You have put a great deal of effort into making your yard beautiful. Now you have brought home a dog, and you don’t want to add a fence that detracts from your landscaping, but you still want to know that your new pet won’t run into the street or run off. The solution can be found with an electric dog fence.
These relatively new restraint systems have gained popularity as more and more people choose to avoid a standard fence for their pet. Essentially invisible, they have the potential of restraining a dog to a given area without impacting the visual flow of a yard. They can be installed over the weekend by a competent do-it-yourself-er, which makes them about as perfect a solution as you can ask for.
First you need to decide how much area you wish your dog to have. You are not required to let them roam your whole yard. You can also choose to make some areas impassible requiring your dog stay in the back yard, for example. Mark off the area with some spray paint or flags and dig a small trough into which you will place the transmission wire. There are specialized machines that can do this in one step if you wish to rent one. Place the wire and connect it to the transmitter. Plug in the transmitter. Place the collar, equipped with the receiver upon your dog.
The final step involves training your dog. With the flags in place take your dog towards the flags. As they approach the buried wire they will receive a small shock; the closer the approach, the greater the shock. As soon as they turn away praise them effusively. Over a number of days and several training sessions your dog will learn to stay behind the flags. Almost all dogs are successful in time.
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