I know people who have had them and unfortunately, their experience wasn't much different than that mentioned above. They weren't yorkies...they were bigger dogs and they got out.
I will say, there was one house in my neighborhood who used it for their pitbull. Most of the yard had a regular fence but they kept the gate open. The dog had an electric fence and he never left the yard. Was it just a well behaved dog?? Did they have the electricity craked up high...IDK. I can't say it made me feel comfortable walking my dogs by and seeing this huge pit bull off leash in it's yard. I'd cross the street and pick up my dog every time I walked by...but it did stay in it's yard. I was super happy to find out they moved!!
I don't think I'd ever use the electric fence...not because I am worried about my yorkies getting out, but because I'd worry about what could get in. An electric fence offers no protection against strange people or strange animals prowling about. There are a lot of dogs in my neigborhood and I've seen quite a few get loose. I'd hate to have one of them enter my yard and attack my dog. |