Electronic Dog Fence – a Beginner’s Guide
Writing by Admin on Saturday, 4 of September , 2010 at 5:02 am
Physical fences have been a traditional way to keep dogs and livestock contained. There are supposed to prevent animals from entering and leaving the specified area. Some fences are equipped to release a current when touched. For owners who tend to worry about where their dogs run off to, such a pet fencing system is available. Many dog owners claim that this pet containment system tends to be more cost effective over time. Further, they’re more preferred in areas where ordinances prohibit installing physical fences.
A fence without a fence? How does that work?
It’s simple, the goal is for your dog to keep inside your area. An electronic dog fence is essentially an area bound by buried wires instead of erected fences. The boundaries are marked by small flags outside of which the dog is not to venture. Via a collar the dog wears, it hears a warning sound when it approaches the boundaries. The collar sends out a mild shock every time he leaves the boundaries. Over time, the dog will behave inside the fence as though he could not get out of it – heeding both the warning sounds and the shock correction.
So even though there are no physically erected fences publicly visible, there might as well be, since the dog will keep inside the area marked by the flags. Humans and other animals not wearing the collar are naturally unaffected by the virtual or hidden fence. Either due to the aesthetics (virtual fences retains or avoids ruining precious yard space), some dog owners prefer the electronic dog fence to actual, physical fences.
Other ways of keeping your pet inside a marked perimeter
There are alternative ways to this pet containment system’s set up. Marking the boundaries of the area, in an alternate set up, makes use of radio signals broadcast from a central device. A designated radius replaces the buried wires, and when the dog nears the edge of that boundary, it receives a warning sound; should it continue to ignore that sound, a mild shock follow. Another system is possible via the use of the Global Positioning System, which some dog owners find more sophisticated compared to the other two. Should the dog try to ignore the warning sound, the static correction sets in – this is the same condition that applies for all three sets ups: the buried wire, the radio signal set up, and the GPRS system.
Should the dog ignore the corrective shock, its intensity and frequency can be increased as per the adjustment deemed appropriate. It must be emphasized that the dog takes some time getting used to interpreting the warning signal, hence the dog must be trained to and rewarded when he decides to remain inside the electronic dog fence.
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