| Every dog needs exercised to be healthy. A dog | | | | be unable to fit its head through a chain link, a |
| chained in the backyard will not grow into the | | | | child could put his or hand through the fence. The |
| happy pet that you want. For this reason, it is | | | | only sure fire way to prevent this from happening |
| important to use a dog fence to provide a secure | | | | is to build a brick wall. Of course, this is by far the |
| space where your dog can run and play, safe | | | | most expensive option. |
| from traffic and pedestrians. | | | | Another importance consideration when erecting a |
| When deciding what type of dog fence to use to | | | | visible dog fence is the types of fences allowed in |
| keep your dog on your property, you have two | | | | your community by local zoning regulations. |
| main types to choose between: visible dog fences | | | | If you do not want to erect a visible fence, either |
| and hidden dog fences. | | | | because of cost or aesthetics, you may consider |
| Erecting a visible, or traditional dog fence is the | | | | using a hidden dog fence. There are two main |
| most straightforward way for you to contain | | | | types of hidden dog fences: wireless and |
| your dog. | | | | underground. |
| The cheapest and quickest way to make a dog | | | | In wireless dog fences, a transmitter is placed in |
| fence is to use a snow fence. The holes on a | | | | the middle of the area where you would like to |
| snow fence will be small enough to prevent | | | | contain your dog. The transmitter sends a signal |
| smaller dogs from escaping. If you live in a colder | | | | to the surrounding area that sets out the |
| climate, however, you will know that snow | | | | perimeter of your property. Your dog wears a |
| fencing is unattractive. In addition, it can be easily | | | | receiver collar that beeps when your dog is |
| bent out of shape, so it will require periodic | | | | reaching the edge of your property. If the dog |
| maintenance. Nonetheless, if you are not troubled | | | | continues to move towards the perimeter, the |
| by the aesthetics, it will give you an effective | | | | collar will give your dog a mild shock. An |
| fence in a pinch. | | | | underground dog fence is similar to a wireless dog |
| Moving up aesthetically from snow fences are | | | | fence, except that the perimeter is defined by |
| chain link or picket fences. These more | | | | laying underground cables that trigger your dogs |
| permanent fences can effectively act as dog | | | | receiver collar. |
| fences. Given their more solid construction, they | | | | The main advantage of hidden dog fences is that, |
| will also last longer than cheaper alternatives. If | | | | quite simply, you don't have to put the time and |
| you plan to use a picket fence, however, it is | | | | money into building a fence. This also means you |
| important to consider the size of your dog in | | | | don't have to be concerned with meeting any |
| relation to the spaces between the pickets in | | | | zoning regulations. The disadvantage of hidden dog |
| your dog fence. Not surprisingly, as these fences | | | | fences is significant, however: if your dog ignores |
| are more attractive and permanent than snow | | | | the shock, there is nothing stopping it from |
| fences, using them as a dog fence could cost | | | | leaving your property. Indeed, hidden dog fences |
| considerably more. | | | | will not work with dogs that are hard to train |
| A common problem with all the visible dog fences | | | | since getting to dog to stay within the perimeter |
| listed above is that even if they can keep your | | | | is essentially a training process. And even the |
| dog on your property, they may not prevent | | | | most perfectly trained dog might have enough |
| pedestrians from harassing your dog from the | | | | reason one day to ignore the shock and run after |
| other side of the fence. While your dog will likely | | | | something. |