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05-30-2005, 10:37 AM | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan
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| invisible fence? Does anyone here have the invisible fence? We have 2 acres and can't fence the whole thing and the boys really love it out so we are thinking about getting invisible fence for an area? Pro's con's and aprox cost...thanks, |
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05-30-2005, 10:40 AM | #2 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Effingham, Illinois
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| Our big 90 lb. dog has an invisible fence. It is the kind that is wireless, much better than burying a wire. That said, I would NEVER use a shock collar and a little yorkie! The shock would jurt them too much and the collar would be too heavy for them. Why don't you fence in a play yard for them?
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05-30-2005, 10:41 AM | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Surrey
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| Horrible things ! They may keep your dog in but they don't keep other peoples out so your dog is at the mercy of anyone and anything. Also they work by electric shocks - not something that should be used on a dog ever ! |
05-30-2005, 10:53 AM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan
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| uugh....do not like the shock idea, I have just seen their signs popping up around here...fencing is not an option....will have to come up with another idea |
05-30-2005, 11:42 AM | #5 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Caldwell Idaho
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| ok, I have had a horrible experiance with the invisable fences. Back in 93 my neighbor had a german shepard named Mega and the only thing keeping her in was the invisable fence. (I think they were somewhat new at the time but as far as I know the technology hasnt changed much.) Anyway she was a great family dog and even liked all of us, we would go over there often while they were home and BBQ ad such. One day I was walking up MY OWN driveway, I was 8 months pregnant, and all of a sudden I heard barking and growling. I figured I was ok but thought it was odd Mega was acting that way, however with the fence active she certainly wouldnt leave the yard. How wrong I was, she bolted towards me and attacked me in the frontyard of my own home. Luckily at the time my dad lived and worked at home in our daylight basement. He quickly saw what was happening, got a bat and litterally had to swing several times to stop her from biting me. I was crumpled on the ground covering my belly from her. Now remember this was aloving family pet, and I was in my own yard when this happened. Turns out she had been puting her head near the fence line a lot, shocking herself on purpose. Maybe looking for a weak zone but when it was later tested they found none. Later this same dog attaked 4 other people, I was only the first. One was not so lucky, he literally lost a hand in the attack and he was further down the drive than I was. They say it drove her nuts and that it was common for dogs to have happen. Mega was put to sleep 4 months after her attack on me, and in the end even went after her own families children. I am still to this day terrified of big dogs (except my own)and I will never use one of those fences for the fear it could happen again. They pulled the fence, and their next dog never had a problem, to bad they learned to late for Mega. I would say stay away from they not only is it cruel to them, but it can cause harm to others as well.
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05-30-2005, 12:03 PM | #6 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Effingham, Illinois
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| Our Cinder is a 90 lb. Lab/Doberman mix and is the sweetest girl in the world (unless you happen to be the UPS man!). She has had an invisible fence for years now and is very accustomed to it. It keeps her out of the street and she is quite content with it. She is so smart, however, that if she really wants out, she will sit in the beep zone (where it beeps but doesn't shock) until the battery wears down! Then she will go visiting the neighbors! She has only done this a few times in the 9 years we've had her, though. The reason we first got it for her was that we lived on a busy highway and there was no way to fence in the yard. It was much more humane than letting her get run over. In no way would I ever use one on a little Yorkie, though! They are much too small for that and need outside supervision anyway since other dogs can come into the yard. I also let the collar shock me several times before I ever put it on her. It was uncomfortable but not terrible. It would be awful for a tiny though! When we moved to Illinois, she was used to the invisible fence so we got another one that is wireless. It is much better than the old ones with the buried wire.
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05-30-2005, 05:38 PM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005
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| Fence It happens I just got a fence for my girls and I love it. I have an acre and wanted an invisible fence or one of those Forever Fences that have the decorative bars. Well, after researching the first, I would never shock my yorkies, not to mention that they are very fast and could just learn to run through. The Forever Fence would have had to be put 3 inches apart rather than 4 because Lacey could go right through the bars! That was an estimated cost of $11,000 for about 1/4 acre. So, I happened to go to a neighborhood home and there was a black vinyl chain length fence that blended nicely in our wooded neighborhood. So, I got more than 1/2 acre fenced for about $3500 and it looks terrific. Now, my girls can run more than in the dog park, it's so cute to watch them chase each other and the squirrels. They also put a wire along the bottom to prevent digging under. I still can't let them out without supervision because of owls and fox that think Lacey is a great lunch but I don't have to worry about them getting lost forever in the woods. |
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05-30-2005, 06:27 PM | #9 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004
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| We also have a lot of acreage, so when my boys came along we ended up putting a short picket fence, that's around 32" high, around a portion of the yard that's connected to the house. We made the fence ourselves, it took a while, but now I know that they won't run off. I still go outside with them and keep an eye on them but at least they can be on the deck with me. I wouldn't go with the invisible fence, my dad's neighbors have it and they have Jack Russels, and they do find ways to occasionally get out. Not safe enough for me. ...Theresa & The Boys |
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