Perimeter Technologies Basic, Ultra & Deluxe
Pros
- Soft collar contacts
- Ultra model has independant correction levels
Cons
- Not rechargeable
The Perimeter Technologies systems have a couple of neat features unique to Perimeter. But, glaringly they lack a rechargeable collar battery.
Perimeter Technologies is the child of a group of ex-Invisible Fence engineers and executives. Perimeter has built three interesting features into all it’s inground systems.
The Perimeter dog fence “comfort contacts” are softer, rubber like contacts for the dog collar where it touches the dog’s skin. We like anything that makes the collar more comfortable for the dog, after all most dogs will spend a long time wearing it.
The Perimeter Technologies systems also have some sort of electronics that compensates for changes in the wire temperature (tempcheck) and for changes in the condition of the wire (wirecheck). From our testing these don’t seem to do a whole lot, but we will take their word for it that they make some small improvement in the consistency of the boundary line.
The “ultra” models let you change the frequency to avoid interfering with a neighbor’s system which can be a problem if they lay their boundary wire too close to your property line.
The Perimeter systems also have a more elegant design than anything else available. The collars have a pleasing oval design and control box a nice small rectangular profile.
There are four different models available with the Perimeter systems. The models labeled “deluxe” models include twisted wire (which they call FastTrak) and a lightning protection module. The models labeled “ultra” let you change the correction levels and the frequency that the system uses. The “ultra” models are only slightly more expensive than the “basic” models that only have a single correction level and are the ones to get.
The glaring absence is a rechargable collar battery. Instead you are stuck with the Perimeter Technologies proprietary battery. The silver lining is that the battery has a decent life of about four months.
Summary: Some nice new features, we only wish it was rechargeable.
If you found this site useful, please consider purchasing your Perimeter system through our online store. Our price on the Perimeter Dog Fence systems is the lowest price that Perimeter allows anyone to sell the unit and includes free shipping.
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Do any of these systems accomodate dogs that are different sizes? (I.e. a 30 pound Beagle and a 60 pound lab)
Thanks!
ADMIN – Hi Nichole,
if you use any of the ultra models (Perimeter ultra or Perimeter ultra deluxe) you can have independant correction levels that you could use with your Beagle and Lab.
I have two dogs a 20 lb miniature schnauzer and a 23 lb boston terrier mix, I really only need the system for the mini schnauzer. I am torn between the perimeter system for the collar design and the innotek 2100. My neighbor has the invisible fence system installed but only a small portion of our yard in connected. I can’t find many reviews on the perimeter system. Can you give me more info?
ADMIN – Hi Sharon,
The Perimeter Technologies inground is a really good system. The reason it is not so prominent as say the Innotek’s and the PetSafe is that the price is a bit on the high side and the unit is saddled with a proprietary battery. For the same price you can get say an Innotek IUC-2100 and have a similar system that is rechargeable.
The two really strong points are the collar and the ability to switch frequencies. The collar is really small and light! The system itself can work on different frequencies that you can adjust at the base station. This makes it a great choice where the neighbors have a system and you could get interference. Most of the time, you can just use a different frequency and avoid the interference issues.
My neighbor and I would like to set up our fences with some overlap – so the dogs can play in the their own yards, and can play together in the overlapping side/back yards. Is this possible if we use different frequencies, or does is still cause a problem if the fence wires cross each other?
ADMIN – Hi Liz,
If you set them at two different frequencies, there should be no interference between the two systems. But, the frequencies are close, so you could get some beeping (but no correction) with the signal from System A accidental getting detected by Collar B. This would be very confusing for the dogs, so I would avoid doing this.
One idea, would be for you to do one big boundary around both yards. I am not sure if that configuration makes sense for your situation, but that would let the two dogs play in both yards.
is this collar waterproof??
ADMIN – Hi Adriana,
The Perimeter Ultra collar is indeed waterproof. The Perimeter and the SportDog SDF-100 are generally considered to have the best waterproofing.
Is the Ultra system a good system to use with small dogs? I have an 8lb Yorkie. I’m trying to decide between this system and the PetSafe Small Dog. I like that this system has a cloth collar that is still small and it’s a bit cheaper.
ADMIN – Hi Allison
With a dog under twelve pounds, they will be happier with the PetSafe Little Dog. Although it has a nice small collar, the correction levels on the Perimeter are set too high for an eight pound dog.
Hello,
I would like to get your opinion. I live in the country so there will be no interferance with neighboring systems. I have a nine pound chihuahua. I just want to protect him from roaming to the road. I am wondering which system would be best. The petsafe little dog or the perimeter technologies. And which collar would be the best fit? Thank you so much for your informative web site!
ADMIN – Hi Nikki,
With a dog under 12lb, I prefer to use the PetSafe Little Dog. The size of the collar will be fine on either. But, the correction levels on the PetSafe are lower and more appropriate for a small dog. The Perimeter is a good system, but everything but the lowest correction level is going to be inappropriate for your dog, and even that lowest level may be too much.
I don’t understand why I would need the twisted wire. What is it for? and does it help?
ADMIN – Hi Sean,
The twisted wire is used in some layouts to join the loop to the
transmitter. This twisted section is not active and will not correct
the dog if they go over it. For full details on the twisted wire, see
here.