Underground dog fence

[Adam2012]

I have been thinking about getting a underground dog fence. Does anybody know anything about them, do they work good, we have a lab and a beagle. What is the best brand to get to take care of both of them. My yard is about an acre.
Thanks, Adam

 

[jonnyc1999]

My sister has one, and they work well, but only if the dog is well trained with it. When her dog gets to chasing after something and loses his mind, he can easily blow through the fence and only receive a minor shock. The problem is when he gets out, the system isn't smart enough to let him back in! Also, other animals can come into the fenceline unhindered.

Regardless, I think they are great for a supervised, well trained dog to get some exercise, but if you want to just leave your dog outside it isn't a good system for that.

 

[MikeD74T]

My neighbor has two dogs, a real nice husky & a @#%ho&* golden. They never pass their invisable fence despite the golden wanting to attack everything/anything that passes. MikeD74T

 

[joemd11]

We put one in last summer but I can't think of the brand name. We have 3 dogs (collie, sheltie, and german shepherd). The collie and the shepherd were the worst ones for running out of the yard. I have to say that it has worked well for us. Whatever brand you go with will have a teaching regimen that you must follow with the dogs. We don't leave the dogs outside unsupervised and count on the fence to keep them in. As was mentioned ealier, if the dog sees something irresistible it may bolt across the line.

 

[clee4020]

Petsafe In-Ground fence. The package comes with a 500 ft roll of wire and bought another 500 ft and used almost the entire 2nd roll when I put ours in. I've seen folks fab something to lay underground line and pull it in the ground with tractor, but it the fence only needs to be about an inch or so below surface. I let on tooth down on boxblade to "dig" my trench, or mostly just scratched the surface. Then I pushed the wire in and mashed the grass/dirt over it. About a week or so later you couldn't tell it was there. As far as training, I turned it to its highest settings and walked the dog on a lease a couple times to pull them back when it starts to shock. If they continue to get shocked and get out, then I didn't need that dumb of a dog around my house. The underground fence worked well on a few labs, a bloodhound, and a jack-rat. Petsafe also makes a stubborn dog collar that has higher settings.

FYI...Remember where it is buried b/c I was grading the driveway and forgot and had to fix part of it. Even though they sell "in-ground fence wire", speaker wire works just as good for a patch and a whole lot cheaper. I am not sure about other brands, but mine beeps when there is a line break to let me know.

 

[debo1683]

We have one for our australian shepherd. We just let her out to go potty when we are home. We don't leave her out by herself. She was easy to train and has not had an issue.

I recommend them. I installed ours with a machine specifically designed to install them I rented from the local rental place. Cost about $30.

 

[Adam2012]

I appreciate all of the responses, the main reason I wanted one is I have chickens and I thought it might help keep my lab from chasing them. Also to keep them both off the road.
I will have to look into the petsafe fence sounds like it might do the trick.

 

[GLorman]

I realize it costs quite a bit more, but there is a wireless unit that does the same thing. Where I live in the mountains it would have been quite a job trying to bury the wire. You just set up the unit in the house and set the signal strength and from then on it works like the buried wire type. I think it is good for somewhere between 100 and 200 foot radius around the transmitter.

 

[bp fick]

I realize it costs quite a bit more, but there is a wireless unit that does the same thing. Where I live in the mountains it would have been quite a job trying to bury the wire. You just set up the unit in the house and set the signal strength and from then on it works like the buried wire type. I think it is good for somewhere between 100 and 200 foot radius around the transmitter.

Yup. A lot of folks are not going with the buried wire anymore.

 

[hydro2]

I realize it costs quite a bit more, but there is a wireless unit that does the same thing. Where I live in the mountains it would have been quite a job trying to bury the wire. You just set up the unit in the house and set the signal strength and from then on it works like the buried wire type. I think it is good for somewhere between 100 and 200 foot radius around the transmitter.

We love ours. Works perfect.

 

[hydro2]

I got mine on craigslist for $150.00 with two collars.

 

[pilot-werx]

I had the Invisible fence brand installed to enclose about 10 acres to keep our Lab and English Bulldog in the yard. I liked the fact they did the training and that it has worked flawlessly for 4 years...

 

[troutsqueezer]

Ditto on the wireless. You can put it in the house, adjust the range, move it around. It trained my two dogs almost immediately. Had it hooked up for a couple of months and then it was not required anymore. The training was embedded in their psyche forever. I sold it for a little less than I bought it for the same day I listed it in Craigslist. So in the long run, it was cheaper than the wired type.

That was ten years ago. The dogs still don't leave the immediate area, even to bite a UPS man.

 

[Treemonkey1000]

We had an Aussie that was all energy. So I buried the wire in the pavement in our U turn driveway. The rest of the wire I hung on the fence that surrounded the rest of the property. After getting zapped a few times and us scolding her when she was close to the wire she would not cross it anymore. After about a year with the collar on we took the collar off and she still didn't cross that line for about 6 years.

 

[TheGreyRider]

We have a sportdog brand and although their hunting collars suck, the underground fence is awesome. I have about 4 acres fenced and no issues. 3 dogs and not one has gone thru the fence.

I would recommend anyone installing a fence find, borrow, or rent a trencher, it will make your life a lot easier.

 

[mroldstyle]

We had a generic band from Menards, worked great. No real need to bury the wire as long as its in an area that doesn't get mowed. Kept in a beagle and couple labs.
Hows it going to keep the chickens off the road? thats alot of collars:laughing:

 

[Adam2012]

I worded the part about the chickens wrong, I want to keep the lab from chasing the chickens. Also keep the lab and the beagle off the road.
Thanks Adam

 

[BeezFun]

I want to keep the lab from chasing the chickens.

I know you didn't ask this, but you might find value in conditioning the dog so he can hang around the chickens. We have hawk and coyote problems. Having our dogs in proximity to the chickens and turkeys has helped keep them from being lunch.

 

[Adam2012]

The lab does real good with the chickens until one starts squawking, and flapping its wings. Then the chicken peaks his interest so he decides to give chase, more out of curiosity then anything. I am not planning on completely isolating him from them, just giving the chickens a area to get away from him if he decides to give chase.

Well I hope it will work that way anyway haha
Thanks
Adam

 

[mroldstyle]

I worded the part about the chickens wrong, I want to keep the lab from chasing the chickens. Also keep the lab and the beagle off the road.
Thanks Adam

I figured thats what you meant, just struck me as funny at the time:thumbsup: