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I'm buying a house with 2.5 acres, 2 sides of the lot are already fenced, but was thinking about an invisible fence for the other 2 sides of the lot. Anyone installed this and how much did you pay for your size lot?
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Invisible fences will only keep out invisible intruders. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif
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i dunno how much it costs to install, but the collars are like $400!
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would that be invisible money?
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how do those work, the dog wears a collar and it shocks them when they leave? Or does it just emit a sound? I know you have to train the dog so it knows to return to the yard.
My dogs would prolly just take off running if it shocked them lol |
Originally Posted by phinsup' post='813604' date='Apr 12 2006, 07:08 PM
how do those work, the dog wears a collar and it shocks them when they leave? Or does it just emit a sound? I know you have to train the dog so it knows to return to the yard. My dogs would prolly just take off running if it shocked them lol it shocks em, actually i have no idea. by the time i got there the dog's had all been trained, so they dont go near it, for all i know it throws popes at the dog |
the collar,gets tripped.They use 14 guage wire,some use 182hd wire that puts out the signal when the dog gets to that wire--its its ass!Simple as hell to do it yourself.
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you train the dog by zapping it on purpose, you put flags along the property and the dog will fear the property line.
Larger or faster dogs will run right through it because it only zaps them for a limited range, then they are home free. |
Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='813666' date='Apr 13 2006, 05:55 AM
you train the dog by zapping it on purpose, you put flags along the property and the dog will fear the property line. Larger or faster dogs will run right through it because it only zaps them for a limited range, then they are home free. You mean "away from home free"? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif |
and they do NOTHING to keep strays out of your yard
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My grandparents had one. The dog's collar emits a beeping sound when the dog gets near the boundary. When it hits the boundary, it shocks them. If they're not trained properly, they'll just get zapped and not know why and keep running (like my grandparents' dog).
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I knew my wife's dogs were experienced escape artists. When we moved to the new place, I fenced a large pen with about 600 feet of 6' chain link. Knowing they would dig out, I then ran an electric fence energizer through a single strand of wire about 9 inches above the ground. It literally took half a year before those dogs figured it out. They only got zapped a few times, but then they spent most of their days cowering in the doghouse. Now they're fine. They have a path worn around the perimeter, about 2 feet from the wire.
Training is essential, or they'll just get zapped and not understand why. And their instinct will be to run away, not turn around and stay where they're supposed to. |
Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' post='813677' date='Apr 13 2006, 07:12 AM
I knew my wife's dogs were experienced escape artists. When we moved to the new place, I fenced a large pen with about 600 feet of 6' chain link. Knowing they would dig out, I then ran an electric fence energizer through a single strand of wire about 9 inches above the ground. It literally took half a year before those dogs figured it out. They only got zapped a few times, but then they spent most of their days cowering in the doghouse. Now they're fine. They have a path worn around the perimeter, about 2 feet from the wire. Training is essential, or they'll just get zapped and not understand why. And their instinct will be to run away, not turn around and stay where they're supposed to. yeah me too |
I picked one up at petsmart for like $250 out the door and its not too bad to set up. of course, I dont have that much land around my place, so you would probly need 2 if you wanted to make a large area
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how do you tell if theres a "hole" in your invisible fence, put the collar on and walk around it all?
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Originally Posted by Seppuku' post='813958' date='Apr 14 2006, 01:09 PM
how do you tell if theres a "hole" in your invisible fence, put the collar on and walk around it all? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blink.png that could be a lucrative job! |
the control box on the one at my house shows when the line has been cut.
If you teach the dogs when they are young it is much easier. I can put up white flags wherever the **** I want now and my dogs know not to cross them. I dont even have to use the collars... |
Originally Posted by rfreeman27' post='814174' date='Apr 15 2006, 11:31 PM
the control box on the one at my house shows when the line has been cut. If you teach the dogs when they are young it is much easier. I can put up white flags wherever the **** I want now and my dogs know not to cross them. I dont even have to use the collars... not everyones dags are french |
What I want to know is this: If the fence you're buying is invisible, how do you know you're not getting ripped off? I mean, you could be buying an empty box, right? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif
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Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' post='814410' date='Apr 17 2006, 10:10 AM
What I want to know is this: If the fence you're buying is invisible, how do you know you're not getting ripped off? I mean, you could be buying an empty box, right? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif do you need mimes to install it? |
and then what if the mimes gets trapped in a invisible box how will you let him out? The land of invisible is far uncertain indeed.
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buy a junk chainsaw at a pawn shop. Use it to cut into the ground a few inches. Push in the wire in the cut and cover it up. easy as that
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People usually dig holes with chainsaws? Can I use a shovel instead? LOL Dirt here isn't exactly hard to dig.
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it just seems like it would be easier with a chainsaw.. since you only need a hole wide enough for a wire..
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Think of the chainsaw as a really, really small ditch witch. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif
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Originally Posted by 94touring' post='814530' date='Apr 17 2006, 07:38 PM
People usually dig holes with chainsaws? Can I use a shovel instead? LOL Dirt here isn't exactly hard to dig. ok how bout a toothpick then? |
Why ruin a chain saw when you could rent the right tool for $50?
Or just use the magic spraypaint they have on the landscaping shows |
Magic spray paint?
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is that like in looney tunes where you paint a black hole and things just fall through until you try and run in yourself?
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Originally Posted by 94touring' post='814689' date='Apr 18 2006, 10:37 PM
Magic spray paint? The paint the landscape designer sprays on the grass to show the location of the new bed, then in the next scene: Sod is removed, topsoil added, pave wall constructed and all plants planted. You know the magic spray paint https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683664.gif |
junk chainsaw=mini ditch witch. Just like was said before.
Its faster and easier then digging, but whatever floats your boat. |
Originally Posted by 93 R1' post='814745' date='Apr 19 2006, 07:19 AM
junk chainsaw=mini ditch witch. Just like was said before. Its faster and easier then digging, but whatever floats your boat. i usually use water for that |
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