Questions and Need Advice on a Good Dog Containment System

[etteluap70PC]

Hi all!
You all have such wonderful advice on a variety of topics so here I am....
We may be adopting a 3 year old English Springer Spaniel. A friend is moving out of state and cannot take Baxter with them. We went and met him today and her is a very playful friendly dog. No jumping or barking (my daughter gets scared when dogs jump at her alot).
Baxter is currently used to a fenced in fairly large back yard (slightly larger than ours) We do not want to install all that fencing.
I know some of you have the invisible fence. Do you like it? Do you think it would be OK to use with a dog that is not a puppy and used to visible/physical boundaries?

We would be installing this ourselves to keep the cost down. Any tips?

 

[janetupnorth]

Paulette - there is a little bit of training with any system you would get. There is a great wireless model out that Kelly just got...Kelly - how is it working?Some dogs do not react well to them, but a springer spaniel "should" be o.k.I also have a NIB older model one here sitting at my desk with extra wire I could line you up with...Let me pull Kelly's thread so you can look at that and some information I sent her.PM me your e-mail and I'll get you some articles, etc.

 

[Kitchen Diva]

Janet is the resident Pet Expert! She can help you with any pet questions!

 

[janetupnorth]

Paulette - here is Kelly's thread: http://www.chefsuccess.com/f18/invisable-dog-fence-33987/

 

[etteluap70PC]

I remember that conversation... I read most of it.

Just curious if there was any other input?

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

This place is going to the dogs.

 

[janetupnorth]

Janet is the resident Pet Expert! She can help you with any pet questions!

I'm not a PET EXPERT! LOL!

I am a pet owner, teach Pet First Aid courses for the Red Cross and work at a Pet Supply Company...

...so I have resources. I'm sure many out there may know more than me, but I hold my own well!

But thanks for the kudos...

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Better to be a pet expert than a pet pervert.

 

[chefmary]

Paulette:

We own two dogs, a Corgi and a Lab Mix, both love to roam! Blackie, the lab, used to chase deer all the time, until we bought our system, which is the Pet Safe Instant Fence. It's a radio signal, rather than wired, which allows us to take it wherever we go (camping, visiting another family). All we have to do is set the perimeter (up to 90 feet circumference) and we're good to go. We bought ours at Home Depot. I don't know if they still carry them, but here is a link to an online outlet, with a pretty good description of how it works. Pet Safe Wireless Fence is instant fence that's portable wireless dog fencing.

Good luck!

 

[janetupnorth]

Sorry, I got sidetrack on a medical call here at work...here is more information:Wireless Dog Fences: PetSafe Wireless FenceComparison Chart of Underground Fences for DogsHidden Fences: General FAQsHidden Fences: Easy-to-install <br>Outside ContainmentHidden Electronic Fences: Understanding Underground Dog Fences

 

[etteluap70PC]

Paulette:

We own two dogs, a Corgi and a Lab Mix, both love to roam! Blackie, the lab, used to chase deer all the time, until we bought our system, which is the Pet Safe Instant Fence. It's a radio signal, rather than wired, which allows us to take it wherever we go (camping, visiting another family). All we have to do is set the perimeter (up to 90 feet circumference) and we're good to go. We bought ours at Home Depot. I don't know if they still carry them, but here is a link to an online outlet, with a pretty good description of how it works. Pet Safe Wireless Fence is instant fence that's portable wireless dog fencing.

Good luck!

So if you take it with you do do the flags or just let them get shocked and they figure it out?

 

[janetupnorth]

If you've trained them with flags, it is nice if they know the meaning. With our two, we just let them figure out the boundaries. Of course, we've only done in ground ones and when at my brothers just put the collars on and used his.

 

[chefmary]

So if you take it with you do do the flags or just let them get shocked and they figure it out?

We usually take a few flags with us to give them an idea of their boundaries. They both were shocked in their initial training and it hurt to see their reactions!! Also, the collars start to beep when they get close to the line, so they have an idea without even seeing the flags that they shouldn't go any further.

Mary