Have you noticed that your neighbor’s dog do not run into your property anymore? You have also noticed your neighbor walking around with his pet toward some flags in their yard and that their dogs would turn back and not cross the boundary. To end your curiosity, your neighbor has recently begun using a wireless dog fence. It attempts to keep dogs within their owner’s property without any physical barrier involved.

No Physical Barrier?

You heard it right. The system does not put anything to physically prevent the dog from crossing over. You may have known many pet owners who are getting frustrated when their dogs leap effortlessly over newly built fences. On the other hand, putting them on a leash or inside a pen does not give them any freedom at all. The wireless dog fence will allow your dog to roam around, but his will not attempt to cross because of the barrier that has no physical form and is also invisible.

How Does It Work?

The secret lies in the radio signals coming from a transmitter from within the house. The radio signals will encircle the house and will determine if the dog is still within the owner’s vicinity. If you had the system, your dog will be made to wear a special collar that contains a receiver. When the dog walks in the boundary or beyond, the signal becomes weak, and the receiver will sound a warning. If the dog could not come back to signal-rich area (dubbed the “pet area”), the receiver will send a mild static correction.

The mild static correction is never meant as a punishment and is guaranteed safe. It can be adjusted so that the temperament and size of the dog can be matched accordingly. Besides, only dogs weighing more than seven pounds can wear the system. It would even be better if he can follow certain commands. Furthermore, as an early warning device, there are flags along the boundary zone.

Adjustable Range

The system can work to provide a pet area and boundary to properties of all sizes. The transmitter’s signal can be adjusted to create invisible barriers from as small as 10 feet in width to as expansive as 180 feet. Just remember to place the transmitter without any signal interruptions like metallic objects. Further, since the transmitter is very light, you can bring the system to another house or even the outdoors. Now you can bring your dog to go camping or fishing with you without the fear of him getting lost.

Training

Perhaps the best reason to have the wireless dog fence is the chance to train your dog to stay on his own. Sure, you can simply use the receiver as a form of containing your pet, but you are not using the true power of the system.

After a few sessions with your dog, he will be able to realize the purpose of the flags and the warning sound. In less than a month, you can test him to see if he would cross the boundary. Surely, though, he will not. There will be a point where you will not need to run the transmitter anymore in order to keep your pet safe.