my two boxers keep escaping the yard...will this stop them from trying to escape and will it cover a 1.5 acre fenced in yard?
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I have not connected up my system as yet so I cannot comment if it will work
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yes it will contain your dogs. make sure to ground it good, buy a ground rod and use half of it. i would run two wires around your yard, one high, one low, the charger can easily handle it. buy a cheap fence tester, and after all hooked up, touch it so you will know exactly what your leaving plugged in, in your back yard! most important is that nothing touches the fence, grass, weeds, limbs.
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I can't promise anything because I don't know your dogs, but I will relate my experience. When properly installed and operating, this fence charger kept 2 large, strong hogs in their pasture. (They were stubborn too, kept trying it daily! occasionally they ground it out by piling dirt on the bottom wire.) It's got plenty of power for 2 wires, top and bottom of your fence, are they climbers or diggers? Unless your dogs are very motivated to get out, it will keep them in. Train them to the wire first: show it to them, tell them it will hurt them. We put plastic flagging tape on the wire at intervals so they knew where the "ouchy" was located, so they can avoid it. There are websites out there on training dogs about fences, I imagine. I had one dog many years ago that would repeatedly climb over a live electric wire at the top of a 4' fence, howling the whole time, but she was...unusual. in many ways. :-) Get a simple fence checker tool, keep an eye on your wires and keep them free of weeds, sticks or dirt grounding it out, especially if they continue to challenge the fence from time to time. Hope this helps.
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something i learned is that you can run a grounded line above and below each hot line, that way it looks like you have way more "ouch" to the dogs, also, if they like to jump all they have to do is touch both wires and since one of them is grounded, they don't need to be actually touching the ground to get the zap.
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Hello Scott, Sorry for the delay in responding. This has worked extremely well for me. You will need to purchase an additional hoop to extend below the existing two that come provided, otherwise, your dogs will be able to nose under the barrier. If your dogs are easily excitable and desperately try to get to one another (as in fighting), I can't say that they wouldn't be able to. Good luck!
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If you are talking about stopping your dog from leaving your unfenced yard, I doubt it. It will probably make him leave. If you are talking about stopping a dog from entering your yard (leaving the neighbors unfenced yard), probably. I chase the neighbors dog out of my yard with it all the time.
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If fitted per their instruction I don believe your dog can escape. My Houdini has never gotten out of his. Hope this helps
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By guardian, do you mean your dog? If so, then it's going to be hard for me to answer that one. I have used this fencing for almost 10 years now and I have NEVER had a dog go through it. I have 13 acres, it's ALL fenced, we use the STRONGEST collar they make, it's called "Tough Dog" or something like that. We have 2 large dogs, Doberman and Beligan Malinois and a schnauzer. They do NOT challenge this fence. They've accidentally HIT it once or twice, but they don't push their luck.
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Try hanging it in a slightly different place, fifty feet or so away if you can. I have had mine hanging in different locations along the length of a fence between my house and a horse, ahem, "rescue" operation that never cleans the tiny pasture. The effectiveness of the traps has varied widely by location along the fence. Once I found the hot spots, that's where they have stayed.
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It works at keeping my cats out. Also keeps me out when I forget to slide it out of the way. I would say yes for your dog although mine has never tried.
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I used it for a space of about 25 feet. I got the dogs in a house next to my apartment building to stop barking all night. I figured I couldn't lose much money trying it. So everyone near this house can sleep every night now. I hope you have the same good luck I achieved. (I am not sure what the total amount of area one needs for it to be effective. The insert says 5 to 20 feet away.)
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It's a small fabric 'house' -- it would offer no protection for a dog outside. I guess it's made to take places for an inside dog who likes a little hiding spot.
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I used two for half acre, one on each side of my house. Not sure how much area one trap can cover.
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The collar that came with the underground fence system would not keep our 80 pound boxer inside, but with the super collar, she stays put. It should do the trick for you. Hope so. Good luck!
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I am sorry, but I don't know the answer to that question....the fence we bought is working great for both of our dogs along with this unit, but I really don't know...you would have to call the manufacturer of the one bought most likely....good luck!
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I had the same issue. Yes, it will work. You can just fold the top over on the back side before you zip tie it down. It actually gives you double the coverage on a few inches at the top of your fence.
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why are you trying to coop up a Pyranees? They are roaming/working dogs. They are not destructive and they WILL NOT mess where they live unless they have to. Mine will not even go in the yard, he uses the outside perimeter only.
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Yes & yes. We had a problem with new neighbors and they kept letting their dogs bark between our houses when they tether them outside. After asking nicely, and it turning into a battle, I bought these to deter them from putting their dogs on our side of their yard. No more barking dogs! (They rent and they know I have complained to their landlord, so if they think we have something on tape, & it stops the barking, all the better)! The blinking light light can be seen easily at night to deter anyone from your home/office.
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No. It is set up to go off when an animal walks near it, so you would need multiple units to cover both your back and front yards. Hope this helps!
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You can put the cover up and it zips all around. The only way they would get out is if they would claw holes in the netting. What I did with my dog is first I would push him around in the house(the wheels were new and clean)Then I took him for short rides around outside. Now that he is use to it I take him for long walks in the park. He is only 4 lbs and I do not want to let him walk too far.