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Originally Posted by CFrance
We used to have an invisible fence for our first dog, but there was a five-foot zone all around the perimeter (before the shock line) wherein a warning beep sounded. Our golden was a wuss and was afraid of that beep, so he stayed well inside of it. With only ten feet of yard on either side of the house, that doesn't seem like it would leave much room for our current golden unless we would install it in the front yard too.
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Our invisible fence is installed with two zones, one for the rear, where the dogs stay most of the time and one for the front. The front zone is used mostly if we're working in the garage or front yard and the dogs want to be outside with us. It's also valuable if the dogs scoot out the front door or garage door unexpectedly.
The warning beeper goes off, I think, about three feet on either side of the buried wire, certainly not 5 feet. If I'm digging in the yard I put a collar on my wrist to locate the wire. By the way, it's not really a shock, more of a tingle. It gets their attention but causes no pain.
Zoysia grass will turn yellow if the dog goes frequently in a favorite spot. We minimize this by keeping the dogs moving to different areas. We never leave them ouside unattended so it's really not a problem to get them to vary their voiding spots.
As a previous poster said, proper training is essential, both for the dogs and the dog owners.