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Originally posted by Thoran:
I can think of two other problems with invisible fences... if the dog DOES go through it (chasing a rabbit for instance) it then can't get back in. The other is that invisible fencing doesn't keep other dogs out, which can be a problem if an agressive dog decides to go after yours... or if you have an agressive dog.
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YES! That first one is a problem I've seen people have with it. Keeping other people's dogs OUT is an issue I'd have if it were my yard. Our neighbors have three that frequently get loose and end up in my front yard but luckily the wood fence keeps them out of my back yard.(hey Bungleau, we don't paint ours...just let the cedar age- I prefer it stained or painted but hey, I'm too lazy to do THAT much fence, LOL so we let it go). I remember we used to chain our dog out when I was a kid and I will never forget the day a pack of dogs gone 'wild' attacked him...
We got to him in time but it scared the daylights out of us!
As for the other reason you noted, Thoran, I remember reading once that the Hemmingway estate had that happen and several large dogs ran through the perimeter (chasing forest critters or other dogs) and couldn't get back in because by then they'd calmed down and the shocking/noise that they'd been trained to avoid kept them OUT of their own yard!
[ 06-28-2005, 10:02 AM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ]