Invisible Fence Installed-Rosé not Reacting as I Expected - Page 4

I would call them back Fawn and ask why you were not provided with their free training DVD. You actually did not receive what is considered "training", either. You got bad advice.

Not a fan of underground fencing either.  I knew an ACD that learned to lay by the perimeter and wait for the "beeping" to stop to indicate the battery was dead on the collar and then he would merrily cross the fenceline.  This was years ago so perhaps the new models do not allow this to occur. 

 

Ok, so a dog coming into your yard is run off. you don't have any dogs that will get in a fight with a stray and pursue the dog? I guess you know your dogs. Invisible fence couldn't pay me to use the product. I've seen/know of too many terrible results from radio signal containment systems.

Psycht, the technology hasn't changed. Battery must be live to cause shock....dead battery, no shock.

A neighbour  has an invisible fence.  His Labrapoodle does not cross the
perimeter ... until the battery runs out in his collar.  Then he crosses the
line.  Fortunately he is a nice natured dog, and we don't have a lot of traffic.
Can't help feeling that 1GSD1's Coonhound ignoring the fence is a good
example of precisely why I have never had any faith in these things.  JMO.

 

Paul, there must be some who like it...there are a million copycats and inv fence has been around too long, lol.
A bitch in heat is always a trouble maker,lol. Those boys will risk life and limb to get to her...so what's a fleeting shock. Lol

THE INVISIBLE FENCED does not work with our high drive german shepherds,,

THey see a prey and the drive kicks i n...Our shepherds are geared to take high intensity pain and still work..,.NO fence of a electric charge unless it kills them on first shot will guarantee they will not just run rigth  thru,...I know I was trained by a high drive owner and breeder of Police dog canines.,   A k9 will invade the hardest of pain to get to the victim,,,no little battery would stop my dogs so I am one who would never trust an Invisible fence,.THey sell anyone anything,

I k now labs and Phoo foo dogs wont pass the perimeters and they also run home or back to  Mommie if I stomp my feet


The invisible fence is only for keeping a dog in not for any kind of training..Sorry but someone sold you a bill of goods,.
I have 3 acres in cattle fence and I have 3 top climbers,,,because of my imprinting and my dogs training never has anyone of them even tried to climb the outside fences or dig out,,THey are too afraid they will miss me coming out the door,,their noses are glued to the back or front door or gate to work and play if I come out,,They will run the front fence if a bycycle goes by or a gold wing motorcycle is on the road but I would never trust the Invisible Fence,

That is just like the Top Competitor in USA WORLD competition years ago trusted the obedient champion of many titles to not leave his side on command, and did not believe he needed a leash  and one day saw a deer in the woods down the road,,,GONE   INSTINCT of the wild took over his commands and titles and all the yelling his owner had in him,,,,,,dead hit by a truck

YR

You also do not use a shock collar for dog training on a dog who is not old enough to know better and has not been trained properly in the commands  you are trying to inforce,   YOU use shock collars to CORRECT or enforce what you already have trained into the \dog but they are not minding and are hard headed,,and need some heavy hand to correct and respond fast and clean up their act,,
never on an untrained, green dog or pup

YR

Hundmutter, This coon hound was nothing like my GSDS. This was a very thick headed determined dog that was not really a coon hound, i just didn't go in to detail. He was bred to hunt bear. He was bear stock and huge with a head like a rottie, big bone and black and rust. Have you seen a 95lb coon hound?  

We had the company make him another collar that had 2 additional prongs and a higher volt battery. Again this was decades ago and I'd never think of doing that again nor would I own a dog like him again.

I  must repeat this was not a GSD nor a Lab nor someone's lap dog. This was a dog that could care less about a shock when something was more important. He was bred to never back down from bear.

We had the fencing for about 15 years with that issue with him and only him.  We had a groundhog fight twice and some sore necks. It was not that bad but regular fence is better.



 

YR, a high prey drive dog without discernment is not a good candidate for the electric fence. My Silas busted through in prey drive after a bicyclist. He did decide to come back with his tongue lolling, and wait for us to let him back in. We were realizing we were about to need to make adjustments to the distance and the intensity, but he was the dog that died from DM and it was ultimately unnecessary. 

As Paul has mentioned, there are plenty of GSD's who respect such a fence's boundaries. And are so exact in understanding the boundaries, that even with a dead battery they will not challenge it, for a while, that is, without an audio reinforcement.

Of course they do not stop animals from entering a property. If one understands that limitation and employ its use to keep a dog out of a road, then it is simply a life saver and can provide incredible peace of mind. I personally do not leave my house with the dogs outside, period. If they are loose outside, then you know I am home, as well. I do know that even with the fence gate open, they are not going to go out of it.