Inground Dog Fences

I have been looking into installing an invisible dog fence for our lake house but I am not sure about the online reviews out there. We have a 2 acre lot and want to keep the dog on our property.

Our dog is a 10 month old boxer/shepherd mix weighing about 90-100 lbs.

Does anyone have any good recommendations or experiences using these set ups.

We had a Bull Terrier that was kinda crazy. He would run at the border, wince, & just keep going thru the pain! After he learned to break out, it was useless.

My friends Husky did the same, jerked his head a bit but ran right thru.

I did recently see a video of my neighbors kid getting zapped whilst wearing one, so while they may not work well for dogs they are apparently quite entertaining at a college keg party.........

I have 3 acres and used the PetSafe hand held electric shock collar and it worked great. I had, just put him down last month , 100# boxer and it worked wonders, very pleased. It took me about 3 weeks and little zapping and he was trained. Now, will see how it works on my English Mastiff....

Have one for our 2 dogs and it's great. Suffered a few breaks in the wire, but you can use an AM radio tuned to the frequency to find where the break is. We just have a cheap system but it's held up ok.

Obviously you have to have the discipline to train your dog on the fence the right way and not rush through it, but it's pretty easy.

Thanks for all the info.

Ok - finally something in my profession..........

A dog's ability to be contained by an underground fence is related to his prey drive and personality (stubborness). Arctic Circle breeds and fighting dog breeds have personality attributes that don't respond to the collar signals .... they often are NOT contained.

As far as equipment goes - you get what you pay for. You can self install Wally Weekender kits..... and you can contract Invisible Fence. There is awesome customer support and a wider array of control and containment options with Invisible Fence Corp. than other companies and certainly than do-it-yourself.

Look into it, you will find your comfort level price-wise and with needed functionality..... (BTW - the Invisible Fence folks can keep the dogs out of litter boxes and areas of the house with the collars...pretty neat options)!

PM me if you need more info.....

I used an e collar on my bird dogs. Took a few days, then allowed them out unattended while watching through the window. Warned them when they got close to the edge. Give them a refresher every so often. Haven't had many unauthorized excursions.