Stay & Play Compact Wireless Fence - Covers Up to 3/4 Acre - for Dogs 5lb+ - Portable and No Digging Required

This is the first wireless fence we purchased and it will be the only kind we purchase if we have to replace it. I love the fact that this unit is wireless and there are no underground wires or anything like that. We have this unit setting out of sight at the back of our bookcase. We decided to turn the unit around so at night we wouldn't notice the bright blue light that admits from the front of the unit. We live in a small subdivision so traffic isn't usually too bad and for the most part people are very considerate since most of them have dogs and cats to begin with. We set the perimeter up on 45 ft which lets them go up to about 15 feet from the road at our house. Set up was simple and took about 45 minutes to an hour outlining the perimeter with the flags. make sure you are at the dogs neck level when you set up the flags so they will get the correct reading. After all was set up, i took both dogs, male (Stanley, 4 months old and 14 lbs) and female (Olivia, 9 months old and 15 lbs) Miniature Schnauzers, out to play and show them the fence. I set both collars to train mode and with some of their training treats I took them up to the flags and once their collars started beeping i walked them back to the safe zone and gave them the treat. We only went through about 5 flags set up through the yard, played a little bit and went back in. The next day we did the same thing and went through about 5 more flags. I noticed on the third day once they heard the beep the would almost always turn around and come back to me. Unlike the directions, on the fourth day, I placed the collars on setting one, the least harmful shock, and let the out in the yard.Both dogs did great the first few times by staying in the flag zone and coming back to the safe zone once they heard the warning beep. However, the 4th, maybe 5th time we went outside my male dog Stanley got shocked and came running back to me startled and a little confused. I played with him and let him know that he was ok and walked him back up to the fence and as soon as we heard the beeping sound again he turned around and went back to the safe zone. I again praised him for turning around and we went back inside About a week later he got shocked again and so far, that has been the last time. My female dog Olivia did a lot better. She has only been shocked once and it was about 2 weeks into training. A few days after the dogs were last shocked we removed all the perimeter flags.As of this review, we have been using this item for a little over 2 months with fantastic results. Sometimes when we get home and are in a hurry to get them out the door we forget to put their shock collars on but they seem to have memorized their boundaries because they have not yet went passed their perimeter with or without the collars on since the last shock incident. One thing that we did do different than the instruction book is we took both dog's collars off when we put their shock collars on and put their regular collars back on when the shock collars came off. I'm not sure if they know they don't have the shock collars on all the time or what but they both seem to know their limits and this is especially helpful on the times you forgot the collars or if they are both charging. I do like that the charging cord will charge both collars on the same cord, but I do wish their was an option to buy a one or two dog set up so I wouldn't have had to purchase a separate collar because they are not cheap My only complaint is that if you have to use the high setting there is a very obnoxious humming noise that comes from the machine.The reason I did not take a star away from this is because we use the max on the low setting since that covers what we need. If our yard was bigger, I probably would have rated this 4 stars instead of 5.

I received the Play & Safe Compact Unit a couple of weeks ago for my one year old Boxer female. She is a wanderer and so I needed a system to keep her contained in our yard. We live in a rural area, large property. This system has worked! I set the boundary at 70 feet so she has plenty of room to run and play. I set the static shock on level 2 and it only took one time for her to respect the tone and shock so her training was incredibly short. She has not left the boundary area and immediately returns to her safe area when she hears the warning beep. The only thing I discovered, which was my fault for not reading the information completely when I ordered, is that the battery on the collar that comes with this unit is not replaceable. So if the collar stops working I will need to order another collar. I also have a three year old male German Shepherd.. He is normally good about staying home, but he occasionally travels up the gravel road and since we also live close to a main heavily traveled road I decided to purchase another collar for him. As I was researching the collar I called customer service. That is when I found out that the collar I have does not have replacement batteries. The rep told me that any of the Pet Safe wireless systems collars will work with my system so I ordered a collar that uses the RFA 67 D replacement batteries and I ordered extra batteries for this new collar. I will eventually need to order this same collar for my Boxer when the collar stops working, no idea how long it will last. They say several months but I will find out. The larger Pet Safe Play and safe unit costs more than the unit I purchased and comes with the replacement battery collar and this is the extra collar I ordered, based on the fact that the rep at customer service said that any of the collars are interchangeable between systems. So far I have no complaints about this system and I am very satisfied with it, it keeps my dog home and safe. It is so easy to set up. I have it sitting on the counter in the kitchen, plugged it in, charged the collar and that was it. So far so good, works great. I couldn't give a rating on the battery yet so left it unrated for now. I wanted to write this review as a heads up for anyone looking for a good containment system and so they would be aware of the collar battery issue. Overall I would recommend this system.

I have a 16 lb King Charles spaniel. He was fully trained on this in a week. I was afraid to use this kind of a system because I was afraid it would hurt him but really wanted him to be able to run free in the yard. Started at level 1 setting on the collar, but he didn’t notice or respond until level 5. He ended up testing the boundaries a few times but quickly learned them and so far hasn’t tried to cross them again - even for a ball, butterfly or lightning bug. Love to see him running free and to be able to play fetch in the yard. Extremely happy with this system.

This works so good. We moved to an acreage and I have a very large dog who isn't that friendly. He only had to wear it for a week and he roams now without leaving the perimeter. Absolutely worth the cost

This is a great product with one exception: the instructions included for fitting the collar on your dog are WOEFULLY under detailed. Please search the for the video that explains proper fit. The collar should be on the smallest part of the dog's neck (not the largest which is what the picture indicates. It does not say anything about that either way in the text) and the video suggests that it should be tight enough so you can still fit a finger between the prong and the dog's neck (booklet provided basically says not too loose, not too tight. Not exactly precise...)

Complete rip off, bought it in november, never used until now, just tried it out and it does not work at all, beeps half the time when across the boundery and does not give a shock regrdless of the setting. As we bought it in november it gives no option to return or exchange even tho it was not used until now. Do not waste time and money on this junk. Wpild rate less than 1 star if i could

Great pet containment system. I got this invisible electric fence less then 2 weeks ago for our 9 month old German Shepherd. He is a big stubborn guy over 80 lbs. We live on an acreage and he was constantly chasing deer and moose out on the main road and going to our neighbours house to play with their dogs. We did the recommended training that comes with the system of only 10-15 minutes a couple times a day. At first he wasn't fazed by the beeping of the collar but once we started the static shock on he really started gaining insight about why these flags were all around our property. He now will not go further then half a metre before the flags. We left him home outside for the first time for a couple hours last night and he was still in front of our house when we got home. The other day someone drove up our driveway a bit which normally he would go chasing after them but now our invisible fence line doesn't go down it. He sat before the flags barking at them but not pursuing their vehicle. This system is so worth the money. You need to also not overlook the training or your dog will be at a loss of why he is getting shocked. I have recommended this system to other dog owners near us and have showed them how our dog is in the containment system and will not follow me or anyone out of it. I can not rave enough about it. This system has saved my dog from possibly getting hit by a car one day. Also saving me thousands of dollars on setting up a fence around my property.