radio fence

moreau

Hi folks,

Our dog has to tied up due to his wandering nature but I heard a friend of a friend say that he swears by his radio fence.

It would offer the dog a lot more freedom and save work for me. But do they really work? Would like some neutral opinions as those on suppliers website are of course biased.

btw, I rang the dublin suppliers but they are closed till 22 jan on holidays! I could not believe my ears. Can these be bought from stores?

Thanks

D.

Caked Karen

hi there
i cant honestly day that they are really good but that is just my opinion!
my dog would have more than likely been taken away from me only for i pursuaded the family to get the fence and she has loads of space to run around all day!
it takes about a week to train them but once its done thats it! have her for over a year now and she hasnt got around it yet.
Advised my auntie to get one aswell there a while back and her dog has the whole back field to run free and play!he is a bigger dog aswell (staf bull terrier) and he hasnt chanced going through it yet!
i got mine it through my dad in his hardware company but as far as i know there are alot of places around that sell them. i cant remember the make of the one we have but i will let you know.
the handy thing is you can make the wire as long and as short as you want so you could start off with a small perimeter and make it bigger once the dog is used to it

Alfasudcrazy

I got the fence for my two dobermans as they were starting to break out. I found impossible to train them. The two dobermans just laughed at me and continued to play their wrestling games. But I put the electronic collars on them anyway and laid the wire around the perimeter of our one and a half acre property.

They had themselves trained within a day and have never broken out since. The important thing is to lay the wire (fence) along the perimeter - ie: along a physical obstacle so that the dogs can learn that its not wise to even approach the perimeter.

I would set the fence to the position you want it permanently from the start. Changing the wire afterwards is not a good idea as it will only confuse your dogs and devalue its effect.

BTW - I have heard of some dogs jumping over low gates and accepting the electric shock so any obstacle or gate should be high enough to prevent the dog jumping it. Any of the wise breeds will soon wise up to this and your fence will be useless then.;)

Jules

fences are a great idea but also is your dog neutered /spayed. alot of time running off can be them looking for a mate/food your basic hormonally driven urges. Might be helpful too! Also can just be they want to run off as well! jsut a suggestion!

clairey

you can get them in vets! They are not cheap though but honestly its the best purchase i ever made. my two dogs have the run of the whole garden and can be left outside while im in work, its brilliant! It cost 400 altogether thats for the fence and two collars, its well worth the money!

Alfasudcrazy

I also am very pleased with my radio fence. You must put the wire around the natural boundary of your property though and I have heard of some dogs being able to take the shock to jump over low gates.

I have mine installed about three months now they have never broken out since and I have two dobermans.

Sigma Force

You can either fence off the garden or part of it or buy a dog run Cill Dara dog runs are in the golden pages, you can pick a size to suit and you can always extend it by adding panels over time.
Radio fences are all well and good but they won't keep other animals out, also if the collar is left on too long it can cause a rash.
The dog needs to be trained to the fence using flag markers.

If you think a radio fence is the way to go it's better than obviiouslys letting the dog wander but for more peace of mind a solid fence may be more expensive if you have a large area to cover but they are a great barrier.
FRS farm reliefe services are good to deal with I found anyway.

Danes

This might keep your dogs from leaving your property on their own but it wont stop them being stolen.

If you have an un spayed bitch, it wont keep other male dogs out and if you have an un neutered male, it probably wont keep him in if he gets a whiff of a female in season.

Sorry to sound negative but I'd go with a traditional fence anyday.