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Originally Posted by Veronica
Hi Tvers,
I am about to buy a designer home in TV and was wondering how you contain your dogs when you live in a home where you cannot build a fence. Do you use the invisible fencing system, and does that work for you?
Thanks so much.
Veronica
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We live in a designer and had an invisible fence installed by Dog Watch. It works great. We have a large German shepherd mix and a small shih-tzu and they quickly learned the boundries. I asked on this forum before we had the system installed and it was recommended by member Barefoot. She explained how it all worked and we're very pleased with the results. If you type in Dog Watch in the search box you'll see posts about invisible fences but I'll give you a bit of info now.
The fence isn't really an electric fence like you see around cattle pastures. It doesn't really shock the dogs. After we had the fence installed I strapped the collars around my arm and walked through the area. It isn't painful at all. It tingles and it will get their attention but it doesn't hurt them. With any invisible fence system training is essential, both for you and your dogs. The Dog Watch training is excellent. The trainer comes out and works with you and the dogs as often as necessary so they know the boundries before power is even applied. Our dogs learned at different rates but that was ok. The trainer, Evan, returned as often as needed. As the dogs approach the boundry they hear a tone. They're trained to stop when they hear the sound. Only if they proceed farther do they get the tingle.
An invisible fence is not a substitute for proper supervision. Even though our dogs know their boundries they are never allowed out alone. There are other dogs as well as some pretty nasty predators out there so you want to make sure your dogs are safe. The invisible fence will keep them in but it won't keep other animals out.
Good luck.