I had it at my last house and it worked well. FYI though, the first company to come out was Invisible Fence. I went with the second company, as I thought Invisible Fence's price was too high. About a week later, IF called and offered to do the job for about half the price. I had already had it installed by the second company. So you might want to wait a week and see if they call you or try to negotiate the price down. Also, these systems are fairly easy to install yourself if you are handy or know someone who is. Especially if you don't need to go over the driveway. My brother installed his own system and saved a lot of money.

We bought a kit, Sportdog brand (kit on amazon), and DH installed it for under $400, and that included an extra $100 collar since we have two dogs. Sounds like your configuration will require a double loop installation, which requires more work than our single loop. As for how it works for us: my dogs are nervous about it even after two years, though if we used it more they might get used to it. (We have a fenced-in back yard, and almost always put them out back without the collars.) The invisible fence does work - the dogs give the wire a very wide berth. The collars are very bulky, though, so we put them on our dogs only for short periods outside, and take them off as soon as they come inside.

An electric fence can work very well but I think the amount of success can depend largely on the dog as well as the quality of the training it receives. When our dog was about a year old, we had one installed that surrounded our house. It encompassed all of the back and the top 1/2 of the front yards. Our lot is about 3/4 of an acre and it cost 600.00, however the only "training" available was a video showing me what to do. Some people require more than that for a variety of reasons and will pay a lot more as a result. The woman behind us paid about 1500 because she wanted nothing to do with the training process. The job was turn key and her dog, a Spaniel, does not stray at all; she's very happy and says it was worth every penny to her.

We have a lab, I was very consistent with the training and it didn't take that many corrections at all before she got the gist. Within a few months of her training, she didn't even need the collar any more and has always respected the boundries. It's a good thing because it's no longer functional. Three years ago, landscapers cut the wire somewhere and never properly repaired it. (Grrr). Now, the only time she wears a collar of any kind is when we leave the property.

On the flip side, we have neighbors with labs who have electric fences and their dogs are out running a muck in the neighborhood often, so I doubt they received the training they needed.

My advise would be that if you have a pup that is hard to manage or you need help with training, spend the extra and do it right straight out of the gate but if you are used to training on your own, that can be one way to save substantially.

I want to add too that a lot of people think that electric fences are the answer to being able to leave a dog outside unattended which is really not the case. Wearing the shock collar puts the dog at greater risk of attack from preditory animals or even dog theives as they are unable to run away. If you need something to contain your dog while unsupervised, a standard fence would be a better option.

We have had a Dogwatch system installed for many years. When it was installed we had one dog, we subsequently got a second dog.

The system emits a warning beep as the dog approaches the line. If you get closer the beeps increase in frequency. The Dogwatch system differs from IF in that it will not shock the dog if the dog is coming IN to the yard. So if the dog gets out, it is not punished to come back home.

Maggie, our first dog could be described as a lady. She never ever wanted to get shocked(they shock the dog once in training set at lowest setting). She never even wanted to hear the beep. (In my yard the shock line aligns with a deer fence for my veg. garden so it is very easy for me to see where the dogs are in relation to the fence. )

Lucky our second dog is a bit less docile. He also really wants to be one of the human boys and doesnt like it when they go off to play without him. So sons or DH playing/straying outside the invisible fence seemed like a gross injustice to Lucky. This resulted in him getting across the fence a couple of times. Reprimands and increasing the level of correction he would receive if he crossed the border resolved this issue.

Interestingly however is that he is my alert as to when the batteries in the collars need to be changed. One day I will look out the window and see that he is slightly further than I expect him to be. Sure enough when I check the batteries they need to be changed(the battery lasts several years.......)

Oops, you said wireLESS. Disregard my post above! :-o

An invisible fence will never be as good as a real fence. The invisible one will keep your pet IN your yard, but will not keep other animals OUT of it. This can be a major problem for your pet if an aggressive animal comes into the yard and your pet is afraid to "run the fence".

I do have one for the front yard of my house. I put it in many years ago - think it cost about $1800 then. The reason I put it in is that I have two grandsons who are accustomed to indoor/outdoor cats and have never been trained to be careful about a pet getting out the front door. At that time, I had Cavaliers who were "bolters" and I was terrified a grandson would accidentally let one out. If it got away or was killed by a car, it would have been horrible for all involved, including the negligent grandson. So, mine was there as a "back-up" the back garden was fully fenced but the invisible fence also went across the driveway so if a gate were left ajar and the dog ended up in the back driveway, they would stay there.

I would NEVER go off and leave a dog in a yard with an invisible fence. For that matter, I don't ever leave my dogs in our fenced in backyard - too many things can happen including someone stealing ones dog.

Woops, sorry, I somehow missed the "wireless" part too!

Years ago we had one of the original Invisible fence installed. It was wonderful to let the dogs run when we were out gardening, taking care of other animals etc. Never did I just let them out alone. Wildlife, other dogs etc could come in.

I have a friend in NH who has Invisible Fence. It worked great for all her dogs except the most recent one. All the others accepted the fence and learned quickly that the beep means to stop. They learned and respected it's boundary even if they didn't have the IF collars on.

The most recent, despite being trained to it, will blast right through it and be shocked in order to go after a passing dog being walked. She has told me some frightening stories. Also know that they have had some collar/battery issues, and have had IF staff out there at times doing some kind of repairs.

I have three dogs and would never have anything but a 6 foot fence separating them from the street, and anyone/anything going by separated from them for the safety of all.

Another whoops, i also missed the 'wireless' notation.

When we travel and bring our dogs, like when we rent a cottage for a week or two, we use an overhead dog run system. This is what my parents always used for my childhood dog(in addition to 2 --3 x/day daily walks). Wanted to throw this out there for you as an inexpensive, low-tech, high-reliability option.

I want to second Anglo's comment that fenced yard, wireless system, or wired, underground system, dogs should not be left outside when you are not home.

I missed the wifi part as well. Wired or not, all of the above advise is still applicable though.

A 6 ft fence will not keep my new rescue in the yard, she can easily scale/jump that height. She is never left out unsupervised, lest she spot a squirrel and decide to climb a fence (or tree) after it!

In our area, 6 ft fences are also pretty useless to keep out coyote, bobcat, mountain lions and large hawks.

We had an inviisible fence installed so that the dog only went in the back yard, but I could have laid it to include the side yards too and exclude the front yard. We installed it ourself to save money. The controller was plugged into the garage and a single wire exited the controler and I ran it to the back yard and across the back of the property and then to the front and laid it along the front edge of the foundation and back to the controler. A big circle. Our dog was only let out for potty breaks and she was difficult to train. We had to use a larger battery and she was a small dog, but she loved to chase rabbits.

she would get shocked if she was within 5 to 10 feet of the wire and since I laid it right next to the foundation at the front, she quit going in the living room, which was good. She also stayed back from the front door. No more jumping on people. She was hard to train, but this fence helped a lot. I did worry about a bigger dog coming into the yard. She probably would have gone after the dog and would have been on the loosing end.

I'm not sure what type of 'wireless fence' you want but I'll add my experience with IF in case it helps you with your decision. It worked perfectly for both of our labs but they were exceptionally well behaved dogs. We had a German Shepherd who quickly learned that if he lifted his head and turned it a certain way the shock from the collar was minimized - we were forever hunting him down in the neighborhood. We ended up installing a pool so the yard was fenced.

Our neighbor was an IF installer and she often told us that certain dogs were difficult to contain - i.e. hairy dogs like huskies because their hair was so thick and beagles due to their strong desire to follow a scent. She had some clients whose dogs learned that they could just run through the zone because the shock was quick and not long lasting.

True about the thick double coats of dogs like German Shepherds making it hard for the prongs to make contact. We had that problem at first with our shepherd. There are special prongs for dogs with this type of coat that make better contact, if this is what you need.

Thanks all! I am not opposed to an IF, I just don't like the cost. Our house backs up to the woods and we love that view so I don't want a physical fence back there but I also don't want the dog wandering off into the woods.

We don't have the puppy yet so I don't know how much of a bolter he will be. Our Lab was a bolter and probably would have burned through an IF.

This dog is a mix of St. Poodle, Lab, & Golden. We met both parents and the grand-mom (dad is a Labradoodle, mom is a Golden Doodle, grandma is St. Poodle) and they were all very calm and well behaved dogs so hopefully he will have their temperament and be easier to train than our Lab was.

Oh my that's a darling pup!

Best wishes.