Dog wireless fence and training collar.

[Valv]

I need to buy a wireless fence for my dogs. We have a new puppy and she likes to wonder already.

I was wondering if there's a combination wireless fence/training collar, so I can train her with few basic no-nos (like NO biting cats, or NO biting horses).

The combination would be nice so she wouldn't have to wear 2 collars with the "bulky" black receiver box.

Any input, guys ?

Thanks

[baldav]

I bought a combo trainer/fence system form PetSafe. I installed the system myself. Installation wasn't terribly difficult, but after some time I saw that the collar was malfunctioning. I noticed the collar vibrating and stimulating when it was sitting on my fireplace mantel (not on my dog), well away from the perimeter fencing I had installed. I called the company to inquire about this problem and they advised that if you run the fencing wire near other electrical sources that that can cause the collar to be activated. I wish I had known about this potential interference before buying the product as it essentially wrecked the prey drive from my dog - I later deduced that he was getting "stimulated" while I was commanding him to fetch. To this day (years later) he simply won't fetch/retrieve - earlier, before the fence install, my dog loved chasing after tennis balls. All this being said, my dog still respects the fencing perimeter, even though he doesn't wear the collar and the system has been unplugged.

From my experience, I would recommend getting a high quality remote etrainer that is able to vary its stimulation levels. Some dogs will react strongly to very little stimulation, while other dogs (hard dogs) will need significant levels of stimulation. The remote system that came with my product did not offer the ability to vary the levels of stimulation and was simply too intense for my dog to train with. I eventually ended up buying a dogtra remote training collar to train other aspects of obedience work.

With a little bit of patient observation, along with some ground markers and a remote training collar, I would think you would be able to quickly train a dog to respect a marked perimeter rather quickly, without going through the trouble of installing the underground wire.

[jigging-matt]

I got my invisible fence on clearance at FF. Got a great deal on it. Then I found a nice e-collar at FF on sale. I thought it was worth spending the extra $ on a good collar for hunting. Will hold up well in the field and hopefully last longer.

[Valv]

I had the Invisible Fence wired type (bury wire underground) and wasn't happy due to my location. I would like to try the wireless type, where a transmitter sends a signal and creates a perimeter 300ft of diameter. But my main concern is not to put 2 collars with 2 receivers on a 5 months old puppy. If there is something that can include both, I would be really pleased.

[Scott K]

Valv, you could attach both recievers to one collar, if they dont make it, make your own. Probably not the answer you were looking for.