First of all - has anybody seen my invisible dog?
Secondly - I'm sure that this has been discussed, but I couldn't find anything when I searched. If anyone can post a link to a previous discussion, I would be grateful.
Anyway, we are looking into installing an "invisible" fence for my wife's dog Molly. The dog is a 60 lb. retriever that has developed a propensity to wander off with another dog. (The other dog, Jake, is one that I refer to as "not my dog". He just showed up one day and comes and goes. He's generally good-natured, but I would have gotten rid of him except that my daughter really likes him - and he really likes her. So I can't just make him disappear...).
We have 140 acres with fence line all around it. I would like to fence off about 100 acres of it - there are existing border and cross-fences that already bound this area. Also, this would let Molly know, very clearly, where the boundaries are. My plan is to install 99% of the wire above ground by zip-tying it to the existing fencing that goes around the area. This seems to be fine with most fencing equipment.
Can anybody recommend a product for this? I've searched repeatedly, and I keep coming up with a SportDog SDF100 system as the most likely unit. I've had some communication with one supplier, and they say that I have to buy the wire (about 10,000 ft) from them. This take the cost up to about $2,000, with about $1600 of in wiring.
The thing is, I have access to wiring at a much reduced price through a local provider, so I would prefer to go this method.
Does anybody have any experience with a project/product like this? There are lots of units that do 10-25 acres, but the 100 acre seems to be minority product.
Any help or recommendations/experience will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Good luck and take care.
Secondly - I'm sure that this has been discussed, but I couldn't find anything when I searched. If anyone can post a link to a previous discussion, I would be grateful.
Anyway, we are looking into installing an "invisible" fence for my wife's dog Molly. The dog is a 60 lb. retriever that has developed a propensity to wander off with another dog. (The other dog, Jake, is one that I refer to as "not my dog". He just showed up one day and comes and goes. He's generally good-natured, but I would have gotten rid of him except that my daughter really likes him - and he really likes her. So I can't just make him disappear...).
We have 140 acres with fence line all around it. I would like to fence off about 100 acres of it - there are existing border and cross-fences that already bound this area. Also, this would let Molly know, very clearly, where the boundaries are. My plan is to install 99% of the wire above ground by zip-tying it to the existing fencing that goes around the area. This seems to be fine with most fencing equipment.
Can anybody recommend a product for this? I've searched repeatedly, and I keep coming up with a SportDog SDF100 system as the most likely unit. I've had some communication with one supplier, and they say that I have to buy the wire (about 10,000 ft) from them. This take the cost up to about $2,000, with about $1600 of in wiring.
The thing is, I have access to wiring at a much reduced price through a local provider, so I would prefer to go this method.
Does anybody have any experience with a project/product like this? There are lots of units that do 10-25 acres, but the 100 acre seems to be minority product.
Any help or recommendations/experience will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Good luck and take care.