Electric Dog Fence experiences with training?
Beth B.
2 years ago
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Ninapearl
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Kids and electric fences
Comments (14)marc5, Something isn't adding up. You have a horse fence 4 times stronger than what the pamphlet I got at TSC recommends for horses and 8 times stronger than what I'm looking at. I also recall pictures that showed your wire pretty low to the ground in reach of toddlers. The pamphlet doesn't even recommend 8000 volts on any fence, although I've seen that figure for bears from other companies. I don't think you have enough bears in Ohio to use that as your excuse should that hypothetical toddler with a pacemaker grab your fence. Yet I'm supposed to worry about liability with a low powered fence 4' off the ground and on the inside of my chain link fabric? At the same time I'm not supposed to worry about the liability of kids getting poison on their hands, eating poison apples before the PHI, the kids sticking their hands over the fence to get bitten by the dog, the kids jumping the fence to get attacked by the dog or driving down the street and having one of the kids dart out in front of me. If I was going to worry about getting sued over every little thing I'd have to strip my trees until these kids get too old to visit the swing set, I'd also have to get rid of my dog. Be real. We're not talking the 50,000 volts from a Taser. Brandon, I'm thinking the 1000v may be enough because of the short run and short distance to the ground rod. I think the cattle guy I know has a modern charger and while it doesn't lock you up forever like a weed burner it still makes you wish you hadn't touched it. I don't know how many volts his is but it covers quite a spread cut into different pastures and fields so it can't be too high at the fence. If 1000 wouldn't be enough to make them think I bet it would be enough to keep them from climbing. But I guess if 1000 doesn't work it would've been better to spend the $20 extra for 2000. Knowing what 2000 felt like from my childhood I don't think it would need to be more than that. Rhizo, The father is a weekend father - full time drunk. He is the one that yelled at one of the kids to "leave the apples alone ... they're fake anyway". She was actually trying to get my dog to go to the fence and was just near the tree to hide from me while she called the dog. That tells me he knows they took apples last year and any sane person knows as soon as their back is turned those kids are going right back to what they were doing. He cares when he is there, but since this is someone else's playground he rarely is. He doesn't care enough to watch them, they have to be beating on the swingset pretty loudly before he yells ... even when he's already outside. Or maybe he only cares when I am there, he's quicker to jump when the neighbors are out than if they aren't. He would probably be willing to take an apple himself if they were beer flavored, stealing fruit is not only a kid thing. My nephew who is a cop was part of stealing apricots from his brother's neighbor. My sister-in-law says her aunt will stop and take apples off any tree she she's anywhere. The fact that they jumped the fence to get to one of the traps is the big issue, my dog does not like kids, and I bet these kids are a big part of the reason why. The number of apples they take isn't much of an issue. Them becoming so bold as to jump the fence could make the number of apples they take in the future become an issue but for now it's a few cider apples off the fence side of the tree....See MoreElectric Fence Over driveway enough?
Comments (7)You can do as cynthia suggested and run the wire along one side of the road. If the layout of your home doesn't allow this then I see nothing wrong with putting wire across the road, from one end of the fence to the other. If it's an asphalt road, installers usually cut a small channel in the road and place the wire in it. If it's gravel, your DH will need to make sure the gravel doesn't damage the wire when it's buried. I assume you're aware that the dogs will need to be trained for about a week (with flags) in order to learn their new boundaries....See MoreIn-ground fence safe with elderly dogs?
Comments (10)BTW folks, I should have mentioned I live in a very residential area with NO coyotes. At worst, we get a stray bunny rabbit or opossum now and then. Also my neighbor across the street lets her yorkies stray at will (it drives me nuts to see those dogs in the street -- I've had to stop and HONK several times to get them out of the street -- they were lucky it was me). I'm convinced that *if* one of my dogs had taken down one of her dogs, if it strayed over an invisible fence-line, it would have created a great stink. But I do think my dogs would do just fine with an Invisible Fence (IF). However, we already have privacy fenced back yard, and our dog door leads out this area, so its a moot point. I just wanted to clarify that its not that I'm totally anti-IF; I just think *if* there are other safer measures, then you are better safe than sorry. Additionally, I can't guarantee that no one would ever move to our neighborhood that had an aggressive dog who would stray into our area. However, our city's animal control unit is very active. It would not be a stray for long. I keep waiting to hear my neighbor complain that someone "stole" her yorkies....See Moreelectric Fence Recommendations/Reviews
Comments (11)I'm repeating what I posted on another forum in reply to Roorezzi's question, if only to inform others to the best of my ability. Again, it's Roo's choice and sometimes it is the best option for some situations... If it is your only choice for such a large and rough-terrained area then I say go for it. Otherwise, I am not a fan. I managed a shelter for many years and I've had my share of experience with both large and small dogs. We got lots of 'escapees'. My biggest complaint is that they do not protect your animal from other predators, but leave your animal trapped. Obviously, this may be more of an issue for animals in a more residential type of neighborhood (taunting children, dog-theft, etc.). The wild predators are really more of an issue in rural areas. However, roaming "packs" of feral or discarded dogs can be a big threat to pets in either rural or residential areas. Additionally, some animals just find that the "zap" is worth it or if not -- they've blasted through it so fast that "worth it" wasn't a consideration -- they were moving too fast to stop or think. In our area, a local talk-radio host advertises one of the products mentioned above. However, he neglects to mention that his **previous** pet (last year) was attacked by cayotes in his own yard. His Jack Russell was trapped in their half-acre back yard during the attack. Bear in mind your own location. If someone else is letting their undisciplined dog roam, that can spell trouble for your dog in such a situation. Nothing beats a really good fence....See MoreNinapearl
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