Invisible Dog Fence - How to Train Your Dog

Take your time to train your dog or dogs, to be at ease with the invisible dog fence. The extra effort you put in at the beginning will prove to be very beneficial in the future. The manual that comes with a PetSafe invisible dog fence is carefully thought out and very simple to follow. The step-by-step approach covers a fourteen day period and gives you precise instructions what to do for each day.

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PetSafe advise that you put aside about a quarter of an hour a day for the dog training. Spending this time with your pet every day for fourteen days, working through the instructions, will result in having a well adjusted and very happy pet dog. If after the fourteen days, your dog is not taking to the fence or being intimated by it, don't worry. Continue training your dog for 2 or 3 more days, but if you think it is a long way off, then repeat the whole of the invisible dog fence training.

Dogs can get intimidated by the invisible dog fence, should you start to see unusual behaviors like looking scared or avoiding going outside, then we suggest you discontinue with the dog training at that point. Play with your dog well away from the boundary and just have a bit of fun with him. When he is behaving normally again, then continue the training.

You will use boundary flags as part of the training. Once you set up the invisible dog fence, you then stake out the boundary with flags, these are a visual cue for you and your dog. At the end of each training session, you want to end up near the boundary and you want your dog to be happy and comfortable being here. By playing with your dog you are making him feel relaxed about being so close to the border, and it takes his mind of it.

When the day's training session is complete, remember to remove the collar from your dog or else the invisible dog fence will give him a static correction. You may find with some dogs that the training is going better than expected, this is good but stick to the fourteen day schedule. You want to complete the training because reinforcement is very important. As you are working your way through the 14 steps of the training do not contain your furry friend using any other means as this will only cause bewilderment for your dog.

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How Much Does a Dog Fence Cost?

The cost of purchasing a dog fence will change depending on which make and model you get. You can get an indoor and outdoor dog fence, and you can get an underground and a wireless fence.

The 2 manufactures who produce a dog fence for use inside your home are Innotek and PetSafe. There is a big difference in price with PetSafe at $110.00 and Innotek coming in at $70.00. Now, at first glance it looks like it would make sense to go for the Innotek unit. Before you decide to go for the Innotek systems it is worthwhile weighing up the differences. PetSafe will give you three choices so you can select the most appropriate one for your dog and Innotek only offer one product for all dogs.

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The three different indoor dog fences PetSafe manufacture are for hard to train dogs, a deluxe system for use with most dogs and a standard dog fence for cats and very small dogs. So if you get a PetSafe unit, you can get one specifically to suit your dog and so has more chance of working. Where the Innotek one size fits all means that if it has a lot fewer chances of working for your pet.

When it comes to the back yard, PetSafe manufactures an outdoor wireless fence, which Innotek have yet to do. The reason why people like the wireless fence is because it is very quick to set-up. The wireless fence set up is so simple it is child’s play, you turn the transmitter on and you put the receiver collar on your pet's neck. The area of the fence can be adjusted in size from 30 ft to 180 ft in diameter. As the transmitter is so small and light, you can take it away with you when you go on vacation and create a dog fence wherever you stop over.

The other option to a wireless fence is the underground dog fence. The underground invisible dog fence uses a wire to mark out a boundary. The advantage of an underground fence is that you can create any shape boundary, and you can cover a larger area. The leading suppliers of the underground invisible dog fence are Innotek and PetSafe.

The Innotek dog fence is the cheapest at ninety dollars and the PetSafe dog fence varies between one hundred and nineteen dollars and one hundred and sixty dollars. The main difference between PetSafe and Innotek is that the PetSafe dog fence can create a boundary covering an area of twenty five acres and the Innotek model only covers up to five acres. The PetSafe dog fence also gives you 3 models to choose from; stubborn, deluxe and standard.

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Would You Recommend The PetSafe Fence?

If you have a dog that likes to escape from your yard or you wish to contain your dog within a specified area then you will not go far wrong with getting a PetSafe fence. As far as we are concerned, the PetSafe fence is the must have device for containing your dog in the back yard. However, we need to establish if it is suitable for your pet.

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Before considering a PetSafe fence you want to establish if you have an aggressive pet. If your dog is aggressive then it is advised that you don't use this fence or other electric devices. If you find yourself with an aggressive dog or are not sure about the use of a fence then seek advice from your veterinary clinic or a dog trainer.

The next point is "irritation". To be more precise skin irritation, the contact probes can, on some dogs, make the skin go red so look out for this regularly. Should some skin irritation become evident, then in the instructions it advises you do not use the collar until it has all disappeared? Always make sure the contact points are clean, in good condition and check the tightness of the collar when fitting it. If the irritation lasts more than 48 hours then see your vet.

You must also pay attention to your dog's weight and age, depending on which collar or wireless fence you use the weight of your dog needs to be more than 5 lbs, 8 lbs or 20 lbs and the over 6 months old. The reason why your dog must be over six months old is because it will not understand why it is being corrected and may get confused. This will result in the training being ineffective and the fence no use.

The PetSafe fence can be adjusted to accommodate the temperament of many breeds of dogs and their personalities. These temperaments include:

• Highly-strung
• Highly-strung or Average
• Average Energy
• Average or Very Lively
• Very Lively

From a buyer's perspective, the biggest benefit is that you can get up to nearly two months to decide if this is the right wireless fence for your dog and your back yard, because if it is not, you can return it under Radio Fence's money back guarantee. Check out www.squidoo.com/Wireless-Fence to find out more.

Wireless Fence - Is It Safe For Pet Dogs?

You need to be careful because not all wireless fence products are safe. There are some products manufactured in China and other places which I wouldn't buy. One problem is that interference from other devices could trigger them to go off. Many of these cheap imported electronic products don't use up-to-date technology in their design or manufacture, and this usually means they do not work as intended which means they may harm my pet dog.

Having said that, branded wireless fence products like PetSafe or Innotek are perfectly safe because they are designed and manufactured by trustworthy companies who produce top quality products. Just be sure you read the instructions carefully. PetSafe and Innotek have both developed a wireless fence which can be used indoors or outdoors.



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A wireless fence will ensure your dog is not able to jump over your fence or to dig under it. It is probably the cheapest way of solving this problem. If you don't get a wireless fence, the other thing you can do is install a new six foot high fence and this is a very expensive alternative solution. Even if you did install a new fence, it still might not be the answer to your problem because your dog could still burrow underneath it.

You will find that all the training material which comes with a PetSafe wireless fence is very good and very thorough. The training covers a fourteen day period and leaves no stone unturned. The training includes three main stages, which are flag awareness, coping with distractions and unleashed supervision. The distraction part of the training is one of the keys to the success of a wireless fence, as you can train your dog to ignore things happening on the other side of the fence.

To train and to test the training in the distraction phase can include putting a hot dog on the floor or have a family member walk past, it takes a few days for your dog to learn but it is surprising at how quick it picks up what it can and cannot do. This distraction part of the training shows how effective a wireless fence is.

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