If you want to keep your dog in your
yard, but don’t want to mess up your view, you might consider an
electric or invisible dog fence. Not only do these work
pretty well, they are considerably cheaper than building a fence for
your entire yard. Instead, you can spend your time building a dog house
with some woodworking dog house plans. This will give your dog a place to lie
away from the weather and will work nicely with your new electric dog
fence.
Before you make your decision on getting
an invisible dog fence, you should examine both the advantages and
disadvantages of owning one. This is our list, but feel free to add your
own.
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Pleasing to the eye. You don’t have to look at a structure, instead you
can enjoy the beauty around you. This is especially nice if you own some
property and don’t want to mess up your view.
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Cost Effective. An invisible fence can save you hundreds to thousands of
dollars over a traditional fence.
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Ease of Installation. Instead of having to pay someone a lot of money to
build a fence or instead of spending days doing it yourself, invisible
dog fences are easy to install.
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Chance the fence will fail. If the batteries on your dog’s collar go
out, your dog could escape. I would only recommend these fences for well
behaved dogs. Then again, with a regular fence, someone might leave the
gate open.
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Lacks protection from other animals entering your dog’s territory. Your
dog will not be able to get out, but other animals can easily enter your
yard.
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Only works for dogs. If you think you will need a fence for future
children, you may want to have a regular fence put up.