| Underground fences for pets have become | | | | |
| popular to pet owners. Underground fences or | | | | Unlike the traditional fence, this system is |
| hidden fences are not actually a fence. It is | | | | easy to install and maintain. It is less |
| a term used for radio-signaled device used by | | | | expensive than putting up a fence or chain |
| pet owners as containment system. Depending | | | | link fences. You can use a hidden fence to |
| on the type of system, this device operates | | | | surround areas that you want to protect such |
| with the use of wire, installed underground | | | | as your pool or garden without having to add |
| or above ground that transmits a radio signal | | | | an unsightly fence. This system is usually |
| that a wire, acting as an antenna, turns into | | | | acceptable with neighborhood associations |
| an electromagnetic wave and transmit a radio | | | | that do not approve physical fences. This is |
| signals to a receiver collar worn by the dog. | | | | also a great alternative if your do not want |
| When the collar gets within range of the | | | | physical fence hindering your view of the |
| boundary, it emits a warning tone audible to | | | | neighborhood. This type of system is also |
| the dog, and when the collar crosses the | | | | great for indoors to keep dogs out of certain |
| boundary, it emits a signal that causes a | | | | area or rooms inside your house. |
| static-like shock. | | | | |
| | | | Training is necessary in using this type of |
| This type of containment has been used to | | | | fence. When the dog learns to return to the |
| most states that have a dog containment law. | | | | yard after hearing the tone it is time for |
| Pet owners cannot let their pets to wander | | | | the dog to experience the physical correction |
| the neighborhood freely. There are other ways | | | | give him/her a reward or praise. After about |
| to contain a pet, such as, cages, chain links | | | | a week, try off leash training. Slowly, the |
| and even with the use of traditional physical | | | | dog will learn his/her boundary. |
| fence. | | | | |