Comments on: Removing the Flags http://www.dogfencediy.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:51:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Layne http://www.dogfencediy.com/maintenance/removing-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-5624 Layne Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:16:46 +0000 http://www.dogfencediy.com/?page_id=138#comment-5624 Will snow in excess of 3 feet affect the fences capacities as I live in a rea of heavy snowfall Thanks Admin- Hi Layne, The snow will slightly affect the wire signal. We recommend turning the boundary width to a higher level when there is an excess amount of snow coving the wire. Will snow in excess of 3 feet affect the fences capacities as I live in a rea of heavy snowfall

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Admin- Hi Layne,

The snow will slightly affect the wire signal. We recommend turning the boundary width to a higher level when there is an excess amount of snow coving the wire.

]]> By: John Linstra http://www.dogfencediy.com/maintenance/removing-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-5319 John Linstra Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:18:08 +0000 http://www.dogfencediy.com/?page_id=138#comment-5319 Initially how far apart should the flags be, is there a rule of thumb. ADMIN - Hi John, I would space the flags every 5 yards on the straight sections, and more like every 2 feet on the bends (because they are a little trickier for the dog to learn). If you have extra flags, use them. You can't have too many. Initially how far apart should the flags be, is there a rule of thumb.

ADMIN – Hi John,

I would space the flags every 5 yards on the straight sections, and more like every 2 feet on the bends (because they are a little trickier for the dog to learn). If you have extra flags, use them. You can’t have too many.

]]> By: Dave D http://www.dogfencediy.com/maintenance/removing-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-5169 Dave D Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:47:29 +0000 http://www.dogfencediy.com/?page_id=138#comment-5169 I share a common driveway with another house. We each have an eight foot wide drive, separated by 3" channel of dirt. In that channel, in this area will be a part of my main wired loop. This area will amount to about 1/6 or 1/5 of the entire loop. My issue is that the driveway is in use, so I may not always be able to place and later retrieve the flags during training. Should I focus in this area for training first, since sometimes the flags might not be there. Is there any alternate method like coloring a line on the concrete? Admin-Hi Dave, When you begin training I would recommend focusing on a well mark area inside the contained boundary. It is better to introduce your dog to a small portion at the beginning of training so he/she does not get overwhelmed with the new limits. For an alternate source to the flags you could purchase some small orange cones similar to the ones you see marking school zones or soccer goals. I share a common driveway with another house. We each have an eight foot wide drive, separated by 3″ channel of dirt. In that channel, in this area will be a part of my main wired loop. This area will amount to about 1/6 or 1/5 of the entire loop. My issue is that the driveway is in use, so I may not always be able to place and later retrieve the flags during training. Should I focus in this area for training first, since sometimes the flags might not be there. Is there any alternate method like coloring a line on the concrete?

Admin-Hi Dave,

When you begin training I would recommend focusing on a well mark area inside the contained boundary. It is better to introduce your dog to a small portion at the beginning of training so he/she does not get overwhelmed with the new limits. For an alternate source to the flags you could purchase some small orange cones similar to the ones you see marking school zones or soccer goals.

]]> By: admin http://www.dogfencediy.com/maintenance/removing-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-279 admin Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:27:45 +0000 http://www.dogfencediy.com/?page_id=138#comment-279 Take a look at this post of what to do if the dog gets scared of the flags: http://www.dogfencediy.com/2008/11/16/dog-scared-of-the-dog-fenc/ Take a look at this post of what to do if the dog gets scared of the flags:
http://www.dogfencediy.com/2008/11/16/dog-scared-of-the-dog-fenc/

]]> By: Joe http://www.dogfencediy.com/maintenance/removing-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Joe Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:57:46 +0000 http://www.dogfencediy.com/?page_id=138#comment-245 I am on day three of training with my dog. After the second shock she won't go anywhere close to the flags. We even took many of the flags away so she would go up to the boundary to hear the beep, but she seems to know where the boundary is and digs her heels into the ground. How do we continue with training if she won't go near the boundaries? (we've tried treats, toys, etc, she won't even face the flags!) I am on day three of training with my dog. After the second shock she won’t go anywhere close to the flags. We even took many of the flags away so she would go up to the boundary to hear the beep, but she seems to know where the boundary is and digs her heels into the ground. How do we continue with training if she won’t go near the boundaries? (we’ve tried treats, toys, etc, she won’t even face the flags!)

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