Some dogs tour the neighbourhood, leaving their owners sick with worry. Some dogs dog come back at the end of the day, but they do so with wounds. Some of them don’t come back at all. It’s time to consider putting up a dog fence. Some pet owners are sceptical about this kind of pet containment system, so here’s more info on the matter to help you decide.

The fence is not visible to the naked eye

An dog fence essentially aims to prevent your dog from leaving the designated area. A very high physical fence, or an electrically-armed one could probably do the same job. You would have to have the fences themselves installed in the surrounding area. Even if you set it up to be electrically charged, that’s impractical in urban settings - not to mention dangerous.

An electronic fence is the practical alternative. This set up can work in several ways. The most popular is for wires to be buried in the boundaries of the area where you don’t want your dog to leave. The dog wears a collar with a device that emits a distinct warning sound every time the dog approached the boundaries. If the dog ignores the warning and continues to move past the boundaries, it receives a corrective shock. Over time, and with some proper training, your dog will remain in the area - even though there’s nothing visually keeping him inside.

Other systems of containing your dog work along the same lines. In one set up, radio signals are sent from a central location. The dog, similar to the warning/shock conditions in the buried wire set up, still receives a warning/shock when it tries to leave the radius of the signal. Another way of marking the “boundaries” is by use of the GPS tracking system. Both of these methods do not involve burying wires around the area.

Aesthetic and humanitarian benefits of electronic dog fences

For some people who are only renting, putting up physical fences may not be allowed. The same problem holds for areas where such digging up and installation are prohibited by ordinances. The work-around, to protect your dog, is to install electronic dog fences. Clear benefits include not having to ruin the landscape and not making it seem that your dog is in prison behind physical fences. Physical fences can have that walled in effect, and with an electronic fence, your dog can still roam free, to some extent.

An dog fence effectively deters your dog from leaving your premises.

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