Electric fence
- Thread starter DoWhat
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Patch Tuesday
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I thought your place was fenced.
I'm letting the pups out front when the kittens are outside, and me and DidWhat are out front.
One big HAPPY family.
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
Ahh...
Don't your collars have the option to just beep without the zap? The collar we have for Abbey has different settings.
I have "Invisible Fence".
It was here when we bought the house.
If you are looking, go with the wireless system.
mAlice
professional daydreamer
I'd just like to toss an FYI in here. It would be a courtesy to post signs indicating that you have an electric fence. I know someone who was driving past a jogger who ran in front of the vehicle and was hit because there was no fence and the dogs were running toward him. He had no way of knowing he was safe from the dogs and could have been killed.
No.
It's an old system that was here in the backyard.
I pulled the old wire and ran it around the front yard, and under the driveway.
I hate chiggers.
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
Can you imagine the can of worms that would open? An invisible fence isn't 100% at containing dogs. It would give people a false sense of security.
My invisible fence is used in conjunction with my physical fence because Abbey's a jumper. AND...she has also been know to "take a hit" and jump if something on the other side seems worthwhile. Thank goodness, she hasn't done that a long time.
Ouch.
I do have flags up, but they don't say anything.
But I will mark the front yard.
Good advice. Thanks
mAlice
professional daydreamer
I can only imagine the can of worms that would be opened had this kids parents decided to sue the dog owners, or the guy who hit him. Dog owners should consider this when using only an invisible fence.
So who do you think is responsible in this scenario? The dog owner, the jogger, or the driver of the vehicle that hit the jogger?
onebdzee
off the shelf
I installed an invisible fence when we were in Leonardtown....my little one was great with it....only took a couple of hours and she learned what the beeping meant
My big one on the other hand....she would come out of the house and keep going over the "fence line"....back and forth she went, getting shocked every time, no matter if there was something on the other side or not(I think the little one would laugh at her while she did this, too)
My big one on the other hand....she would come out of the house and keep going over the "fence line"....back and forth she went, getting shocked every time, no matter if there was something on the other side or not(I think the little one would laugh at her while she did this, too)
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
Not an easy call. I never did understand why people jog in the road. I don't like relying on an invisible fence to contain an dog. As I said, they're not 100%.
This is one case where a sign may have worked. But what if you have kids walking by..say going to school..they see a sign..feel safe and the dogs come through the fence and bite the kids. Or anybody really who relies on that sign....
mAlice
professional daydreamer
In a neighborhood, you typically have the same people passing your house every day. A sign stating that the fence is there, but not 100% effective, would give "the regulars" useful knowledge.
I don't understood how your first statement fits into this. The jogger wasn't on the road, he was on the side of the road. He jumped in front of the vehicle to get away from the dogs.
I understand what Elaine is saying and that is the reason I installed the fence.
Story.
I work in the front yard quite a bit.
On the weekends we let out the cats (yes, all 5).
Pups in the backyard would get upset.
So, being the smart man that I am. I would open the gate hoping the dogs would stay in the yard. They would stay in the yard, after they explored the neighborhood.
They would come home in 2 minutes and hang out with me, and come when I told them to go back in the backyard.
The reason I relocated the invisible fence:
I let the pups loose one morning not realizing there was a little kid riding his bike in the street. The dogs went hauling ass up the driveway, not going after the little kid, but the little kid thought they were coming after him.
The kid rides home crying to his Mom, and DidWhat gets a nasty phone call ( because I’m outside getting the dogs back into the yard).
I walk to the neighbors, apologize and told them it will never happen again.
Haven’t seen the little riding his bike again.
Story.
I work in the front yard quite a bit.
On the weekends we let out the cats (yes, all 5).
Pups in the backyard would get upset.
So, being the smart man that I am. I would open the gate hoping the dogs would stay in the yard. They would stay in the yard, after they explored the neighborhood.
They would come home in 2 minutes and hang out with me, and come when I told them to go back in the backyard.
The reason I relocated the invisible fence:
I let the pups loose one morning not realizing there was a little kid riding his bike in the street. The dogs went hauling ass up the driveway, not going after the little kid, but the little kid thought they were coming after him.
The kid rides home crying to his Mom, and DidWhat gets a nasty phone call ( because I’m outside getting the dogs back into the yard).
I walk to the neighbors, apologize and told them it will never happen again.
Haven’t seen the little riding his bike again.
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
I understand too. I just took the legal thinking position because I can just hear the people that said they relied on the fence to keep the dogs contained.
And those people would be idiots.
tommyjones
New Member
Jogger
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
Or just ignorant of not knowing how the fence works and that dogs will come over the line.
I had an idiot last year on Halloween try and pet my dog through the (real) fence.
Dog barking, neighbor saying "Good doggie", while reaching over the fence to pet the "nice Doggie".
Idiots are everywhere.
So with that
Yes, I'm an idiot too.