Electric fence for dog

psychic34

Hi I want to get an electric fence to keep my dog from wandering off, Iv been told to get the type farmers use. Do any one know how much one of these costs and where i could get one cheap in the Wexford area.

aonb

Is this a pet dog or a working dog?
Is it a bitch or dog?
Is this an outdoor dog or kept inside usually?
Obviously you dont want your dog to wander (specially if its a bitch!) but a more humane way to keep it from straying would be a fenced in area - chicken wire and a few stakes are not expensive. Or you could put up a couple poles with a wire on, and a line that attaches to its collar so the dog can move about

Conmaicne Mara

Chicken wire won't keep in much of dog.

who the fug

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Chicken wire won't keep in much of dog.

or a fox out:(

bertie1

Petsafe in Waterford do a wireless one, you can set the range & if the dogs goes outside that he gets a warning beep to tell him & then a rap off it until he goes in home . You do need to change the batteries about every 6 weeks

meoklmrk91

To be honest these are a waste of money, if you saw the amount of dogs found wandering with radio fence collars on their necks you would think so too. You will either end up with a dog who is clever and figures out that all they have to do is endure the shock for a couple of seconds and then they are home free or a nervous wreak who is afraid to go out in the garden.

Don't agree with their use myself. Your money would be much better spent on a decent run or some proper fencing for your garden.

Rho b

I was sceptical about this type of fence until I discovered one of my neighbours recently got one for their year old husky type. The young dog was regularly to be seen wandering in various fields around the place over the last few months. We were asked by the neighbour to ring him if we saw the dog outside his farm so that he could come and collect him.
The dog was in a run and walked twice a day (4 miles) by the neighbours wife but when allowed out he would take off over the fields. Things came to a bit of head when the dog was seen rounding up some goats on another neighbours farm. He did not attack or harm them.
The neighbours bought one of those radio collars and set it up so the dog has an about acre to run around the house and yard.
I visited the neighbour a few weeks ago and was surprised to see the dog loose in the yard and not over the fields. Apparently after two shocks and two or three warning beeps from the collar the dog copped on and is now happy running loosely about the house/yard. He is also developing into an excellent guard dog too as he now knows his boundaries.

MANSFIELD

psychic34 wrote: »

Hi I want to get an electric fence to keep my dog from wandering off, Iv been told to get the type farmers use. Do any one know how much one of these costs and where i could get one cheap in the Wexford area.

Cheap radio fence for dogs are useless . Get a Forcefield radio fence - that will keep your dog in.

My Forcefield radio fence cost me 230 euro 3 years ago I bought it in a Glanbia shop. Works great , my dog would be killed on the road but for it. He was always running out the gate onto the road before I got it.

http://www.forcefield.ie/uk/pet_care/uk_outdoor_pet_care.htm

Midlandsman80

Are you in the countryside? If you are and a have farm land around you that are electric fenced just speak to the owner about running your fence off it,will cost him nout and you can buy tape for 15 quid and see how it goes for you,one bang off that are he/she won't go within an arses roar of it...works perfect for my two very high drive dobes....if dosnt work for you it's only a 15 quid loss.....

oldyouth

Hi

I had a recent thread on this myself

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=87434956

Just as an update, the fence is working fine. The pup had 2/3 zaps off it and now doesn't go near it. If you're playing ball around the garden, he'll chase it hard but slams on the brakes if it gets within a couple of feet. So far, so good for me. I'm glad I didn't get the collar system

monseiur

psychic34 wrote: »

Hi I want to get an electric fence to keep my dog from wandering off, Iv been told to get the type farmers use. Do any one know how much one of these costs and where i could get one cheap in the Wexford area.

I just want to confirm what others have said, the good quality radio fences work but forget the cheap ones. They work off the mains electricity and are very easy to set up.
A neighbour has one for years and his German Shephard (Alstaian) dog knows his boundry, never broke out.
I also know of a lad who has 2 doberman pinchchers and they are vicious, but they never dare to break out.....mind you no one ever dares to break in either

almighty1

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

To be honest these are a waste of money, if you saw the amount of dogs found wandering with radio fence collars on their necks you would think so too. You will either end up with a dog who is clever and figures out that all they have to do is endure the shock for a couple of seconds and then they are home free or a nervous wreak who is afraid to go out in the garden.

Don't agree with their use myself. Your money would be much better spent on a decent run or some proper fencing for your garden.

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Scaremongering of the highest. Most dogs don't break out and most dogs don't turn into a nervous wreck.


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