Looking for an electronic dog fence.

[Birdog]

We are using the Dog Watch system. Talked to a lot of folks with both, was the most recommended. Took about a half hour to train the dog initially. For the first few months we kept the collar on him, but now we just use it every few weeks as a refresher course..

As mentioned, get a cable installer, or rent a vibro plow and install the cable yourself. VERY simple to setup once the cable is in, and then you can forget about it..

Thats the answer...Any of them should work very well with your dog...Just be sure to do the training !

I just have to say...beating dogs is NOT the answer....That is an emotional response and that never works

 

[Ratickle]

Thats the answer...Any of them should work very well with your dog...Just be sure to do the training !

I just have to say...beating dogs is NOT the answer....That is an emotional response and that never works

Is there a system that outperforms the rest? We have a Black Lab that showed up last Thursday. Has two collars, sits, stays, no chip, vet says around 10 months, but what a handful. Nothing from anyone claiming him yet, hope to reunite soon but???????

We have 5 acres.....

 

[cuda]

Is there a system that outperforms the rest? We have a Black Lab that showed up last Thursday. Has two collars, sits, stays, no chip, vet says around 10 months, but what a handful. Nothing from anyone claiming him yet, hope to reunite soon but???????

We have 5 acres.....

Labs are very active puppies. I've raised three of them. You don't need to beat a lab, just yelling at them will break their heart. I was lucky with Dixie, the two bulldogs are a couple months older than she is, and they kept her plenty busy. I had a lab out in Oregon that would chew up anything, the pool, her dog house, and I don't remember the amount of shoes we went through. She loved the snow out there, and when it would rain, she'd dig a hole for the water to puddle in, then lay in it.

I think some people have the wrong idea of me. I'm not the Michael Vick of the dog world. I rarely have to whip Spot, now that he knows I will. It's like telling a kid not to do something, and they do it anyway. It's like my dad told me many years ago, you don't have to spank a kid, once he believes you will.

 

[Birdog]

Is there a system that outperforms the rest? We have a Black Lab that showed up last Thursday. Has two collars, sits, stays, no chip, vet says around 10 months, but what a handful. Nothing from anyone claiming him yet, hope to reunite soon but???????

We have 5 acres.....

Labs...You just gotta love them. Always happy....

I'm not really up on the brands...I spend ALOT of time teaching my dogs the boundries {I mess with hunting dogs so they have to learn anyway}. So i have never had one. I do know they dont work with every dog but will with most

 

[Ratickle]

Labs are very active puppies. I've raised three of them. You don't need to beat a lab, just yelling at them will break their heart. I was lucky with Dixie, the two bulldogs are a couple months older than she is, and they kept her plenty busy. I had a lab out in Oregon that would chew up anything, the pool, her dog house, and I don't remember the amount of shoes we went through. She loved the snow out there, and when it would rain, she'd dig a hole for the water to puddle in, then lay in it.

I think some people have the wrong idea of me. I'm not the Michael Vick of the dog world. I rarely have to whip Spot, now that he knows I will. It's like telling a kid not to do something, and they do it anyway. It's like my dad told me many years ago, you don't have to spank a kid, once he believes you will.

Joe, you will not get anyone, including me, to believe that hitting an animal or person over the head with a stick is the proper way to train. A lot different than spanking or other forms of negative reinforcement. I also don't believe you're a Michael Vick. So, discussion over for me.

Now, this one has chewed up dang near everything in the garage. Doesn't seem to matter how big it is, just a little larger challenge so far..... I'd be afraid to put the car in there now, be gone the next day.....

 

[cuda]

Now, this one has chewed up dang near everything in the garage. Doesn't seem to matter how big it is, just a little larger challenge so far..... I'd be afraid to put the car in there now, be gone the next day.....

The tires would be gone for sure!

 

[MacGyver]

If I ever saw anybody strike a dog across the head with lumber or pipe, the police would be at your door in a few minutes. Thats animal abuse....period.

Marry Christmas.

 

[TCEd]

Re : Invisible fence systems. The wire and insulation are a thin gauge. Rabbits will chew it if they find it and weather is rough on it even when it's buried. We used a heavier gauge after having problems with the supplied wire.

You can install the wire easily. Use a power edger and cut a slot just under the turf or soil and cover or rent a sliter used for cable installation. Lot cheaper then the costs of a install.

Please,
Don't whip, hit children or pets ! I experienced it as a child from my step-father and I never fogave him. To be held captive and hit
whipped is wrong !
ed

 

[MarylandMark]

Marry Christmas.

:cheers2:

J/K! I have a sheltie, long story but was a dog I bought "with" one of my best friends 11 year old daughter because they were going a tough divorce. Best dog I've ever owned. Listens and learns and loves more than any dog I've ever had.

 

[2112]

I have the "no pain feeling breeds" too. Invisible fences are worthless if they see something they want to go chase after.

I too believe in tough love but to me, tough love means an open hand swat on the rump that is more loud than qanything else and only in the rarest of circumstances (almost always two of them are scrapping it up). I may have used it once in 2 years.

Cuda, I understand your objectives but I have to say I just don't believe your dogs understand what you are trying to accomplish when you whack them with a stick. If you need the get the message across that you are boss (and you are) pin them to the ground, (letting them breathe freely and some room for them to squirm), they will eventually capitulate. No harm done and you don't have to break their spirit.

I think Caesar Milan is probably the best dog trainer out there. He understands that dogs are happiest when they have a strong leader.

 

[DAREDEVIL]

I've had five bulldogs, and they don't feel pain when they are fighting. One I have now ran off, so I was whupping him with an oak branch, so he wouldn't run off and get run over in the highway. While I was whupping him, he bared his teeth at me, so I hit him right between the eyes and broke a two inch piece of oak over his head. I don't think he even blinked!

U should not do that to any animal ,,,,,,,,just sick and not right,,,,u need to learn alot my friend ?!

If u all train your dogs they will not run off , no matter waht.
Mine knows exactly how far he can go , even if a cat or something would sit across the street he will stay in his yard.
I never whip a dog.

 

[MarylandMark]

On a side note, welcome back Dare Devil.

Ok with the threats folks......we all know we'd all get along if it were over a drink and a smoke.

 

[Woody]

This has to be the most ignorant post I have read. I also have a loaded double barrel shotgun to shoot any alligator that lives in the canal behind my house, in case I see one after my lab. Nobody loves their pets more than me, sometimes it has to be tough love. I learned that when one of my dogs ran out in the road at three months old, and got hit by a car. I thought he was dead. I was so distraught I couldn't even give the vet my name. They took one of his legs off, and I still have him 11 years later. If you've never witnessed your dog hit by a car, you have no idea how it feels. I do. You are welcome to bring your own oak stick to teach me a lesson if you want. I'm not going anywhere, and I'm not hard to find. Walk a mile in my shoes before you threaten me, and cuss me. If you want to teach me, I'll be your huckleberry.

I stand by my post, a POS like you should not be allowed to have pets. I didn't threaten you but I did say you deserve the same. All you know is violence or at least retaliating with lame threats of violence. You have some serious problems...You don't know what I've been through with my pets so don't try and jusify it because you could not train them in a humane way.

 

[Ratickle]

As moderators we have tough decisions to make. Sometimes I've been chastised for being to quick to edit. Sometimes I've been chastised for not editing But, there is one small set of rules I try to follow.

Don't make threats against other members. Rebuke the message, not the messenger. Follow those and my moderating becomes very easy, okay?

My current thought is there are a few posts which should be edited by those who made them, not by a moderator. This is also Christmas Eve and I happen to think this thread has taken a not very holiday like turn.

So, let's get back on track for the question that was asked and


Merry Christmas to all of you and your pets........

 

[Madpoodle]

Merry Christmas from Maximum Overdrive to you and yours..


Who's standing next to me with his Frisbee as I type..

 

[Ratickle]

Here is our Cat Tree awhile back.....

 

[Magicfloat]

Our 4 dogs are lounging around the Christmas tree now.11 Christmases for my old lab,first Christmas for our new rescue lab mix.. Also thinking about Russ(t500hps) who buried his 17 year old cat today(another thread),so sorry,Russ. Merry Christmas to all,and all your pets.

 

[catastrophe]

Everybody gets a gift at Christmas...Last Year

 

[Tommy Gun]

I do both. At the house I have the invisible fence and it works great. At the lake I use the sport collar, but you're right, can't leave her unattended....and it doesn't transmitt through the water. If the receiver is on the bottom side of her neck as she swims; it won't shock her & she'll take off to the other side of the cove.

Really? Mine seem to work better in the water??? I have 2 Goldens and when the fur gets wet the collar seems to work better.

 

[Magicfloat]

My next door neighbor had a bad experience with his underground fence.He went out of town for a few days and left it on to keep his big lab in.I left for a while and when I came back,another neighbor asked me about the dog statue next door.Turned out old Jake was caught in the beam,paralized and in shock,not moving. I ran over and called to him,he was unresponsive and shaking.I grabbed him and pulled him free. He seemed OK but must have been freaked out for a while.The neighbor he noticed the "statue" a couple hours ago. My neighbor never used the fence again. Maybe an isolated incident,but because of that I would not use one.I have a real fence for my crew.MIght be fine as long as you are home to watch out for problems,but leaving it unattended seems like a bad idea.