Pet Containment and Dog Containment Systems 101
1. Choose a Pet Containment System for your Dog.
Start by choosing a dog containment system that is appropriate for your pet. The system acts like a virtual fence, warning your dog with a beep when they are getting too close to their boundaries and giving them a correction if they keep proceeding. For a guide to all the major pet containment systems, including Innotek, and PetSafe look at our reviews.
2. Install the Dog Containment System
Next, install the pet containment. This involves laying a loop of boundary wire around the perimeter of the property to mark the boundary line. Some people will bury the wire, others will staple it to the ground, or ziptie the wire to a fence.
3. Train your Dog on the Containment System
Lastly, train the dog to use the containment system. You will follow a series of exercises that will teach your dog about the new boundary rules, and the consequences for breaking the rules. Then you will test the dog to make sure they objey the containment system rules even when temptations appear.
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Hi, I have a “Pet Stop” brand, right now, One of my dog lost there collar, I still have the dog, just no collar. “Pet Stop” brand collars are WAY to expensive! What do I do? Can I buy a different contanment system and use the wire that is already in the ground? Or do you have a better idea? Thank You Stace
Hi Stace,
We have two options for you. (1) Get a whole new system, you can use the wire that is already in the ground. Just switch out the PetStop base station for your new base station. (2) Get a second hand Pet Stop brand collar on eBay. People often put up old collars for auction. Pet Stop is a little harder to find, but finding Invisible Fence collars is pretty common.
I would like to have an underground electric fence installed to keep my little dog in the yard. Do you have a suggestion for steps? Is it best to try to tunnel under them, or somehow install the wire across the steps?
ADMIN – Hi JK,
We find it easiest to go across sets. If the steps are cement, we usually cut a shallow slot with a circular saw – run the wire through the slot – then seal over with a waterproof caulk. For other kinds of steps we try and find a seam that we can cut with the circular saw.
Tunneling under works, and is useful where the steps are ornamental or otherwise hard to cut and reseal, but the process is very laborious and we would recommend you avoid it if there are alternatives.
There is a lot more information in the installation (driveways) section on this topic.
i have a small,a medium and a large dog ……..they are a shitzu,a cocker spaniel and a boxer………….I have an acre of land………..I would like wire that is thick ……and durable…….I plan on running it under part of my driveway………I need to know how much wire to buy to go around the 1.5 acres. and what system would work best for different size dogs??thanks
ADMIN – Hi Pat,
The best system for you will be the PetSafe Stubborn/Large dog system. You can use the included Stubborn dog collar on the Boxer and bundle in a Deluxe collar for the Cocker. You will also bundle in a Little Dog collar for the Shitzu( this is the only collar that is small enough for a 10 pound dog). The system comes with 500 feet of wire. To cover 1.5 acres you will need to bundle in an additional 1000 feet of boundary wire.
I have an older Petsafe wireless fence system. It is a PIF-101, I have just got a second English Bulldog, so I need a new collar, but can not find one that is compatible with the older system, any ideas?? I once purchased a second collar but I find out now it is not compatible with the system I have. I need a collar that is a PIF 275, the ones I am finding and the second one I bought is a PIF 275-19, and it has zapped the dog in the house where the other dog with the original collar that was bought with the sytem does not zap. Im so confused lol
Admin- Hi Donna,
Your best option to finding an identical replacement collar for the older PetSafe wireless fence will be on a resale web site like Ebay or cragslist. Unfortunately we are not familiar with the older PetSafe wireless units and it compatibly. You should give PetSafe a call and they will be able to tell you which collars if any are compatible with your transmitter.
PetSafe: (800) 732.2677
I’d like to find an underground fence system where the receiver collars work with training remotes as well. I don’t want to buy both systems and have to mess with needing to switch out collars all the time. Is there anything out there like this?
ADMIN – Hi Jake,
If you want a collar that can be used for both containment and has a remote trainer your best option will be the Innotek IUC-5100. However, the Innotek IUC-5100 does not have independent correction for multiple dogs on the Dog Fence function. It does however have independent correction for the remote trainer function. If you need to have both dogs on the same correction level for the containment fence, you can add resistors to the collar that will alter the correction level on one collar, reducing it by 50% or 75%.
We live in a neighborhood and would like to purchase a Wireless system for our 2 dogs. Will the other houses interfere with the system?
ADMIN – Hi Chris,
If the other houses are outside the containment area where you want to keep your dogs, they will not affect your wireless system. If the houses are within the containment area then they can block the wireless signal and cause interference.