The Truth About Invisible Fences
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Last year, over one million pet owners purchased an invisible fence for their pet. The use of these pet containment systems have become increasingly widespread.
Pet containment systems have increased in popularity partly because they have become much more affordable. Also, pet parents have found them to be a safe and effective way to keep their pets safe at home.
As sales of these products increase, so do the not so favorable opinions about them -- that they make dogs aggressive, that there is a greater chance of failure than success when using them, that the shock they deliver is painful, that they will result in significant injury to your pet. These can all be classified as "myths", since there is very little hard data available to prove or disprove them. However, recent studies are providing results that allow for a more reasoned analysis of this technology.
Recently, one of the major manufacturers of invisible fences retained an independent laboratory to compare the level of correction produced by a pet containment system collar to the shock produced by other common circumstances and devices. The evaluation demonstrated that the "shock" produced by a containment system is nowhere near the intensity that some people believe. The "shock" produced by the containment system is nearly 40% less that than that one would receive from walking on carpet. Further, this study demonstrates that the training "shock" is one-fourth the level of a cattle fence and one-twentieth the level of a stun gun, two devices to which electronic training equipment is often unfairly compared.
But here is the rest of the story: The voltage and intensity of these devices were also compare to the invisible fence collars. While cattle fences and stun guns have high voltage and long duration of shock, dog fence collars do not. If the dog fence collar has the UL Seal of Approval, the voltage is less than 30 milli-amps and the duration of the correction is 1/4 of a second.
Since the correction of dog fence collars is less than a static shock, they cannot be painful, uncomfortable or possibly cause your pet any injury. It is important to know that not all shock is the same.
It is critical that when purchasing these types of dog training products, that you look for ones that offer complete installation and pet training materials. These materials will greatly increase your chances of success when you install your dog fence and train your dog.
This company surveyed 1,025 dog owners who had been using an underground or wireless dog fence for at least 90 days. The most significant findings came as the result of asking the pet owner the following question, "Since using the electronic training product how would you describe your pet's overall behavior?" The owner was asked to respond with one of the following: a) better behaved (and specifically how), b) no change in behavior or c) worse behaved (and specifically how).
The results were interesting to say the least. Over 65% (860 of 1,025 dog owners) said their dog's behavior had improved since using the pet containment system. Using the training materials and the fence properly were the main reasons that these dogs would show an overall improvement in their behavior. Using the fence properly includes spending a significant amount of time socializing with your dog. When your dog receives an increase in time and attention, his behavior will usually change for the better.
This survey also cleared up one of the myths about the use of invisible fences - that they make dogs more aggressive. Aggressive behavior was not the reason any of these dog owners purchase their underground fence. Surprisingly, another positive side effect of using the equipment was that their dog no longer exhibited occasional aggressive behavior that had been seen in the past was reported by approximately 12% of people. Also, no aggressive behavior was reported by those owners stating that their dogs behavior worsened in some way since using the equipment.
I hope this article has been helpful to you. If you are considering an invisible fence for your pet, do not hesitate since all reputable companies offer money-back guarantees if the equipment does not work for you and your pet.
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