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Invisible fence problems?
Well, not invisible fence the brand. My issue is that my fence must have either a bad splice or nick in the insulation on the above ground sections. I pulled the wire and checked it and found no nicks. I checked the they splices seemed ok. Tested the collars and the system in the house. Still the dogs are crossing the wire with no reprimand. My neighbor is an electrician and he is going to check it out after I pull the wire from under a foot of snow. Any suggestions or ideas will be greatly appreciated. Anyone who believes that the use of invisble fencing systems, you are entitled to your opinion. But after watching my dogs almost get hit yesterday by 2 trucks you might think twice about any critcisms.
Assuming as you said, that you have checked everything, are the collars being activated out in the yard? If not, I would suspect a splice. It could be just a bad splice or a splice that has gotten wet. Use a meter to check continuity. Did you use heat shrink type splices? They are available at marine supply stores. Have you checked the underground portions as well? Do not use the "weatherproof wire nuts" from Lowe's etc. They will not work for this application.
Also, have you trained the dogs to the fence? That is the most important part of the installation of the fence. It can also take a while to do. I have known of people to pay big money to install a fence, strap the collar on their dog and then complain that the fence is junk when the dog blows right through it. Also, you do not mention the breed of dog. Long haired breeds require a longer contact probe on the collar. And take a AM radio out in the yard and see if you can hear the transmission coming from the fence. If you do it may be a problem in the collars themselves.
Huskies are escape artists. We have 14 of them. The only thing that I have found that they won't go over or under is invisible type fencing. Some folks say that it doesn't work on Huskies. They don't know what they are talking about. You can't buy the cheap stuff either like what they sell at Lowe's or Home Depot or PetSmart etc. I like the Smart Dog 2100 by Innotek. You can find it on line for less than $300.00. It is rechargeable, has battery backup, run through prevention, water proof, etc. The company now owns Invisible Fence brand. The key is taking time to train your pet. This may take awhile, one of ours took 18 months (she was a bit stubborn) before we trusted her, most were pretty good in a month or so and we have one that it only took 3 days! The amazing thing is that we can take the collar off, put them on a leash and when we head towards the perimeter their brakes come on immediately! You can also block off areas of the yard that you don't want them in. When hurricane Isabelle came through we had no power for 3 weeks, the terrain was changed with all the fallen trees, and the underground wire for the fence was damaged and NONE of the kids even tried the fence. As I said earlier, the people who say that it doesn't work don't know what they are talking about. We have 14 Huskies (15 until we lost one over the summer due to medical reasons), all free to run around, contained in our 6 acre yard. And no I am not a dealer ..... just a satisfied customer with 14 hardheaded Huskies most of them rescued as adults.
It will not keep other animals out including the neigbor's brats. Neither will a 6 foot stockade fence ... this I learned when I lived elsewhere and was attacked by a neighbors dog in my back yard. As far as people being scared of dogs, well if a 15 to 20 foot barrier field isn't enough, neither would a chain link fence be. Besides, if the pet stays on your property who cares if they are unreasonably scared. As far as a dog running through ... well yes, that could happen, however, with proper training it is unlikely. Huskies have a extremely high prey drive. Where we live we have a lot of wildlife, large and small. The kids will line up along the edge of the field and watch the rabbits, geese, deer etc. They won't challenge the fence. The deer and geese have learned where the kids can and can not go and will stay just outside "Husky country". Sometimes within 5 feet of the kids. As I said it does work. The key is training
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