Comments on: Beating Boredom and Barking http://www.dogfencediy.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:36:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kim Kirk http://www.dogfencediy.com/maintenance/boredom-barking/comment-page-1/#comment-903 Kim Kirk Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:46:39 +0000 http://www.dogfencediy.com/?page_id=142#comment-903 We have a 10 lb, almost 1 year old snoodle. I am considering an electric fence and have a few questions. I know you have the petsafe system for small dogs but I sure would like something with a rechargeable battery. Can you buy small dog collars separately for any the other rechargable battery systems or is the petsafe system my best bet? My husband and I have no electrical background. I think we can handle renting the trencher and doing the holes but I am concerned about setting up the box etc. If the box needs to go inside the garage, how do we get the plug through into the house? Does it just plug into an outlet? Does it come with the stuff to secure it to the wall? Can you leave the collar on all the time except when you take the dog off your property and maybe at night? Thanks, Kim ADMIN - Hi Kim, Afraid, if you have a dog under 10lb you either need to get the dog some steroids or get the PetSafe Little Dog. The PetSafe Little Dog collar does not work with any rechargeable Innotek systems, only other PetSafe. You could give the Innotek a try, you are pretty close to the border line ... if it is too big it will be immeadiately obvious and you can just return it. Most of the systems come with two mounting screws and wall plugs for you to attatch the control box to the wall. You just plug it into a regular wall socket. If you don't have one nearby, you can either run an extension cord from the nearest outlet to the box, or mount the box near the outlet and run the boundary wire outside from the outlet. Most people leave the collar on all day and then take it off at night. We have a 10 lb, almost 1 year old snoodle. I am considering an electric fence and have a few questions.
I know you have the petsafe system for small dogs but I sure would like something with a rechargeable battery. Can you buy small dog collars separately for any the other rechargable battery systems or is the petsafe system my best bet?
My husband and I have no electrical background. I think we can handle renting the trencher and doing the holes but I am concerned about setting up the box etc. If the box needs to go inside the garage, how do we get the plug through into the house? Does it just plug into an outlet? Does it come with the stuff to secure it to the wall?
Can you leave the collar on all the time except when you take the dog off your property and maybe at night?
Thanks, Kim

ADMIN – Hi Kim,

Afraid, if you have a dog under 10lb you either need to get the dog some steroids or get the PetSafe Little Dog. The PetSafe Little Dog collar does not work with any rechargeable Innotek systems, only other PetSafe. You could give the Innotek a try, you are pretty close to the border line … if it is too big it will be immeadiately obvious and you can just return it.

Most of the systems come with two mounting screws and wall plugs for you to attatch the control box to the wall. You just plug it into a regular wall socket. If you don’t have one nearby, you can either run an extension cord from the nearest outlet to the box, or mount the box near the outlet and run the boundary wire outside from the outlet.

Most people leave the collar on all day and then take it off at night.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.dogfencediy.com/maintenance/boredom-barking/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Bruce Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:13:49 +0000 http://www.dogfencediy.com/?page_id=142#comment-423 We have two Golden Retrievers that love to chew on deer antlers. Our dogs, especially our 125 lb. male Golden, will chew through a rawhide or soup bone in no time. Deer antlers can last for years, plus they are a good source of calcium. I went to the local butcher who also processes deer during deer season and asked him to save antlers for me. The only drawback is that the dogs can chew the antler tines down to some pretty sharp points, so best advice is to pick them up frequently so they don't get stepped on, or better yet, train the dog to put them away when they're finished. We have a plastic tool box with lid removed in our living room that the dogs keep their antlers in. We're working on training them to pick up their chews. We have two Golden Retrievers that love to chew on deer antlers. Our dogs, especially our 125 lb. male Golden, will chew through a rawhide or soup bone in no time. Deer antlers can last for years, plus they are a good source of calcium. I went to the local butcher who also processes deer during deer season and asked him to save antlers for me. The only drawback is that the dogs can chew the antler tines down to some pretty sharp points, so best advice is to pick them up frequently so they don’t get stepped on, or better yet, train the dog to put them away when they’re finished. We have a plastic tool box with lid removed in our living room that the dogs keep their antlers in. We’re working on training them to pick up their chews.

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