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06-14-2005, 06:04 AM | #1 |
Enja's Mom too! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC
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| Electric Dog Fences Hi! I was wondering if any of you use an electric dog fence for you Yorkie. I really don't want to do this, but we live in a new neighborhood that is steadily growing and I just don't want my baby to run out into the road. I want him to be able to run around in our yard without worries. He is 5lbs. and I am just worried that the fence might hurt him. Is this silly? If any of you have experience with this, please pass along the maker and model to me. Thanks so much!
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06-14-2005, 06:14 AM | #2 |
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| My neighbors have one and they have teeny little dogs (and 2 big ones). They don't have any problems. I have other neighbors that have 2 Labs and they will leave the undergound fence line EVERY time it isn't on. Don't try to save any money where this is concerned...you may end up with one that doesn't work and it only takes once. Good luck; I'm all for it! Talk to the salesperson, you should be able to set the wattage for the size of pet you have. |
06-14-2005, 06:20 AM | #3 |
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| My MeMe has an electric fence for her dogs b/c she has alot of land around her house but she also lives on a busy highway. I agree the idea of your dog getting shocked sounds really bad but it honestly only took her dogs about a day to figure out how far they could go. They know exactly where that fence is and won't go past it. I don't know about a 5lb yorkie though, the shock could be too much since he's so little. My only advice on that would be to check and double check before you buy it and make sure that it's ok for a dog that small. But other than that they work really well. Also (i'm sure you already know this but) make sure the fence is turned off during bad weather. My meme forgot to do this one day and lighting struck a tree in her yard and it shocked all the dogs b/c they were still wearing their collars. It didn't hurt them bad but now they are terrified of storms. I don't know if any of this helped. If you'd like I can call her this evening and ask more questions about it. |
06-14-2005, 06:24 AM | #4 |
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| Electrical Fence???? Are you talking about the invisible fence? If you are talking about an invisible fence, I believe your dog is too small to wear he shock collar. Might want to check on that. Plus, I don't know how you feel about shock collar? Not many people like to shock their dogs especially at that size. I have seen them work very well when it is taught to the dogs properly, however, I have heard about dogs screaming with fear and pain because the owner did not read the instructions and didn't teach the dog to avoid he shock. Honestly, I don't care too much for it. I rather spend the extra money and build the fence. Actually, I did. Spend over $5000 to fence my yard and sod it so my dogs will have a safe place to potty. |
06-14-2005, 06:29 AM | #5 |
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| Horrible things - it can never be right to use an electric shock on a dog ! And even if you think it's OK to do so it may keep your dog in but whats to stop people or animals entering and harming your dog ? |
06-14-2005, 06:32 AM | #6 |
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| This is true!!!!!!!!! |
06-14-2005, 06:35 AM | #7 |
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| I'm not trying to contradict myself, I like to keep an open mind. Anyone or anything can still get in! My neighbors dogs are probably like 3 pounds...but I don't know how it went training them, they are already trained. And that horror story of ALL of the dogs being shocked during a storm because they had their collars on is a terrifying thought! |
06-14-2005, 06:38 AM | #8 |
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| Thank you all for your responses. I agree that I don't want to do anything that might hurt my baby. We are considering building a fence for the back yard, but our neighborhood has strict convenances and rules about it! I just feel bad that I have to have Zeus on the leash whenever we go out. We will definitely look into other options, before we resort to the invisible fence. I was just wondering if any of you had positive experiences with it. Thanks!
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06-14-2005, 06:48 AM | #9 | |
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06-14-2005, 06:52 AM | #10 |
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| Oh, I didn't mean it sounded terrible in a neglectful way, I meant I would never have thought of it; and I'm sure a lot of others wouldn't have either. I look at it as a helpful tip, just like when I suggested people trim their dog's hair if she is expecting puppies so they don't get caught up and strangle in it. |
06-14-2005, 07:12 AM | #11 |
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| I didn't think you meant it in a mean or bad way. I just didn't want anyone to think this happens all the time or something like that. I agree I'm not crazy about an electric fence but this was my MeMe's only option because of how her yard is she can't put up a fence. |
06-14-2005, 07:18 AM | #12 |
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| Just a thought why not make a smaller area safe with a proper fence - then at least you don't ned to leash all the time. |
06-14-2005, 07:45 AM | #13 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | we used electric fences for our pointers and they worked well. and sure enough when our box went out and we didn't know it is when Hank jumped over the gate and got hit by a car in front of our house. For a yorkie, I don't know. My in-laws live in the country and have an electric fence in the back 1 1/2 acres along with a regular fence. Gracie got back there once and got shocked. She doesn't go back there anymore so she learned the first time.
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06-14-2005, 08:06 AM | #14 |
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| 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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