The underground fences that I've seen are all for I believe 10 lbs and over, so your yorkie is probably too small for them.
However we use the underground fence on our three big dogs. I have to say I felt horrible shocking the dogs. We did just as the booklet said, trainingwise, but it still took a shock or two to really show them not to cross it. You are supposed to walk around the border with the dogs and I made my husband do it because I felt so bad. However this really has been the best thing for my dogs. We have a regular fenced area for them. We don't leave them out all the time with the underground fence, we use in in addition to our regular fence. When we are outside it allows them to come outside of the fence with us without having to be chained up. They love to sit on the porch and come out when we are working outside. I have one big dog that has never been able to be outside of his fence without some sort of chain. Now he is soooo happy he is out without a chain. Honestly I think it is definately the best thing we've done for our dogs.
I've seen a small beagle, but I would be a little afraid to use it on a small dog myself. I would also not recommend leaving them outside alone for any length of time, like has been said earlier it may keep your dogs in but it doesn't keep others out. I would also not use it as the main fence for an outside dog, in my opinion they really need a fenced in area for normal use.
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