NEED Dog Fence help!!!

[aprild]

we have an electric fence around our yard. it has been wonderful for the past 2 years, but our dog (Harley,who is part mastiff) is HUGE and his collar is not getting any signal, so it is not zapping him like it should. We have no clue what to do. we have called the company and they sent us a new one. we had Harley boarded for a couple nites till we could get the new one. our DS3 cried because 'his boy' was not home.

well, we put the new collar on him yesterday, turned the voltage up as high as it can go, but he's still not getting shocked. we have no idea where he is right now.

So our problem is that our dog is too tall for this thing to work correctly. Anyone have suggestions??

Please!!!

 

[The Edgington's]

We have the Invisible Fence brand of electric fence and I know that when I put my dog inside of our full sized van he is high enough not to be shocked. Did you take the collar off of your dog and walk over to the line. Ours beeps before shocking our dog, so if I think it isn't working I do that to test it. Hope that helps.

 

[aprild]

thanks for a response.

yes, my DH has taken the collar off and tested. it works, but not when it is on Harley.

 

[The Edgington's]

If it was my dog, I would call the company and have them come out to see what can be done. I know there are lots of very tall breeds so it would seem there would be a solution. Our fence company will come out for free but after having 1 dog hit by a car I would do it even if they charged. I hope you find your dog safe soon, I had to tell our now DS7 that his dog was hit by a car when he was 3, he cried for his dog for months. Good luck!

 

[mickman1962]

I'm assuming it worked at some point, correct? If so I don't think the dog has grown in the last 2 years (even so most fences have a working radius of at least 5 feet). What happened to my golden was the hair on his neck was so thick the probes never made contact to shock him. Two small patches removed with a razor and it worked like a charm.

 

[poohtown]

here's one of the reasons I don't like 'electric fences'. If the dog is big enough or strong enough or even more involved in what's on the other side of the fence, the electric shock doesn't faze them. Our dog would see a cat or something and go right through the shock on the highest setting. Then when she calmed down she wouldn't come back into the yard because she knew she'd get shocked coming in, so she'd sit on the driveway waiting for us to take the collar off. The installers told us there was nothing we could do. So we just have to always make sure she's on a leash and in eye shot.

 

[aprild]

mickman - thanks for your advice on the hair. we'll definately have to look into that


i've talked to the company, PetSafe, and my DH done everything they have suggested.

they have said that they problem is not in the collar, but in the wire itself.

there may be a partial break in the wire where the splices are. so we have to try and replace half of the wire.


for now our dog is just roaming. we are both at work. i just pray that he stays safe until we get this done.


thanks!!!

 

[mickman1962]

here's one of the reasons I don't like 'electric fences'. If the dog is big enough or strong enough or even more involved in what's on the other side of the fence, the electric shock doesn't faze them. Our dog would see a cat or something and go right through the shock on the highest setting. Then when she calmed down she wouldn't come back into the yard because she knew she'd get shocked coming in, so she'd sit on the driveway waiting for us to take the collar off. The installers told us there was nothing we could do. So we just have to always make sure she's on a leash and in eye shot.

for our beagle (as stubborn and once on a scent, as focused a dog as there is) we just had to move up to the "stubborn dog" collar and he's been fine ever since. FYI we live in the country where he has 5+ acres to roam and there is plenty of wildlife to get his attention. He once chased a woodchuck up a 50' tree just past the line (didn't know woodchucks could climb a tree) and while he barked at it for about 3 hours he still wouldn't cross the line.

 

[DrCavin]

they have said that they problem is not in the collar, but in the wire itself.

there may be a partial break in the wire where the splices are. so we have to try and replace half of the wire.


for now our dog is just roaming. we are both at work. i just pray that he stays safe until we get this done.


thanks!!!

That doesnt make any sense. If the wire has a break, then it wont work at all. We have Invisible Fence & if the wire has a break it beeps at the unit.

You say it does work when you hold the collar..

 

[aprild]

That doesnt make any sense. If the wire has a break, then it wont work at all. We have Invisible Fence & if the wire has a break it beeps at the unit.

You say it does work when you hold the collar..

the lady i talked to said it sounds like we may have a partial break, maybe where the splices are???

Yea, if DH holds the collar lower to the ground it works. i am trying to figure this out for him because he's really getting frustrated with the whole thing. we are worried our Harley will get hit.

 

[Sleepy]

I wonder if that electric fence thing would work on a mattress? I'm having a problem with hubby crossing the boundary into my area when he is sleeping.

 

[kdibattista]

I wonder if that electric fence thing would work on a mattress? I'm having a problem with hubby crossing the boundary into my area when he is sleeping.

 

[aprild]

I wonder if that electric fence thing would work on a mattress? I'm having a problem with hubby crossing the boundary into my area when he is sleeping.

Too Funny!!!

 

[disneynutt1225]

aprild, did your dog come home yet??

 

[aprild]

when i got home last nite, i drove around to find him. my DH and i find each other and as we are sitting there wondering where he could be, DH looks over and Harley is in the field (I am surrounded by farm land). he comes over and gets in DH's car. He has been in the house ever since.

He has gone out to go potty and has returned to the door to come back in. It got cold here last nite (in the 30s, but we have been having great weather) so i think he wanted to be in the warmth!


So when DH goes into work today, Harley will probably wonder off again unless DH figures out a solution today.

Sorry for rambling, but this has us really stressed out that he will get TOO BRAVE and get hit, which will be devastating to our 3 year old.


Thanks for asking!!!!!!

 

[disneynutt1225]

Glad to hear he's home!

Would it be possible for you guys to walk him instead of letting him roam until you get the fence checked out?

 

[minkydog]

here's one of the reasons I don't like 'electric fences'. If the dog is big enough or strong enough or even more involved in what's on the other side of the fence, the electric shock doesn't faze them. Our dog would see a cat or something and go right through the shock on the highest setting. Then when she calmed down she wouldn't come back into the yard because she knew she'd get shocked coming in, so she'd sit on the driveway waiting for us to take the collar off. The installers told us there was nothing we could do. So we just have to always make sure she's on a leash and in eye shot.

THis is exactly what happened with ours. Our standard Poodle discovered that if he would just take the the shock he could escape and do what he wants. He had no reason to cross back over the shock zone and he learned to avoid coming when he was called Not what we had in mind. We finally just put up a fence in part of the yard to keep him confined. I was afraid he was gonna get himself killed darting out in front of a car

 

[aprild]

Glad to hear he's home!

Would it be possible for you guys to walk him instead of letting him roam until you get the fence checked out?

No, i'm at work, and DH usually goes to work sometime after lunch. So there's that time in between that no one is there. He can't stay in the house when no one is there.

Keeping my fingers crossed that DH figures something out today. He's getting pretty irratated about the whole situation. He feels helpless.

 

[aprild]

THis is exactly what happened with ours. Our standard Poodle discovered that if he would just take the the shock he could escape and do what he wants. He had no reason to cross back over the shock zone and he learned to avoid coming when he was called Not what we had in mind. We finally just put up a fence in part of the yard to keep him confined. I was afraid he was gonna get himself killed darting out in front of a car

That may be what we may have to do.

 

[taeja71]

Does the fence manufactor you got the fence and collar from make a more industrial strength collar? We've got the 9v battery on our dogs collars (1 malamute and 1 stubborn lab). The 9v works great!