2-Dog Basic In-Ground Fence System - Easy Install Electric Pet Barrier with Visual Cue Boundary Flags, 2 Waterproof Collars & Indoor Transmitter - Long-Lasting Training System

Update: After 7 years owning this system our giant schnauzer passed away and we got a new puppy (welsh terrier). So we now have a 9 year old mini schnauzer and a 1 year old welsh terrier and the fencing system still works great!! I had a collar finally quit working this year and had to purchase a new one but that’s to be expected after all these years and doggy wear and tear. I love having this fencing system as a dog owner. We never have to worry. We have a doggie door on our sunroom and even when we go away the dogs go in and out as they please and stay contained in the yard and do wonderfully. Living in a rural neighborhood we have a lot of wildlife and occasional dog walkers go by and my dogs never get out of their boundary. The welsh does have curly/thicker fur and we do keep his neck fur shaved shorter so that he can feel the shock. He’s very smart and somewhat stubborn so he will occasionally test it by getting as close to the boundary as he can. My older mini schnauzer who is more mild mannered steers VERY clear of the boundary so that he doesn’t risk getting a shock. It’s incredibly easy to teach the dogs the boundaries- every dog I’ve had has mastered it in a couple days of training. Update: it’s been 4 years and it still works amazingly!! I have added other sections of wire over the years to block off new landscaping to keep the dogs from marking it or digging etc. It is still going great no problems at all. We love it! (In the second picture our black giant schnauzer wants to get our cat that’s lounging in the rose bushes but he knows he will get shocked so he doesn’t go any further. Original Review: Here is my situation ... I was using the petsafe WIRELESS fence system for almost 2 years with my two dogs (mini schnauzer and giant schnauzer) and it was working for them wonderfully. However, I began to realize it would be better if I could control more specific areas they were allowed to go in (that system just does a circle). For example, they were messing up my mulch in my flower bed and pooping right in my driveway where we park our cars (always nice when people would come over and have to dodge giant piles of doo) So I called petsafe and they assured me the shock levels would be the same as the wireless so I should not need a "stubborn dog" system. I was able to run approximately 850' of wire (I bought another 500' spool additional to the one that comes with this set) in a matter of a few hours really. I'm a 33 year old woman and I had my 12 year old son help. After laying it all out in our desired pattern, he used the shovel to just lift up small sections of the sod and I was on my hands and knees tucking it under. We did 200' one evening and the knocked the rest out in a couple hours the next afternoon. It was pretty easy depending on the type of soil. I would recommend mowing before installing (I did not and wished I would have). My dogs have picked up on their new boundaries very quickly and I'm very pleased so far. My friend warned me to make sure I get it all buried right away because breaks in the rope can happen very easily if just left out (kids trip over it, car, tractor, mower runs it over etc). With this system I was actually able to give my dogs more area to roam and section off areas I didn't want them in so it's a win-win situation. Plus this system (even with my extra spool and extra collar) was cheaper than the wireless one. Wish I would have done this in the first place.

We buy these for our underground fence system. This is a good size for our jack Russell. Be advised this is the one that requires a battery. Works well.

First off, this was easy to install and my dogs learned it quickly. But please, learn from my mistakes and read this carefully. I bought this in March and have been using this for a while. I personally have it installed through my window. It has been installed since March or April. It clearly says in the instructions to use the surge protector provided. However, I could not get to to “complete the loop” with the surge protector so I just plugged it into the wall. The ground around the window where this comes out of is a little bit softer than the rest of the ground where the fence is dug. So slowly, the wire made its way out of the dirt and was exposed. So of course…my landscaper hits it with the weed eater. I let the dogs out and they quickly realize the fence isn’t working so they run amok. I see them going crazy and go to investigate and see the broken wire. I’m late for work so I just braid them together and say I will deal with it when I get home. Then of course there was a storm that night. I come home and realize that half of my house isn’t getting power. The electrical box shows a couple of tripped circuits so I flip them back and everything seems to work. I was wrong. My tv, playstation, router and modem are all fried. They were plugged into a surge protector but I’m not going to lie, they were cheap and probably more than 10 years old. I investigated and it appears as though during the storm, the wire was struck by lightening, it traveled through the wire and into the transmitter which exploded, and then through the power cord which also exploded. I am very lucky that all I lost was a few electronics and a fish tank (broke from exploding power cord coming out of the outlet). I am 100% to blame for this. I read the instructions but didn’t follow them and my laziness cost me. I literally repurchased the same transmitter, plugged it into a heavy duty surge protector and dug the wires down deeper. I also properly fixed the broken wire with the provided connectors and covered the exposed wire with pipe insulation. The fence works well if you follow the directions.

The spool of wire this kit came with had a lower quality durability. Would suggest buying a separate spool of wire. Easily set up. I like the adjustment settings this kit has. My dog responded well. I really like the instruction manual. It had a template to drill holes for mounting the transmitter. It also gives training instructions that are quite clear. Very easy to understand. Worked on the first try. The plastic tube you place the connectors in to keep the connections waterproof and protected in the ground are thin and not durable. We superglued the lid piece back on and wrapped it in plastic to help keep it waterproof. Overall a good experience and works well for the price.

UPDATED REVIEW: It worked...okay...for about 5 months. There were a couple incidents where a dog mysteriously was able to get through once but never again. I don't know if the signal is uneven or what, but it worked 99% of the time. One of the collars apparently came with a loose battery terminal. A little "engineering" with a small zip tie worked well enough, because customer service wanted me to jump through fifteen thousand hoops to get it replaced and in the meantime I needed to be able to let my dog outside. The other collar's clasp broke. Once again, I just fixed it myself and moved on. BUT We made no changes. NOTHING. And suddenly, this morning, I look outside and both the dogs are gone. Under the neighbor's house, eating something rotten. I checked their collar batteries, they're fine. The terminal shows the loop is broken. I performed the short loop test and the terminal is fine. We've done no yard work. I have 2 acres of buried wire. And it's mysteriously broken somewhere with no fix but to DIG IT UP and REPLACE THE WHOLE THING. I won't. This is ridiculous and I'm tired of spending money on it to "update" the system. Use at your dog's risk and do not depend on it. They should have sent with better wire. This system is subpar and dangerous and I regret cheaping out because it's not actually any cheaper after your replace EVERYTHING one piece at a time. Original 4/5 star review: It took a little work to get it set up. For now we've just got it running along the existing fence (our new shelter pup is a digger), until I knew it was going to work. Read the manual, it has everything you need to know to set it up. I tested out each setting on my arm before putting the collar on my dogs. The static "correction" is seriously unpleasant but not painful. At the highest level I couldn't hold onto the collar, my arm jerked too much lol. If you've ever used a TENS unit turned up, you know what it feels like. For one of my dogs, she trained very quickly. Turns out she's both very pain averse and very smart. My other dog, a beagle, not so much. He's kinda dumb. Every time he runs into the zone it's like brand new information every time. But it did work like a charm. Unfortunately, the batteries that came with it crapped out within 3 weeks. I wasn't expecting that, so when my beagle turned up missing I was convinced the wire had gotten broken somewhere. Nope, it still had continuity. Neither collar was shocking anymore though. My smart dog was still stopping before the flags, but my dumb beagle was plowing. I ordered more batteries, but if I'm going to have to pay for their outrageously expensive and proprietary batteries every two weeks instead of every couple of months, I'm just going to give up on the whole system and update this review accordingly. There was no warning before the battery failure either, so if you're depending exclusively on this, check it every day.

I have been using a PetSafe fence for over twenty years with multiple large dogs. It has been the perfect solution to keep my dogs safe and contained on my 4.5 acre property. Its response can be adjusted for training, sensitive dogs and stubborn dogs. I recently had to replace the receiver for one of my dogs. I did not keep exact track, but it probably lasted over 10 years of hard use. Other than an occasional battery replacement every 6-12 months, there is no maintenance. My dogs are so well trained to the fence that even when it is broken by wildlife every other year or so, my dogs continue to respect the boundary even though it is non-functional. Way more affordable than the Invisible Fence branded products, but just as effective. Highly recommended.

Easy to set up and install. Training was easy. Works very well.

I bought this in April 2012 to replace original collar/receiver that we've had for seven years (the connective part of the receiver to the collar cracked), I had it duct taped for the last 10-months. The receiver part is still working great. So far this new collar seems to be doing the job. It is lighter than the original. The collar isn't as thick a nylon as I'd hope and the buckle is definitely smaller and thinner plastic. I feel this will probably crack soon with as much use as it gets. The radio receiver seems to work well, although today makes exactly one month since we received and starting using it and the light started flashing to show a low battery (Heads-up PetSafe, too many complaining about battery usage). The other receiver we had could go at least 6-months before replacing the battery. I know my dog doesn't keep testing it. She's known her boundary for seven years and I've watched her stay several feet away from the activation area. So this leads me to believe this unit has poor battery usage and will know in the next month or so if I need to replace the battery again. If so, this is unacceptable and PetSafe needs to correct this in this receiver. I don't know what the difference is between this one and our original receiver, but it needs to make pet parents feel their dog is safe when wearing this collar and that it will not fail them when they let their dog out. I also feel if you paid full price or close to it, you paid too much! The batteries can be bought on Amazon (best price, but can be bought at well known pet stores too), which are the same ones as the original receiver I had. I will update on battery usage later on. This does NOT come with both long and short contacts. You have to purchase the long ones separately. The little tool they included for testing is great, now I don't have to shock myself to test it. The receiver's beep is fairly faint unless you have your ear almost next to it, but since dogs have more acute hearing than we do I guess that's fine. UPDATE ON BATTERY: When I replaced the battery in May after having the unit one month, the new battery started flashing almost immediately. I called PetSafe and the customer service person suggested that the units memory (more or less) was thinking the old battery was still in it. You have to drain the memory or reset the unit before putting in a new battery. This is done by holding down the static correction button for 20-30 seconds to drain it without a battery installed. Then install the fresh battery. This did work, but that battery only lasted one month too. I replaced the battery again in June. Before actually replacing it, I tried removing it, depressing the static control again for 20-secs and reinstalled it in the collar. This gave me almost another two weeks on this battery when it started blinking again and I replaced it.(didn't want to take a chance on it going dead while my dog was out). This leads me to believe there is something wrong with the receiver's usage of the battery and it drains them faster than my original collar's receiver did or it needs to be reset periodically because the memory part itself is defective. PetSafe did state to call them if I keep having problems. I think I will and express my disappointment in this collar and the fear that it won't keep my dog (Pet)safe! Maybe if all of us who feel this way called them, they might correct this receiver. UPDATE: I have since contacted Petsafe and complained about the battery usage of this collar and that I believe it to be defective. It's battery usage never got better and I got tired of spending money on batteries and of having to replace them every 3-weeks or so. I had contacted them through their website and explained what was going on. Since my collar had still been within the year warranty and I emailed them copies of my receipts, they sent me a free brand new collar along with a 2-pack of batteries. They also sent a postage paid mail label to return the old collar. I have to say this new collar is working great and so far (hope I don't jinx it) batteries are lasting longer. If it's happening to you, I would suggest calling or contacting them through their website and ask for a new collar if your warranty is still good. You will have to have receipt proof of purchase. If you don't, they offer a new collar for a discounted price. Good Luck!