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Originally Posted by Bonanza
Sorry, but I disagree with you; an electric fence is NOT the answer.
We also had an electric fence. Hated it! If your dog is a jumper like ours, she was able to jump above the point where the signal would emit the charge -- higher than where the electronic fence would work/shock. Also, the electronic collar is a pain in the you-know-what! It is bulky and you absolutely should not leave it on your dog all the time which means you have to put it on them each and every time they need or want to go out.
Lastly, any critter can still enter your yard, i.e., a coyote, alligator, or other nasty critters and even someone who wants to steal your dog.
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Disagree with the above. It is true that old style base level Invisible fences could be easily breached, and once the dog was out he / she could stay out. HOWEVER, the newer models from Invisible Fence broadcast out much further, so if FIDO decides to breach he will quickly come running back into his yard. Both my neighbor and I have them installed at our respctive properties and both have very independent minded medium to large dogs. After one training session and a month of keeping the flags up, neither of us havehad anything close to a breach. And they have been teased by humans and dogs and water birds to go off property. At night we light the yard up like a baseball field so we can see where FIDO is going. The gators don;t read the KEEP OUT signs, but they also dont like the bright lights and have never come close to the property.