The Electronic Dog Fence: Is It Necessary?
Pet owners have the responsibility to keep their pets safe. When it comes to dogs, it can involve a series of duties, such as walking them, giving them their shots, taking them regularly to the veterinarian, and even getting a dog fence installed in order to keep them from wandering off or running after something or someone.
However, some dog owners hesitate when it comes to getting an electronic dog fence for their dogs. They wonder if it’s inhumane and going too far. If you are deciding whether to get one or not, then you need to consider their benefits.
First of all, you need to understand how an electric dog fence works; which is by buring a wire across the desired perimeter of the fence. A device is placed in the dog’s collar (sometimes the fence comes with the collar) which is activated whenever the dog tries to cross the perimeter.
One of the advantages of an electric dog fence is that it doesn’t block the view or rots away, like other types of fences do. You also don’t have to deal with things like zoning laws since you don’t have to get permits as you aren’t actually building anything. Therefore, it’s a great way to keep a dog in without altering your property.
You should also take the disadvantages in consideration. While an electronic fence will not let your dog go out, other dogs can come in perfectly. Regular fences also add a bit of security to a house, since they represent an obstacle for would be thiefs. Some houses also actually look better with fences as well. Electric dog fences are also not fool-proof – for some dogs, the shock they get when crossing the barrier isn’t enough to actually keep them from crossing it. And once they do cross it, they may actually not want to come back because crossing over the perimeter fence means that they get shocked, and they may choose to avoid it altogether.
Tags: Land management, electronic fence, dog owners, zoning laws, electric dog fence, Electric fence, fool proof, electric dog fencesOriginally posted 2010-06-23 17:05:12.
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It's 'public land' managed by the State and has been put aside for recreational use etc.
Why not check out the Bureau of Land Management web sites ???
Never pee on an electric fence. " Robert, age 13
Purely genius
This is not only appalling, it is a real problem for the administration's implementation of the public land management laws, and especially of the Endangered Species Act. There has been a vacuum of leadership at Interior below the secretarial level, at a time when conservation efforts are facing the difficult challenge of responding to global climate change. This unfortunate act of nasty politics does a disservice to the country.
The straight forward part of the image is the pipe leading to its owner which is such a powerful element in the composition, aided by that shadow. The parts of the image that are revealed by exploration are what holds my attention.
The parent helping the child down the kerb is an added human interest. The piles of wood, pollarded tress, pots of flowers and best of all for the engineer in me is the gravel filled gutter. Oh dear I just made a list…………………
I saw this at JP and thought it was a nice human interest story that really showed how neighborly the US military is with their Japanese hosts. I really wasn’t expecting all the snideness. Please tell me that’s not the norm.
Dawn, we're just starting to buy seeds. We haven't planted a darn thing yet. Although we're thinking it's about time. Barry needs to rototill it up, then we'll get those early veggies planted. We do have the electric fence wired up now. Sigh. I hate our electric fence. But it's the only reason we have veggies cuz our deer herd eats everything it sees. Congrats on the carrots and onions! And your little lettuces are sprounting too, aren't they?
A good idea is a old input shaft out of the same gearbox you have. Makes it fool proof