Radio fence for springer pup

k81

I’m looking to get a Springer pup next week and plan to train the pup myself, this will be my first gun dog. I’m not sure yet how to contain the pup and was thinking of using the radio fence system. Has anyone used such systems for gun dogs and can they adversely affect their training. Any information appreciated.

garv123

k81 wrote: »

I’m looking to get a Springer pup next week and plan to train the pup myself, this will be my first gun dog. I’m not sure yet how to contain the pup and was thinking of using the radio fence system. Has anyone used such systems for gun dogs and can they adversely affect their training. Any information appreciated.

we were raring a fox hound before and we used the radio fence on him.

i dont see how it could effect a dogs training. he's not going to hear the beeping sound out in the field. it takes very little time for him to get used to the fence. you can have him used to it in a few evenings out with him showing him the boundary

Vizzy

Have to say that the radio fence is the best thing since sliced bread
As Garv says it doesn't affect the training badly in any way,in fact when the dog gets used to it he/she will know exactly where where the "clicking"starts and wont go any further than that.My pup got used to it in about an hour.
If you take the collar off the dog after a few days he wont follow you across the wire.

You can also set up different zones in the garden as well( around flower pots,the barbequeetc) so the dog wont go near them either.
Tip - if you want to bring the dog across the wire always put the dog on a lead and then walk it out.That way it associates being on a lead with you as being safe,but if you are not with it,then it will get a shock.

Best of luck

k81

cheers for the replies, just read somewhere that it might affect the hunting instinct or make them nervous. Garden is fairly secure but have had dogs escape in the past, dont want to take any chances

willcork

Those fences are the pest thing ever. Have a springer bitch and she was going in to the neighbours chasing his chickens. She never crosses the fence now except on the lead. You do have to put the time in to training them to it though, and it doesnt affect the hunting instinct at all.

Spunk84

How long do you leave the collar on the dog for? I've seen these on the cousins rottie, the dog would come running teeth out and as soon as he hits near the fence he stops and doesn't cross it.

garv123

best leave it on because if they get close and heat the beep they could chance crossing it.

my grandfather had a very clever Alsatian dog when these fences were very new. the dog would lie down and go to sleep when the collar was beeping. he'd no then when the beeping stopped the collar was dead and he'd run out.

one problem with the wire is that rabbits like to eat it. it would be good if you could tie it to a fence or if you had the time go around with a spade and make a slit in the ground and drop the wire in. we done this in our 3/4 acre garden in the old house. pretty time consuming but since me and my brother were 8-10 we got landed with doing it :rolleyes: slave labour. handy too because its not in the way of the lawnmower.


where the two bits meet coming into the house, its best to wrap them around eachother and it doesnt beep then. in a hosue we were renting it wasnt wrapped around eachother at first and the dog would never do a full lap of the house. put both ends in a drill is the quickest way to do it.

mickmcl09

Radio fence is brilliant. Gun dog will pick up the idea of it very quickly. I have a Samoyed and fence is very effective. However, not only would he know when the battery is down( check collar weekly by taking it out to the boundary to listen for the beeps), if a gate is open and there's a neighbours beloved in heat, a dog will run through the fence - he needs a spot where he can get through the boundary quickly. He will not crawl through the hedge and past the fence, it would take too long and obviously he'd be on the receiving end of too many shocks for the trouble.
Fence needs a relatively good boundary to maximise it's effectiveness.

garv123

mickmcl09 wrote: »

Radio fence is brilliant. Gun dog will pick up the idea of it very quickly. I have a Samoyed and fence is very effective. However, not only would he know when the battery is down( check collar weekly by taking it out to the boundary to listen for the beeps), if a gate is open and there's a neighbours beloved in heat, a dog will run through the fence - he needs a spot where he can get through the boundary quickly. He will not crawl through the hedge and past the fence, it would take too long and obviously he'd be on the receiving end of too many shocks for the trouble.
Fence needs a relatively good boundary to maximise it's effectiveness.

the fences can be controlled on how strong the shock is and how far away he can get to the wire. we had ours set up so that the dog could only half the front garden because they already had a huge area to roam and the big dogs wouldnt be intimidating anyone walking past. you can loop the wires over and back a few times which would increase the area he will be getting shocked for and will stop him getting out

k81

There is a hedge around one side and one meter high chain link fence at the other side of the garden, so the dog wont be able to run through. However I was wondering how close to the fence wire can the dog get before recieving an audible warning.

garv123

k81 wrote: »

There is a hedge around one side and one meter high chain link fence at the other side of the garden, so the dog wont be able to run through. However I was wondering how close to the fence wire can the dog get before recieving an audible warning.

theres a twisty thing on the box which you can adjust. he can get right up to it or he can get a few metres before it beeps

Vizzy

k81 wrote: »

There is a hedge around one side and one meter high chain link fence at the other side of the garden, so the dog wont be able to run through. However I was wondering how close to the fence wire can the dog get before recieving an audible warning.

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