Will it work for hounds? I have some dogs in kennels on dirt and my escape artists (I have 2) I keep on chains now. With all this rain we have gotten here in Texas in the past 6 months I have had a lot of problems. I've had to move them and the pens several times to get them out of the mud. I had thought about just pouring concrete kennels. But I have also thought about moving my dogs further out west I haul them 5+ hours when we hunt. I have thought about hiring someone to take care of them on my base ranch out west. So I don't want to poor concrete unless I move them there. The amount of rain we have gotten isn't normal either, but I have a big enough area to fence off an acre or so with the electric invisible fence or even build a large enclosure they couldn't get out of. I was just curious if anyone has had experience with it the good the bad the ugly on doing this. I am very curious about feeding them in an enclosure like this. I don't want to waste money either way so any help is appreciated.
Clay Pope
Does anyone use an invisible fence?
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I use an invisible fence. It works well for my hound and a stubborn airedale. As with anything to do with dogs, the key is in the training. You must put the time in to train them where they're permitted to be, [ safe zone ] and where they are not. This takes time and persistence. The shocking collar is only there to "remind" them of their boundaries when you're not there to do so.
I do not chain any of my dogs.
One tip: once they are traind to your yard, you must not walk them across the border, like the driveway or a path etc. They must only leave / enter the yard in a vehicle. This helps solidify the boundaries.
I do not chain any of my dogs.
One tip: once they are traind to your yard, you must not walk them across the border, like the driveway or a path etc. They must only leave / enter the yard in a vehicle. This helps solidify the boundaries.
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I use the instant fence. It plugs into the wall and emits a radio signal about 90 feet Radius.
The problems I had with the wire fence was the dogs would learn to run through the Area.. and as soon as they were 10-15 feet past the hidden wire they were free. Many times I would come home to my short hair waiting on the outside of the fence for me to let him back.. (seams he didn't mind the shock for freedom, But damn if he was going to get shocked to come back home.. )
Any ways the radio (instant Fence) Works well for me with our dogs. We have three of them and it gives the dogs about an acre or so of room to run.
You have to keep up on the batteries.
Have had some that didn't respect the line.. I put my tri-tronics on him and just waited He respected that a whole lot more and has never tried anything since.
Also I've seen other dogs learn to run the batteries down by hanging around the fringe areas. the learn that it beeps but no shock.. Well again with the help from tri-tronics my dogs dont know exactly where that line is...LOL the just know that some wear around here.. some bad sh!t happens...
Send me a PM if you need any more questions.. We've had it for three years and haven't had any problems except the ones I mentioned above.
buddy
The problems I had with the wire fence was the dogs would learn to run through the Area.. and as soon as they were 10-15 feet past the hidden wire they were free. Many times I would come home to my short hair waiting on the outside of the fence for me to let him back.. (seams he didn't mind the shock for freedom, But damn if he was going to get shocked to come back home.. )
Any ways the radio (instant Fence) Works well for me with our dogs. We have three of them and it gives the dogs about an acre or so of room to run.
You have to keep up on the batteries.
Have had some that didn't respect the line.. I put my tri-tronics on him and just waited He respected that a whole lot more and has never tried anything since.
Also I've seen other dogs learn to run the batteries down by hanging around the fringe areas. the learn that it beeps but no shock.. Well again with the help from tri-tronics my dogs dont know exactly where that line is...LOL the just know that some wear around here.. some bad sh!t happens...
Send me a PM if you need any more questions.. We've had it for three years and haven't had any problems except the ones I mentioned above.
buddy
I have been using my buried electric fence system for my hounds for almost 8 years now. In the beginning I had mixed results with the system. But after many years of experimenting and trial and error, I have found the system to be EXTERMELY effective on hunting dogs, when certain procedures are followed. The procedures I follow are:
1. I only use the PetSafe RF-275 Super Receiver collars for stubborn and hard to train dogs. These are the only receiver collars that I have found to work consistently on all hounds.
2. I always keep the receiver collars fairly tight. A loose collar will not allow the probes to make good contact with the dog’s skin. I remove the collars from the dogs whenever the collars are not in use.
3. I always keep the batteries in the receiver collars fresh. I check the low battery indicator light on the collars daily.
4. I set the dial on the transmitter so I have a fairly wide detection zone around the burrier wire. I want the collar to activate at about 12-15 feet from the wire. That makes a 25-30 foot burrier that the dog would have to get through.
5. At night and when I am not at home, or when ever I suspect an electric power outage the dogs are locked up. When the power goes out the system will fail. I live on busy highway and learnt this one the hard way.
6. I feel the best age to train my dogs to the system is at 6-7 months old, although older dogs are easily trained to the system.
7. About a week before I start to train a dog to the fence I put the receiver collar on the dog. I want the dog to get use to the weight and feel of the collar. I do not want the dog to associate wearing the collar with the shock during training. The first day or two during training I put the dog on a short rope. I keep the receiver collar in my hand and walk near the wire (marked with flags) keeping the collar close to the dog, so when the collar goes off the dog hears it. I immediately run back away from the wire with the dog and act like I’m afraid. I do this several times through out the day until the dog begins to act afraid of the boundary wire. The dog will learn to be afraid from you. Just as a fawn learns what to be afraid of from it’s mother. Then I will put the receiver collar on the dog, and put a longer rope on the dog, watching so the rope does not get wrapped around the dog’s leg. I let the dog walk around in the fenced in area. I do not force the dog to go by the wire/flags; he will eventually do it on his own. When the dog gets shocked I immediately pull the dog away from the wire. I do this several times a day for maybe up to a week, or until the dog learns to run back in, away from the boundary when it gets shocked without my help with the rope. I will leave the flags up for about a month or until the dog knows were all the boundaries are.
8. I never allow my dogs to get into a very attempting position to cross the wire, such as a live rabbit, until they have been trained on the system for at least a month, and they know all the boundaries very well. My dogs will not cross the wire, not even for a wild animal or another dog.
9. My dogs are NEVER EVER allowed to cross the burrier wire at any time, for any reason in their whole lives. The only way in or out of the fenced in area for my dogs is in a vehicle.
10. The easiest way I found to install the wire, is to mow the grass and brush as close to the ground as possible, then cut a grove in the ground with a chainsaw, and push the wire in with a paint stick. Some guys I know have installed their wire by renting a lawn edger to cut the grove in the ground.
In closing I would like to say, if you are thinking about installing a buried electric fence for your hounds, go ahead and do it. Your dogs will love you for it. They will experience the freedom to run, play, and, exercise, for a few hours a day, and still stay home where they are safe. It will also give you the opportunity to enjoy and spend more time with your dogs. If you follow the procedures I mentioned above, I’m sure you will be happy, with your choice to install your buried electric fence, for your hunting dogs.
1. I only use the PetSafe RF-275 Super Receiver collars for stubborn and hard to train dogs. These are the only receiver collars that I have found to work consistently on all hounds.
2. I always keep the receiver collars fairly tight. A loose collar will not allow the probes to make good contact with the dog’s skin. I remove the collars from the dogs whenever the collars are not in use.
3. I always keep the batteries in the receiver collars fresh. I check the low battery indicator light on the collars daily.
4. I set the dial on the transmitter so I have a fairly wide detection zone around the burrier wire. I want the collar to activate at about 12-15 feet from the wire. That makes a 25-30 foot burrier that the dog would have to get through.
5. At night and when I am not at home, or when ever I suspect an electric power outage the dogs are locked up. When the power goes out the system will fail. I live on busy highway and learnt this one the hard way.
6. I feel the best age to train my dogs to the system is at 6-7 months old, although older dogs are easily trained to the system.
7. About a week before I start to train a dog to the fence I put the receiver collar on the dog. I want the dog to get use to the weight and feel of the collar. I do not want the dog to associate wearing the collar with the shock during training. The first day or two during training I put the dog on a short rope. I keep the receiver collar in my hand and walk near the wire (marked with flags) keeping the collar close to the dog, so when the collar goes off the dog hears it. I immediately run back away from the wire with the dog and act like I’m afraid. I do this several times through out the day until the dog begins to act afraid of the boundary wire. The dog will learn to be afraid from you. Just as a fawn learns what to be afraid of from it’s mother. Then I will put the receiver collar on the dog, and put a longer rope on the dog, watching so the rope does not get wrapped around the dog’s leg. I let the dog walk around in the fenced in area. I do not force the dog to go by the wire/flags; he will eventually do it on his own. When the dog gets shocked I immediately pull the dog away from the wire. I do this several times a day for maybe up to a week, or until the dog learns to run back in, away from the boundary when it gets shocked without my help with the rope. I will leave the flags up for about a month or until the dog knows were all the boundaries are.
8. I never allow my dogs to get into a very attempting position to cross the wire, such as a live rabbit, until they have been trained on the system for at least a month, and they know all the boundaries very well. My dogs will not cross the wire, not even for a wild animal or another dog.
9. My dogs are NEVER EVER allowed to cross the burrier wire at any time, for any reason in their whole lives. The only way in or out of the fenced in area for my dogs is in a vehicle.
10. The easiest way I found to install the wire, is to mow the grass and brush as close to the ground as possible, then cut a grove in the ground with a chainsaw, and push the wire in with a paint stick. Some guys I know have installed their wire by renting a lawn edger to cut the grove in the ground.
In closing I would like to say, if you are thinking about installing a buried electric fence for your hounds, go ahead and do it. Your dogs will love you for it. They will experience the freedom to run, play, and, exercise, for a few hours a day, and still stay home where they are safe. It will also give you the opportunity to enjoy and spend more time with your dogs. If you follow the procedures I mentioned above, I’m sure you will be happy, with your choice to install your buried electric fence, for your hunting dogs.