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04-06-2010, 11:20 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: TN
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| wireless fences - yay or nay? so, i'm thinking of getting a wireless fence on my property so my dog can go outside when she wants without being on a leash or confined. i didn't know what a wireless fence was until i went to my mother's house and noticed the dog's next door would run right up to the driveway, but never cross. i asked what the deal was and my mom told me about the wireless fence/collars. when she told me about it (how it shocks them) it was before i owned a dog, and i thought it sounded pretty horrible! now that i own a dog and i can't afford to put a fence around my property (it's big) it's sounding like a good idea. obviously, i'm still not decided on it because i want to make sure it's humane (hence, the post). what are your thoughts on the wireless fences? are they harmful? do you have one? is it effective? |
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04-07-2010, 01:58 AM | #2 |
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| My brother has one for his Rat Terrier. He lives on a busy city street and It worked for him. After training Jack to use it ,he doesn't even turn it on now. He keeps the collar on him and he will not go beyond the boundary(during training he got shocked a lot and he knows exactly where the boundary is) For these little guys I am not sure about it. I wouldn't rely on it totally and there is also the danger of birds of prey picking them up. I hope you get more replies as I am not sure I could trust it, and the collar they have to wear is IMO too heavy for their little necks.
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04-07-2010, 03:15 AM | #4 |
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| I have been thinking about a fence also but mostly so that he stays away from the road. I live in the country and I don't leave him out alone but I also want him to be able to run and I don't want him to be on leash all the time. I understand training to stay away from the road but I am still afraid and don't want any accidents. You can turn down the shock so I don't think that will be the problem but the collar might be a bit big. The underground fence has a smaller collar but not the wireless. I will be looking forward to more responses |
04-07-2010, 03:23 AM | #5 |
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| I would personally never use one for a Yorkie! I don't use collars on our two small ones, only a harness. I'm not positive, but I don't think they are recommended if your dog is not 5lbs. Our two are 6lbs, but I still couldn't see them wearing a collar and the extra weight of the device, not to mention shocking a dog that small. JMO
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04-07-2010, 03:29 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: wi
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| I think the fence company says 8 or 10 pounds for the dog so 5 pounds would be to small. My sister has a 10 pound poodle and it works great for her. |
04-07-2010, 03:29 AM | #7 |
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| No. Only because it could cause one to be to comfortable about it and then may end up leaving the dog outside unattended. You live where there are hawks and they do swoop down and get yorkies from time to time. There have been people on here in the past that have seen it almost take their dog away. Last edited by topknot; 04-07-2010 at 03:31 AM. |
04-07-2010, 03:59 AM | #8 | |
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04-07-2010, 05:44 AM | #9 | |
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I looked into the wireless fences but they're out of my budget right now and personally, I don't know if it would even keep him in. I think if he saw a squirrel or something, he would probably go right through it. His recall has gotten 90% better and he's gotten out a few times and came right back to me, so I think I'm just going to continue off leash training that way. I don't really know exactly how I'd make the boundaries because we just have sooo much land between ours and the field behind us, it'd be difficult to make boundaries, but I dunno. I think those fences do have their place, but they will never be 100% and I would never leave a dog in one unattended. I think they have some that don't really shock but it's more like static or whatever... and also they beep when the dog is getting close, so the dog learns when the beep goes off not to go any further. But I would just not feel right about shocking him, even though he's over 12lbs.
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04-07-2010, 05:57 AM | #10 |
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| Please never leave your yorkie outside inattended. Besides hawks, there are coyotes. I have seen them in the pasture across from my yard and there was a fox that ran infront of my car just last week on my way to work - that is just 5 min. from our majoy town/city. There are houses all around, so you just do not know. Yorkies are about the size of a rabbit and can easily be taken off. A few years ago, when I did live in a subdivision in our city limits our neighbors - more than just one (actually it was about 5 of us) were missing our cats. We called animal control and they said it was coyotes and they have had a big problem with them all over in the last few years. So please no yorkies left unattended. Thank you. |
04-07-2010, 06:19 AM | #11 | |
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How scary about the cats missing--- that's sooo creepy!
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04-07-2010, 06:19 AM | #12 |
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| no!!!!!!! I would worry about hawks, eagles and coyotes or other dogs. You are in the country, not the city. I live in a cul-de-sac with houses and school near buy and my Gigio was taken out of my yard by a coyote. I have also seen hawks and eagles. Maybe think about a dog run with the top covered.
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04-07-2010, 06:22 AM | #13 | |
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04-07-2010, 06:22 AM | #14 | |
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04-07-2010, 06:27 AM | #15 | |
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Maryland and Delaware have the distinction of being the last two states in the contiguous United States to be colonized by coyotes. Coyotes are a relatively new addition to local ecosystems, and were first documented in Maryland during 1972. Recent analysis in Virginia has verified an approximate 29% annual growth rate in its coyote population. Maryland and Virginia share similar habitat types and land use patterns. Scary!!! I've never heard of coyotes being around here. I've seen foxes once or twice in my life.
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