When we say runner, we usually think to a convict or a sportsman, but dog owners think at their dogs. What’s a runner? An owner calls his dog a runner when he or she doesn’t manage to keep it contained in their yard because it constantly finds a way to escape. These dogs are usually harmless, but they get bored while staying alone at home, having no companion to play with, seeing the same things happening every day, or they just need to exercise or to walk as they are active and intelligent animals. For the good health of our dogs, we need to offer them the possibility to roam around and play for free within the space we dispose of at our houses, but we also need to keep them safe from the possible accidents that can happened if they run for free outside our properties. There is an option now that gives your dog the illusion of complete freedom while keeping him or her completely confined and protected. Nevertheless, a new option is now available on the market, and we speak about a special type of fencing sys tem that is usually called the invisible dog fence..
This type of fence is called invisible because it does not imply any kind of physical structure made of some solid, touchable and, of course, visible material, but in an electronic system composed of a transmitter or central unit, a number of sensors of proximity and a collar that your dog will wear. The sensor that you have placed to border your property or other place you want to restrain the dog in will signal the central unit when the dog approaches too much and then the collar will be trigger to emit a warning sound meant to tell your dog to stop and turn back. In the case the dog chooses to ignore the warning and continues towards the limit of your property, the collar will deliver it a short electric pulse that will determine the dog to listen to the warning and cease its approaching towards the sensors line. Shocks are delivered only when they are required, but after a couple of such unpleasant experiences your dog will learn that is better to stop when he hears the warning sound, so there will be no more need of the shocks.
The major issue most people have with these fences is that they believe the shock the collar gives their dog is inhumane treatment. However, since they were first invented in 1971, the invisible dog fence has been improved drastically. It happened to all of us to experience at home pulses of static electricity of a higher intensity than the shocks delivered by these collars. The dog is not harmed but astonished. Test the shock and set it as intense as you want. It is certainly more humane than the suffering your dog would experience if he is hit by a vehicle or wounded by a neighbour’s gun.
These fences are used for long time now. The peace of mind that the fence gives the owner is well worth the cost of the fence, which is less than if you were to put an average fence around your yard. You’ll have a happy dog playing inside the secured area. Both you and your dog will benefit. Nobody will regret.
Most providers refer to as the invisible dog fence. Your dog will stop when he hears the warning sound. This could be true in 1971, when the invisible dog fence has been used for the first time,




