Underground Fences

Underground dog fences have become more popular over the last few years as they are usually less costly than traditional fences. An underground electric dog fence is the perfect solution for homeowners living in areas, which do not allow any type of visible fence. For people that do not like to see their pet fenced in, underground fences give homeowners the illusion of freedom for their pets while having peace of mind knowing that their dog or dogs will not be running the streets and getting into dangerous situations.

Some people mistakenly believe that an underground dog fence works by using an underground hot wire, which gives the dog a shock when he gets close to the property boundary. Although there is an electric under ground dog fence wire, it is the signal sent by a radio antennal, which sets off a battery in the special collar on your dog. When your pet gets too close to the underground pet fence, many of the dog fence underground systems emit an audible sound first. This warning sound is often enough to keep the pet from getting any closer to the under ground dog fence perimeter. If the dog chooses to ignore this and goes up to the underground fence, the battery in his collar gives him a shock, similar to a rubber band snapping or a static electricity shock. Using an underground fence, dogs soon learn to stay within the boundaries of the property and out of places’ you installed dog underground fence, where you do not allow them to go.

Learning how to install underground dog fence is very quick and easy. The first step to installing underground fencing is to create or draw up a plan. Some people want to place the wire for an underground dog fence around only one part of their property, while other homeowners want it around the outside perimeter of their entire property. You use temporary flags to mark where you want to bury the wire and as a visual training aid when first training your dog. Once you bury the wire, install the transmitter, which sends the radio signal to the buried underground wire, near a power outlet in your house or garage. The last step is putting the training collar on your pet and training him. Many of the underground fences come with underground dog fence opinion or accessories. Look in the owners' manual for trouble shooting underground dog fence.