How Electronic Dog Fences Work
Many owner are worried when their dog leaves and they are forced to look for it. Dogs can sometimes wander too far off, and get hurt. Some of them don't come back at all. It's time to seriously think about how to keep your dog at home – via a dog fence. If you're still worried this kind of pet containment system might not be worth the money, here's how it works as well as the benefits to consider.
An invisible fence is exactly what it is
An dog fence essentially aims to prevent your dog from leaving the designated area. A very high physical fence, or an electrically-armed one could probably do the same job. You would have to have the fences themselves installed in the surrounding area. Electrically charged fences, while it might work for large properties in wooded and in farm areas, are a tad impractical in urban areas.
The solution is to have an electronic fence installed. These can work in a number of ways. Many electric fence set ups simply involve a wired buried in the ground surrounding a designated space, say your front lawn. Every time the dog approaches the boundaries, a distinguishable tone is heard, a warning. If the dog ignores the warning and continues to move past the boundaries, it receives a corrective shock. So, over time, even though there's no physical barrier fencing it in, the dog learns to stay in the designated area.
At least two other dog containment system works in the same manner. In one set up, radio signals are sent from a central location. The dog, similar to the warning/shock conditions in the buried wire set up, still receives a warning/shock when it tries to leave the radius of the signal. Another way is to rely for marking the area and tracking the dog on the Global Positioning System. In both these set ups, no wires are buried around the area in which the dog must stay.
Aesthetic and humanitarian benefits of electronic dog fences
For some people who are only renting, putting up physical fences may not be allowed. The same problem holds for areas where such digging up and installation are prohibited by ordinances. The work-around, to protect your dog, is to install electronic dog fences. Clear benefits include not having to ruin the landscape and not making it seem that your dog is in prison behind physical fences. Your dog can run around without its view partially hidden by anything.
An dog fence effectively deters your dog from leaving your premises.
