Monday, July 16, 2012

What is the difference between in-ground dog fences (aka electric dog fences) and wireless dog fences?

So you are in search of a dog containment system?  If this is the first time you have looked for a dog containment system to keep your dog or dogs safe then you may be confused by the whole in-ground dog fences and wireless dog fences.  So, lets see if I can clear that up for you just a little. 

As I stated, dog containment systems can be in-ground or electric dog fences or wireless/WiFi dog fences.  In-ground dog fences work by using a boundary wire that you will have to install around the perimeter that you want to keep your dog in or out of.  The wire that you put down will form a loop around a certain area.  The wire itself will come in different sizes or gauges and it will transmit a radio signal that will be picked up by the collar that your dog or dogs must wear.  There are different settings that you can use but generally, the collar will pick up a signal when your dog gets too close to the perimeter and then the dog will get a correction if they still get closer to the perimeter.  These systems are very versatile in that they can be shaped to almost any or every yard whether small, large, odd shaped, or not.  That is one of the reasons that makes the in-ground dog fences so popular.  The only downfall is that you do have to do a little work to put the wire in the ground around the perimeter.

Wireless dog fences on the other hand are much easier to set up and are portable and many times more cost effective.  In fact, many of them can be used indoors or outdoors if they come with a wireless receiver.  Wireless dog fences create more of a circular boundary around a central area.  The downfall to having wireless dog fences is that they tend to have imprecise boundaries that can sometimes move from minute to minute.  Not only that, but because they do tend to have the circular boundary if you have an odd shaped yard, you probably will not get the perimeter coverage you are looking for.  The other thing regarding the wireless dog fences is that sometimes obstructions such as trees, slopes in your yard, or metal objects can interfere with the correct functioning of the systems. 

So, I hope I have summed up the pros and cons of the different dog containment systems to include wireless dog fences and in-ground dog fences.  The in-ground dog fences remain to be the most popular.  I would still highly recommend that you do your homework and find the right dog containment system for the area you are looking to cover.  We do have a wide range of wireless dog fences and in-ground dog fences at baddogsupplies.com.  If you have other questions or are searching for something we don't have, just let us know.  We would be happy to help in any way we can to find what works best for you.




 

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