Heidi, a Doberman bitch, was born and bred on a farm. She never knew what it was like to be contained by a fence; her world knew no boundaries. But roaming free came to an abrupt end when her owners moved to a town house with neighbors all around them at close proximity. A picket fence was already in place but to no avail since Heidi vaulted over it easily, taking off to explore her new surroundings. Complaints swiftly followed. Heidi had run through someone’s seed nursery, barked at a child playing in the street, and – horror of horrors – chased a
neighbor’s pet cat up a tree. An ultimatum was issued to Heidi’s owner – either keep her in or put her down. “For a hyper or active dog like Heidi, your best bet is an hidden dog fence”, the police officer advised. Her owner agreed, knowing that Heidi would burrow under any other kind of dog fence, even a chain linked fence. In addition, chain linked fences are not that appealing and can lower the property value of homes.
The K9 Containment Package
Heidi’s owner approached K9, a company that understands dogs because they’re on the same wave-length. K9 offered a free containment consultation and recommended their electronic dog fence. The fence, which would be hidden after installation and was guaranteed to contain any dog, even one like Heidi, used to the great outdoors. K9 backed their hidden dog fence with a 7 Star Lifetime Guarantee. The system, comprised of a transmitter (the nerve center of the unit) a perimeter cable, and a containment collar, all of which were covered for life. K9 would have to train Heidi to get used to the system. Lifetime training is included in K9’s package.
Stellar Features
The hidden dog fence works through radio signals transmitted by the buried perimeter cable. The signals are picked up by a receiver in Heidi’s collar when she approaches the fence. These trigger an audio warning which warns the dog that she is approaching her containment boundary. If she proceeds further she’ll be discouraged with a mild electric shock. The initial training was needed so Heidi would associate the audio warning with her boundary limits. She resisted at first, but soon became used to the idea and settled down. This type of radio-controlled dog fence is effective with most dogs. It consumes negligible power which makes it cheap to operate. A significant feature is that one perimeter cable is enough to contain one or more dogs. Each dog will have to have its own collar. One disadvantage in the hidden electronic dog fence is that while it will keep your dog in, it does not keep other dogs out, something you should know. For more details, click on www.containmydog.com