Imagine that you have finally gotten the house that you had been saving up
for so long. It has all that you wanted, including that lovely garden or lawn.
However, the next day, when you go see your garden, you see that the best
flowers have been unrooted and thrown apart. All of that work is now down the
drain. You look at your family pet and see traces of dirt all over his paws.
Maybe it's time to get an invisible fence.
Advantages and Disadvantages of An Invisible Fence
Getting an invisible fence is a good idea when you own a dog that is very
playful. Dogs tend to roam a lot and get into things they don’t need to. This is
when an invisible fence can help you. The fence is there to keep the dog within
his own boundaries so that he can’t get into flowers, gardens, or even to other
animals they shouldn’t be close to. It works by administering a small
"punishment" when your dog tries to cross the set boundaries.
This "punishment" consists of a small static shock that is meant to surprise the
dog. You might have heard of experiments where they train animals to modify or
learn certain behavior patterns by a reward and punishment system. In this case,
the punishment is the above mentioned static shock.
The shock is usually transmitted through a dog collar. The intensity of the
shock should be adjusted by the owner so that it's not so strong that it hurts
the dog or is painful for it, but not so mild that the dog can just ignore it
(dogs have a much ticker skin than humans and much bigger resistance to pain).
Owners of dogs should be extremely careful to not have the setting so high where
it might seem as if the dog is being abused.
An invisible fence is a good idea to keep your dog within a fixed area without altering your property. Your dog will not be able to destroy gardens or other things in your garden. In addition, an invisible fence will protect your dog from running towards guests or running cars.
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