I don't have trees in the area for this up in the air. Could the cable be attached to ground stakes and allow the dog the same freedom to run?
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As long as you don't have any obstacles to the movement of the cable you should be fine. I use large trees as anchor points but still had to remove any plants, brush or even fences that are sure to be frequented by your pet. Beanie, my beagle, had run loose in the bush her entire life (13 years) and I worried about her ability to adapt to the new 'limited range' phenomena that a 'run cable' would impose. She adapted like she had been on a leash her whole life. There is also a tripping hazard to consider and of course mowing the lawn can have an added layer of complexity. I spent a considerable amount of time watching and interacting with her on the cable before I would leave her unattended. I was always home when she was on the cable. If I had to leave, she went with me. They can tie things in a KNOT you could never imagine. All the best.
299014
Yes it could I figure but you would want to make sure their is nothing in the way for the dog and cable to get wrapped around. I hooked one end to my garage and the other to a post that I set into the ground
1016233
I'm no electrician, but doubt this would work - the wire needs to be suspended by insulators, which is accomplished by the plastic poles in the kit. If you ran the wire along the bottom of a fence, it would likely contact the ground and complete the electrical arc by that means, rather than through the dog. I suppose it's possible that the wood could act as an insulator without grounding out, but you would have to install it carefully - and any time the wood became wet, it would not act as an insulator. Why can't you instead run the wire on the poles a couple of inches inside the fence, 6" up from the ground? I would think that would work fine. The shock amount is certainly enought to discourage a medium dog.
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I would say anything is possible but we anchor ours to a fence. There are othee ways to anchor as well if you would like to move yours around the yard.
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You may be able to clamp the base over it. It is pretty adjustable. Hard to say without seeing how thick the cable is.
820392
I don't think so. Hung mine on my side of cedar fence (at the top). Dogs were five feet away and it did not work.
646877
While it would be possible to use a cable lock and secure the top portion to a fence as you would a bike, the bottom has no window or vent through which to do this. I am not sure what someone might do with just the bottom, so that might be enough of a deterent. I will say that the dogs like the house!
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There is no connection fora ground I would think you could run a cable from the frame to a chunk of re-bar in the ground.I have only had to use it for emergency's and did not have time to worry about a ground.
1015145
you might could set it on a branch but you would have to find a way to attach it- the "wind action" doesn't really work
1815656
I gave the dog run to my sister for her dog. But, I think she attached it to two trees. The ends can be wrapped around an object like a tree or post and clamp back to the run. (I think.) ... Sorry for not knowing for sure.
1166255
yes it contains the cable to go between 2 trees or poles and the cable to hook to the dog
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YES!!! I would test it ... my less then 40lb dog ripped the TIE-ins that I anchored into my tree right out of the tree. If you have an active, strong dog, I think it will be ripped out when your dog is running hard. AGAIN! I used (2) trees in my back yard. Good luck! FYI: I still have my "stuff" never asked for a refund.
773258
No. I wouldn't put two dogs on this cable. I have a deck that I drilled a large ring into the wood post. I had a different (rope) cable that snapped so I got this as a replacement.
744008
I havnt thought of that. But I can see that working.I don't have any way to do that with my so I'm going to get another one to expand my space. And my dogs love it. . It gets them outdoors. The only problem I have is a way to secure it to the ground. Glad to help you out. Nickie
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It would have to be a pretty substantial unit to fasten to antennae and then be secured to ground. Not really intended to to be used that way, but, anything is possible if you want to make it work. Depends on your mechanical ability.
1082460
a single wire isn't going to keep the critters out. For my application I had a wire fence 36 inches high with the 'hot' wire suspended on insulating supports about 4 inches above the fence to stop them from climbing over. Yes the device requires a grounding post off one of the terminals and the wire runs off the other terminal around the fence and stops before being attached to the device again. The batteries don't last more than a month and If I were doing it again I would have gotten a solar powered device.
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The stress load will be at a different angle on the plastic and I believe the weight of the soil would cause it to fracture. You could possibly anchor it first to wood and then use eye bolts to attach the cable to the wood; I think there's less chance of failure that way.
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Yes, it needs to be higher than people are tall. I can't remember the exact height recommendation, but if it's too low, the dog can too easily get tangled in the cord and possibly injure itself.