OT: Invisible Fencing

[Jean]

Found my youngest Great Pyrenees dead at the end of the drive this morning...I have had three of these glorious animals and this is the first to get hit...how can you miss a 150 # pure white dog on a rutted, bumpy dirt road. My Prys have free range for patrolling our farm...they do not leave the property, but do feel the road is theirs too....they don't like any activity down there.

Anyway, am seriously considering using invisible fencing along the road. Would like to hear some reports from users if possible. Thanks

 

[Kevin M]

I am sorry I can't help you on the fencing, but I'm very sorry to hear of your dog.

It's awful when that happens.
Kev

 

[hensylee]

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your lovely animal. An invisible fence sounds like a good idea to me. I don't know anything about them - just the regular electric fences - those work and seem to be easy to install. But it could be jumped. Animals are very smart.

 

[Ross]

My neighbor has one for his Rott-BIG DOG. It works great but he did have to do some training around the boundaries. Dog never goes past the boundary now. It's worth checking into.

Sorry to hear of the loss. Hopefully you'll find this idea of some value and save others.

 

[Nancy]

So sorry to hear of the loss of your beautiful dog. What a shame.

My daughter has an invisible fence for her Rott and her beagle. They love to run away. She says it works fine, as long as she remembers to change the batteries in their collars regularly. She tells me they can sense when the batteries get weak, and then they're off to more fun places.

 

[EVELYN]

Hi Jean

I'm so sorry to hear about your Pyranees.....you're right, how can they miss a dog that size, and why didn't they have the guts to stop and let you know!!! How tragic for you. I know how you are feeling to lose a member of your family.

I can tell you about invisible fence because we have our property fenced with it. First of all, let me say that there are many different types of "invisible fence." We have "CANINE CONTROL" and it is a franchise, so you can find them anywhere. If you can't get the dealer near you, let me know and I will find one for you from our dealer.

We have had our guys on the fence for about 11 years. I couldn't say enough good things about it. We have never had a dog cross the fence line to the road or out the back. I truly don't know what I did before it---just took stupid chances, I guess.

The service is wonderful. We had our fence hit by lightning a few years ago on a Sunday and they were there Monday morning to fix it. Right now we have about 7 people on our street with invisible fence---they all say the same thing, it's wonderful.

Please allow them to train your dogs and remember, they have to get a shock to know that they can't pass that boundary....I will tell you this, one shock is all it takes, at least with springers. They can be running a deer or a rabbit or a squirrel and will stop dead if they hear the audible sound prior to the shock. Absolutely well worth every cent!!! At first they will put the fence in and then set up flags around the perimeter of your property. I would say that it takes about 3 days to fully train your dog on the system. I don't take flags out as fast as they say, but I will remove every other one after a week or so, and then gradually decrease the amount of flags within a month.

Hope that helped you a bit. If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer them.

Evelyn

 

[ALCapshaw2]

Hi Jean,

Sorry to hear of your loss. I know the feeling and it's not pleasant.

You MAY need to fence more than just along the road, otherwise your dogs will probably discover they can run around the ends and be free. It's a good question to ask the seller / installer.

Best wishes,

'AL'

 

[Mark Wagner]

Hi Jean,
I'm sorry to hear of your loss. It is always heartbreaking. Just wanted to let you know I'm thinking about you. ... Mark

 

[Jean]

Thank you all for your comments. I think I will investigate such fencing further. Our property if fenced on three sides up to the road for the sheep pastures. Then the fencing goes behind our home area...about 10 acres...for the fencing on the front of the pastures. So I could have the invisible fencing run across the front from side fence to side fence.

Was particularly glad to hear that it stops the springers from even chasing a rabbit as that is about the only time my crew goes in the road...chasing deer and rabbits is great fun. Evelyn I will let you know if I can't find a company near me. Thanks so much. I called my Pyr breeder last night and they had a litter last week and one due next week. We have coyotes and I cannot be without one. When my first guardian dog died I lost 6 lambs while I was shopping for another one. My old gal will be 13 in September...she is slowing down and that is really old for a working Pyr, so I feel an urgency to get her a co-worker. She had just about trained Manfred...now we will start over.

Thanks again.

 

[cookie]

Hi Jean!
I guess I will be the only negative one here. My Daughters neighbor has invisible fence and her dog took the "hit" from the fence and kept going only to get hit on the street. You would have to know the temperament of your dog pretty well to trust it. I personally wouldn't. My dogs are always chasing something. We live on 12 acres and the temptation is just too great. They have their "dog yard" and under constant supervision when out on the property. I know I'm in the minority but I just couldn't bear the thought of my dogs getting carried away and being loose. They are basically "house" dogs so they just don't know their are things out there that can hurt them! They aren't working dogs by any stretch. I don't know how I would handle a situation like that.