Looking at getting one for my dog. She listens most of the time, but she has discovered a pond near by. Once she catches you not looking shes gone and not turning back.
smokinjay said:Looking at getting one for my dog. She listens most of the time, but she has discovered a pond near by. Once she catches you not looking shes gone and not turning back.
davmor said:I use a Dogtra on my Lab. The paging or vibrate feature works well. When she gets head strong she gets a nick. I find that if she has the collar on she does listen to my voice commands more.
lukem said:smokinjay said:Looking at getting one for my dog. She listens most of the time, but she has discovered a pond near by. Once she catches you not looking shes gone and not turning back.
I have an in-ground fence system for my 85lb two-year-old yellow lab. He learned really quickly and no longer has any interest in jail-breaking. I have it around the perimeter of my 3 acre yard.
This one was a bit pricey compared to some of the others, but it has a lifetime warranty.
http://www.amazon.com/SportDOG-In-G...00FETSYU/ref=sr?ie=UTF8&qid=1318438539&sr=8-3
If you get one, do yourself a favor and rent the mini-trencher that lays the cable. It was 30 bucks and worth every penny. Had the whole job done in a few hours.
smokinjay said:Now she knows its a whole new game. Cant wait to Zap her! :lol:
ISeeDeadBTUs said:smokinjay said:Now she knows its a whole new game. Cant wait to Zap her! :lol:
I'm thinkin the Native American Princess is only going to take that one time . . . next thing ya know yer gonna wake up with that think strapped to your ba||s!!
'Cause no way were you thinking about shocking your canine . . . that's just rude to your best friend. Don't you think he'd like to shock (bite, scratch, poop on) you sometimes for some of the stupid things you do to him?!? :wow:
smokinjay said:lukem said:smokinjay said:Looking at getting one for my dog. She listens most of the time, but she has discovered a pond near by. Once she catches you not looking shes gone and not turning back.
I have an in-ground fence system for my 85lb two-year-old yellow lab. He learned really quickly and no longer has any interest in jail-breaking. I have it around the perimeter of my 3 acre yard.
This one was a bit pricey compared to some of the others, but it has a lifetime warranty.
http://www.amazon.com/SportDOG-In-G...00FETSYU/ref=sr?ie=UTF8&qid=1318438539&sr=8-3
If you get one, do yourself a favor and rent the mini-trencher that lays the cable. It was 30 bucks and worth every penny. Had the whole job done in a few hours.
My neighbor has that set up on 4 acres with 3 big dogs. I think if I could zap her on a dead run she will be back to normal quick.....
Bocefus78 said:The invisible fences shock them on their way back in the yard too (at least from my experience). My dog would sit in the damn street and look at you wanting to come back. You had to physically remove the collar and before she would cross the line to go back home.
snowleopard said:If Jay were a dog, he'd be a black lab. I'm betting that she's something along those lines.
On the other hand, if Dennis was a dog, he'd be a hound. Gamma would be a Standard Poodle. BrotherBart would be a Jack Russell Terrier. Jake would be a Schipperke. ISeeDeadBTU's would be one of those dogs that refuse to make eye contact with you, then sneak up behind and bites. Bad dog. BiggRedd would be a pit bull. And so on.
snowleopard said:Gamma would be a Standard Poodle.
basswidow said:I have a chocolate lab and we have the invisible fence. The previous homeowner had the buried fence installed - so we just needed the controls and collar. My dog learned the boundry within minutes. It doesn't take them long to figure it out. Mine gives a warning beep when they get too close and shock when they proceed. You can adjust the sensitivity. Works in all kinds of weather and in the deep snow. If the collar battery dies or there is a power failure, she still respects the boundry because she has learned it. We have deer, ground hogs, neighbors walking their dogs, and she will only go as far as the boundry. They give you the marker flags, but the dogs don't need them. They know when they are near the shock point.
It's so nice to open the door and allow her that freedom. She loves the fence too. She has a good 2 + acres to roam and run. I will always have an invisible fence if I have a dog. It's the only way to go. Great invention and my dog is no worse for it.
It's an easy do it yourself deal too. The line doesn't go deep.
Get a good system. I think my box is Petstop. It's collar battery's last long. I don't have much faith in the wireless ones.
BeGreen said:Bart would be more appropriately a fine mutt, American born and bred.
FWIW, the best dog we ever had was a 115# sheppoolab. Dad was a labradoodle and mom was a big German Shepard. In spite of being a big, intimidating dog looking like a chesty wolfhound, he always listened.
yooperdave said:jay- i'm thinking that if 99 had a shock collar around here, it would be on my neck to keep me off this site
however, the neighbor 3 doors down had them on his dogs for awhile and ended up going with the underground fence that seems to work ideal for keeping his dogs in the yard....but not for stopping the barking. although, they don't seem to bark all that much.....
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