[rrosenberry]

Originally Posted by joanmcl

I have 4 shihtzus and 1 yorkie. They all have been trained to stay in our yard with an electric fence. If you train them right with the flags and they really only get shocked once because they learn very quickly to go back when they get beeped before they are shocked (you can adjust the range between the beep and the shock). I think this is the best thing I ever bought for my dogs. I only had 2 dogs when I first got the fence, and I was chasing them all the time. I have heard from my shihtzu sight also how people are againt these fences. I think if you ask my dogs, they will tell you that they would much rather be shocked any day than to be ran over by a car!!!!

I only post here every now and then, so I hope nobody hates me for my opinion.

Joan

Thanks, you KNOW first hand, and I have witnessed this also, a coworker has 3 toy poodles he also has an underground fence, Originally, I thought OH how cruel, so instead of wondering I wanted to feel the shock so I did, it was very faint. And he also advised me, like you said, about the flags, and how quickly they learn, the first day he said, and they stay away, and it works like a charm, he recently moved and it was the first thing he installed at his new house.