ADMIN – Hi Clay,

With Huskies, the Innotek IUC-4100 works particularly well. It can be difficult with Huskies to get the collar probes through their undercoat, so that you are getting the probe actually touching the dog’s skin. The 4100 helps solve this problem with the a built in collar tester that lets you know when the probes are touching skin.

ADMIN – Hi Ron,

Sounds like you have the boundary width turned up too high so it is blanketing the entire area. When this happens the opposite sides start interfering with each other and you get weird patterns of coverage. Turn the boundary width dial down all the way to minimum and then turn it up slightly. Go out and test the boundary with the collar. Keep increasing the boundary until you get the field starting about 5 feet out from the line.

The other possibility is that you have the signal leaking into some other cable or metal running nearby. Check for any sheet metal or electric wire running close to and parallel to the dog fence wire.

ADMIN – Hi Erin,

For wooded areas, we usually just staple the wire to the ground. Burying wire with all those tree roots is not practical. And after a couple of years, as the leaves fall the wire tends to bury it self. The only sections you really need to bury are where it crosses heavily trafficked paths, and anywhere with grass that is mowed.

A good system for Huskies is the Innotek IUC-4100. It is a good all round system, and it the collar has a built in fit-tester, that lets you know when the collar is on the dog properly. That will comes in handy with getting the collar properly fitted on the thick undercoat of your Husky.

thanks,
melanie

Admin- Hi Melanie,

Absolutely, you will be able to install a dog fence around the garage door opening. You can simply run the wire inside the expansion join that separates the driveway and garage opening. Than continue the wire all the way around the outer trim of the garage door. This way you form a small boundary loop around the garage door to create the barrier. A great system for your Beagle will be the Innotek IUC-4100.

ADMIN – Hi Ryan,

After initial month on the dog fence, you can get the dog into a routine where we teach him it is okay to cross the boundary if given permission by you. There will be hesitancy for the first few times, you take him outside the property to hunt, dog will quickly adapt to the new rules. (If you need to take him out in the first month drive him or carry him over the boundary) Se our training sectino for more details on how this is done.

Same with the e-collar. I would wait at least a month until after the dog fence training to start e-collar training. If you have already use an e-collar with the dog, you can continue to use it – we just want to avoid starting too many new things at the same time.

ADMIN – Hi Scott,

The easiest way to cross a stream is to be opportunistic and use a fallen tree of other convenient crossing point above the water line. It that is not available, I would place the wire in a protective conduit like an old hose pipe and staple it as best you can to the creek bed. You can also just run the wire through the creek naked, but It is worth putting in the extra effort – hunting and fixing wire breaks in a creek is never fun.

I find zipties to work great for attaching the dog fence perimeter wire to barbed wire fencing in a few spots. Because there is no pressure on the dog fence wire, it simply sits next to the barbs and does not tend to get torn up. The wire does tend to get tangled in the barbs, but that does not hurt the fence.

ADMIN – Hi Brian,

You can mount the dog fence boundary wire right on the chain link fence (either weaving it through the links or using zip-ties to hold it in place). The chain link fence will not cause interference. (Solid sheet metal fences in some circumstance can amplify the signal – but not chain link) One little tips, if you use a weed eater – then place the wire about a foot above the ground on the fence so that it does not get hit when you are edging around the fence. (PS – Smack you friend in the head for us.)

ADMIN – Hi Dennis,

For a sturdy collar for two large labs, the SportDog SDF-100A would be your best choice. The collars are the toughest available and could handle a couple of Labradors. Another slightly cheaper, but also good choice for your situation would be the PetSafe Stubborn.

ADMIN – Hi Harry,

To cover just one side of the yard, you are going to run a long thin loop along that one side. The opposite sides of the loop will need to be at least six feet apart to stop them interfering with each other. You will connect this long thin loop to the transmitter using the twisted wire.

With a mini-schnauzer, you have a lot of options. I would suggest something with a smaller collar. Either the Innotek IUC-4100 – a good system with a rechargeable collar, or the PetSafe Deluxe – a little cheaper but also good, but with a disposable collar battery.

ADMIN – Hi Jennifer,
We always recommend a wired dog fence over a wireless dog fence. If you go with a wired fence, the slope of your yard will not be a factor. For sporting dogs, we do typically recommend the SportDog SDF100A, but since you’re fencing in around an acre, I’d recommend going with the PetSafe Stubborn dog fence. The Stubborn fence and the SportDog fence share identical collars and they function the same as well. The differences are that the SportDog is designed for large installs up to 100 acres and the collar band is a woven fiber with a stainless steel buckle. You can save a bit of money with the Stubborn fence and still get that same great collar.