Pet Fence – Compared to a Traditional Fence, it's Better
To keep his dog safe, Andrew was thinking of building a fence – a real physical fence – around his home. It had be a fence Sheepshank the overeager Labrador would not be able to scale, as he has that habit with Andrew's garden fence. Beyond that fence are some woods leading to an open space, where dog and owner used to spend time together. A company bought the space and now having it turned into columns of low cost high rise housing. But both dog and master longed for that space.
Physical fence, renters, and zoning rules
Had he been renting, the contract he signed would not have allowed substantial property changes – he's lucky he owns his home. Also, had he been living in a community where zoning rules prohibit installing physical fences, he would also not be able to do it. What could be stopping Andrew?
Time and the cost. If he's to install a fence around his home, he'll need to selectively purchase the materials (and do some comparison shopping before that) and also the tools to be used to bury the fences into the ground.
Contractors could also be hired to do all of the work. Andrew's not certain if his dog Sheepshank will be content with this, being imprisoned inside like an inmate – even after hurdling the costs and the contractor.
Work arounds are available, at a more affordable price
A way around these is an invisible pet fence. This set up is composed of wires buried around your home – through those wires a unit inside the house broadcasts radio signals. You can bury these wires yourself since you'll only need at most a handheld garden shovel to dig up a few inches of soil, and later pat down some earth. No digging and hammering tools needed. No contractors, too. Once the wires have been buried you need to connect it to the broadcast unit in your home and plug it in.
The collar has a device that emits a warning tone when the dog wearing it comes close to the burying wires – the boundaries. Should the dog stay there or continue to try and get out, the tone shifts into a static correction. The appropriate trained response for your dog, which you must instill in him, is to stay inside the marked perimeter.
By not wanting to get that annoying shock, your dog will be accustomed to not barking at all.
Effective pet containment system you can set up yourself
Save for his dog, Andrew lives alone – so he was the one-man contractor that set up his invisible pet fence around his house. He has a friend who's renting and so cannot install physical fences – the invisible pet fence is something that bypasses that – so Andrew is recommending this "fence" to his fellow pet owner.
