Have you seen your neighbor’s dog wear an interesting collar? If the collar lights up, then it could be part of a radio fence system that your neighbor has set up.
The radio fence allows your neighbor to keep his dog within their property instead of running across other people’s homes. It is also a perfect way to keep dogs from getting lost or meeting an accident.
If you are curious and is planning to get one for your dog, here is how the system works:
You have an invisible fence.
One of the best selling points of a radio fence is that there are no physical walls or fences to be seen, and yet dogs do not attempt to cross the boundary. The technology behind is not new, since it only uses radio signals around a property to act as the barriers. No more having to prepare planks of wood to create fences that dogs end up jumping over anyway.
It’s a radio Fence with wires.
There are currently two ways to create an invisible fence, and both methods have creative uses of the radio signal. The first method is by running wires around your property. The wires are laid into the ground and are connected to a device that creates the signal. When powered up, the wires broadcast the signal, enough to create the boundary for the dogs. A as a visual warning, boundary flags are placed near the wires.
This method is great if you want to get the most out of your front and back yards. In this way, your pet can have a large area to play around, so he won’t feel constricted at all. The catch, though, is that you will have to do a little digging to prepare where the wires can be placed. This is important so that no one would trip on the wire. You will also need to dig through cement too, or else, it will require a lot of wires as a run around. You can simply get a professional to do the groundwork for you for a fee.
The other is a radio fence without the wires.
The other system gets rid of the wires in favor of a powerful transmitter that generates a signal broadcasted on all directions. This creates a circular dome, and inside it is your pet’s play area. The point where the signal dies out is the boundary (again with flags as warning). When a dog crosses the boundary, the receiver he is wearing will detect the signal loss and will play a beeping sound as a warning. If the dog fails to get back to the play area in time, a mild static will be delivered.
This is in contrast with the first method where the receiver delivers the correction only when it detects the signal. However, the purposes of the two methods are the same, which is to eventually train a dog to remain in the same location. The choice of what to acquire will depend on you. The wired one is more accurate and can maximize your space, while the wireless method can be set up pretty easily.
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