Comments on: Innotek SD-2000 Basic Fence Review

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:40:49 +0000

Hello. I am a student on a very tight budget and I own an escape artist Lab. I am dedicated to training him and I think that this system will work well for me. I plan on purchasing it next week. If it works out I’d be happy to leave a positive review.

What I am concerned about is whether or not the system is upgradable if need be? If the one correction level is ineffective, will I be able to upgrade the system without buying a new one?

Thank you for your help.

ADMIN – Hi Brandon,

Unfortunately the SD-2000 system is not upgradeable. If the set correction level is ineffective you need to replace the whole unit (i.e. you cannot replace just the collar)

By: Holly C

Holly C — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:53:48 +0000

I have an existing physical fence which my four large dogs climb over, dig under or tear down. I purchased the Innotek SD-2000 in February to work with the physical fence.

At first the dogs continued their evil ways, but after I replaced the batteries in the collars the escape attempts dwindled. As of May I can let the dogs outside even without their collars and they stay about two feet away from the fence. Not even restaurant scraps will entice the most stubborn of the four dogs to approach the fence to jump it.

I was worried when I bought this model since it was the cheapest and had the lowest rating, but it has worked out in the long run. I don’t know if it would be as good if the physical fence wasn’t there, but the combination of wire and electric contains the dogs where one barrier wouldn’t. Also, I attached the wire to the fence using plastic ties rather than trenching it in.

Finally, buying from Dog Fence DIY was a very easy experience. The prices were competitive and the shipping was super fast. I didn’t go wrong and neither will you.

ADMIN – Hi Holly,

Thanks for your feedback and congrats on the dog fence!

By: Amanda Gassett

Amanda Gassett — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:35:21 +0000

It sounds like she understands the boundary, but is deliberately going through to be with the kids. That can be a tough habit to break once established. I would try increasing the boundary width a bit to see if that helps, before you replace anything. You can also try a bit more training, where the kids come back every few minutes and praise the dog and give him a treat for staying on the right side of the boundary, and you use a long leash to stop her being able to run through – but still letting her get the correction if she tries running through.
But, if that doesn’t help I think you are going to need to upgrade to a system with multiple correction levels, so you can set it a bit stronger (or add a second collar to your existing system). Note that when you do increase the correction level, you are going to want to redo the final step of the training so she gets the new correction while you have her on a long leash and can control her movement to make sure she retreats rather than runs through.