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N E Ohio | For what it's worth...your vet is wrong. We have a Gordon Setter and the invisible fence works very well for her. Every instinct in her wants to run but she totally respects that fence. At first I was not so sure, but the paperwork with the fence warns that it takes a while for them to get trained. She went through it twice at the beginning and I kept turning the power up. The third time she got zapped hard. For a couple of days, she wouldn't get off the porch, but now she runs the entire yard..and always stops about 3 feet from line. Last week the neighboring Amish school decided to take a walk...30 some kids walking right past our house was the ultimate test for her (she loves all kids). She walked on her side of the line the whole way with them, but made no attempt at all to cross it. We also have many joggers, bike riders, etc. and she runs out to bark, but does not cross the fence.
I will share a funny story I heard last week from my hairdresser. Her sister has a golden retreiver and an invisible fence, which she went through several times. Finally the husband watched her and realized that she was sitting in the area that makes the collar buzz, before the shock zone....she will sit there until the batteries on her collar die, and then runs through. That is one smart dog! I have had the same batteries in our collar since May, so my dog obviously doesn't get close enough to even set the buzzer off. | |
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