designated around a specified area. Every time the dog approaches the boundaries, a distinguishable tone is heard, a warning. If the dog ignores the warning and continues to move past the boundaries, it receives a corrective shock. Over time, and with some proper training, your dog will remain in the area - even though there’s nothing visually keeping him inside.

At least two other dog containment system works in the same manner. One way is to use radio signals sent from a central device. The dog, similar to the warning/shock conditions in the buried wire set up, still receives a warning/shock when it tries to leave the radius of the signal. Another way is to rely for marking the area and tracking the dog on the Global Positioning System. Both of these methods do not involve burying wires around the area.

Aesthetic and humanitarian benefits of electronic dog fences

Renters are usually constrained by their contracts - meaning they may not be able to put up physical fences if they want to, to keep their dogs inside. And then there are area where ordinances prevent the same installation. The work-around, to protect your dog, is to install electronic dog fences. Clear benefits include not having to ruin the landscape and not making it seem that your dog is in prison behind physical fences. Your dog is free to roam your area, but not outside it.

With an dog fence, you can be sure your dog won’t wander off, get lost, or hurt himself outside.

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