A Discussion of Electronic Pet Fences

Electronic pet fences are installed underground, and they are meant to teach dogs and cats in particular about the limits of a back or front yard within a given piece of property. Such yards will have no physical barriers, and the electronic system will teach the animals to be contained within them despite this. Such fences are ideal for pets who have a tendency to run away or escape at times. It typically takes anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months to train an animal to use such fences.

Once a pet owner makes the decision to install an electronic pet fence on his or her property, he or she first has to plot the fence's layout on a piece of graph paper before it is actually installed. This will help the owner be prepared for any obstacles that may be faced in the process of installing the gate, and it will also help to determine how much wire will be needed before he or she purchases an electronic pet fence installation kit.

Upon drafting a layout of the fence, a person then needs to make sure that the electronic pet fence kit that he or she purchases comes with an adequate amount of wire for his or her yard, a transmitter, a receiver, and flags used for training. The collar is the receiver, the transmitter is the source of power, and the flags are utilized to establish the perimeter of the property until the dog or cat is cognizant of the boundaries.

There are numerous steps that follow. A garden trencher is needed to dig a two to three inch grove along the area surrounding the yard. Next, the corners need to be curved, not angled, at ninety degrees. This is because sharp corners can result in a signal getting lost or becoming overactive. After this, the pet owner needs to cross the driveway by placing the wire in an expansion joint. Instead of an expansion joint, the wire can also be placed in a one inch groove that the pet owner cuts with a saw utilizing a masonry blade. The groove could be filled with caulking material once the wire is installed in it. Last but not least, the wire needs to be put in the groove and then covered with soil, sod, or a mixture of the two.

After the above steps are taken, a transformer needs to be placed close to an outlet that is offered protection from the weather. Wires need to be connected as recommended by the manufacturer of the electronic pet fence.

A pet owner's work is not finished once he or she places a transformer near an outlet. At that point, the person should walk around the perimeter of the yard holding the activated dog or cat collar. The flags that come along with the fencing kit need to mark where a warning beep will be heard, not where shocks will transpire. People should want pets to realize where they need to stop, not at points where it is too late to stop.

When all of the above steps are taken, the pet owner needs to follow the manufacturer's rules for training a dog or cat to use the electronic fence. It is also useful to conduct Internet research and read about other peoples' experiences using such fences. Other pet owners will have a lot of insight and useful tips to share about their experiences with the electronic fences.

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