Electric Fence Question??
I live in a set back area and my Doberman keeps running past my gate to the neighbor’s dogs and everywhere!!! I’m thinking about getting an electric fence set up along the gate that leads down to the road(not a busy one-a dirt road) and to the barn(she also will chase and kill chickens when your back is turned) . If it just shocks her once when she crosses the boundary line it won’t work but if it’s a a continuous shock I think it will. Which way do they work?
Get a REAL fence.
An electric fence for livestock will work. I think what your asking is about the way they shock. It can be intermitt current or continuous. The intermitt is pretty quick though usually pulsates quick enough a large dog will get shocked before they can get through. I’ve used them all my life and if you’ve never touched one then don’t assume they hurt the dog. It bites for a second (I’ve been shocked numerous times) but no worse than an ant bite or bee sting. It’s usually over with so quick you don’t even realize it. And it’s alot better than getting hit by a car or worse for the dog that won’t stay in a fence by any other means! Mine only get zapped once then they know better so much so I can turn the charger off. I’ve even taken the fence down and they still won’t cross that line for a long time. A couple of mine even seem to know when it’s on or off. Like they feel the current or something! However the underground buried ones like that work with the shock collars I have no idea. I think a smart determined dog will run through it or jump it. Especially if a chicken or something catches her eye and she forgets the invisable barrier!!
I am not sure if you mean an electic fence. . . as in fencing for livestock with the wires above the ground, or an invisable fence, which is the one that is under the ground. If you use the livestock kind, it might work. If you use the invisable fence, I highly doubt it. Many dogs will take the shock just to get to the other side. The actually eletric fence holds them up a bit because there is actually a physical barrier plus the shock.
We finally had to put electric fence in, and I was really nervous about it. Now I know it was the best money ever spent. We have a very very large yard, and it was a lot of money, but well worth it. When the collars are on, and they (dogs) get near the line, the collars give a “BEEPING” warning before the actual shock. It took my dogs 2 days to get trained. Honest to god. Now, even if they get out without the collars on, they will NOT go past the lines in the yard. My dogs are huge ( 2 neo mastiffs, and a weimaraner) I had the fence “shock value” turned up high, and they got a few really good zaps two or three times, and then they got it. I tested it on myself too. Believe me, it’s not something you would keep doing to yourself. It does give you piece of mind when the dogs are out. However, they still get 2 long walks/runs a day, so they really don’t get too “penned up” feeling either. I think dogs still need exercise and need to burn off steam, and my dogs learned that they pretty much have the run of the yard, and know the limits. Our road has a high speed limit, and I was really worried about traffic, and we also have deer. Only once did my weim crash thru the fence to chase a deer, so I think that for safety and for the good of the dogs, it is worth it to keep them safe. Some people think it’s cruel, and they are entitled to their own opinion I guess. I myself used to think it was cruel, until I spent hours and hours driving around looking for lost dogs, and twice had to bail them out of dog jail. My neighbors down the road had their lab hit by a car and killed, right at the end of the driveway-that really freaked me out. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would look into buying a shock collar instead. It can be used in more diverse situations and in different environments and locations, while an electric fence can only be useful for that one particular spot.
If you try eBay, I’m sure you can purchase a used shock collar for much less than retail.
There are actually many dogs in the pound because they ran away from the electric fence. If your dog wants to go, she will. The electric fence won’t stop her. It would be best to try and get a regular, high fence or change your fence to a double entry/double gate system to keep her from flying out the gate.
I would use a regular fence. Its the same boundary but it doesn’t hurt the dog.
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