There are some pet owners that are hesitant to try new types of dog containment systems. The invisible pet fence, in particular, one of the newer types of pet fences is doubted by some as far as cost and efficiency are concerned. These pet owners seem fixated at the traditional style of dog containment systems, which is essentially a physical fence. In this short article, we go cover this concept and afterwards we explore the advantages and disadvantage of traditional fences. It will also look into the modern pet fences.

A dog containment system is designed to protects your pet

Any set up that aims to keep your dog inside a marked perimeter, regardless of success rate, is a dog containment system. Such a fencing set up is supposed to prevent your dog from getting dog-napped, running away, getting run over by vehicles, or getting lost. It’s supposed to save the pet owner a ton of money by keeping the dog in once place - your property.

Cattle and dogs - are they safe in a traditional fence?

A simple dog containment system can come in the form of a traditional fence - a series of fence posts buried around a perimeter. It’s also the same kind of fence used to contain cattle, which are not as tenacious and curious as dogs.

The costs of traditional pet fences - labor, materials, time, harm to the pet

For those who live on a farm or on vast tracks of land, this a set up could present no problems. One problem with the traditional fence is cost, in terms of materials and labor (unless you can do it all by yourself). If yours is a manual labor profession, or if that’s your hobby, that may not be a problem - but for the rest of us who have day jobs, it’s a problem.

But if a dog owner is renting, he may not be allowed to make substantial physical alterations to the rented property, which include a dug up landscape. Those who do own their property may be prohibited by zoning rules from setting up physical fences.

Even if, through some means, you managed to set up a traditional pet fence, it’s no guarantee your pet will want to stay holed in. Dogs have been known to chew their way out - earning them splints in their gums. Digging is another method dogs use, digging under the fence - expect wounded paws and scratched skin.

That means some pet owner out there will come home to a broken-through physical fence and be worried of the cost of the repair and the injury on the dog. You will always be making a mental list of what’s broken, how much will it take to repair it, and how badly is your dog wounded itself in its escape attempt this time. Also, keep in mind some dogs can jump as high as six feet.

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