PetSafe Stubborn Dog In-Ground Fence - Invisible Pet Containment Kit - Covers Up to 1/3 Acre with 500 ft of 20 Gauge Wire - for Dogs Older Than 6 Months Weighing 8lb+

Simple installation. It is extremely effective for larger, challenging dogs. May be to much of a jolt for smaller breeds, I tested it on myself.Positive training, I would walk the perimeter a few times for a couple days with them on leash after install and flags. It only took 2 times for my dog to get the boundary.Only thing I would like is louder beeps with more distance warning.

Perfect replacement! This collar synced with my existing PetSafe in-ground fence system right away and works flawlessly. The fit is comfortable and adjustable, and it delivers consistent correction levels to keep my stubborn dog safely in the yard. Solid build quality and just as reliable as the original. Great value for a replacement—highly recommend!

We took in a rescue dog a couple of months ago. He was let go by his former owner because he kept running away and getting picked up by the pound. We were asked by the rescue association to take him in because we have a large fenced in yard with a 6 foot high wood and wire fence. Right away "Freckles" found out a way to get out under the fence. We closed up the hole but he ran away again the next day. This went on for weeks. We would fix the holes and Freckles would find a new place to get out. Thankfully he had a tag with his name and the rescue association's phone number so we would get a phone call within a couple of hours from some friendly neighbor who had captured Freckles.We finally realized that we could not win. Our escape artist was smarter than us. So I started to do research on electronic fences. The best rated fence is the wireless kind, but you need to have a yard that is a perfect circle for that to work. Our yard is a rectangle. If Freckles was allowed to go to the back of the yard the correction area was outside of our fence on the sides. The dog would have been able to get out of the fence and not be "corrected" (shocked) until he was in the neighbor's yard.So I settled on an in-ground fence. Freckles is a Brittany. Brittanys, like beagles, are known for following their noses and running off. He is not being bad - just chasing birds, butterflies, squirrels or his favorite - a rabbit.In the front yard I used an electric edger to dig the shallow 1" trench. This is several inches above the utilities in the front yard - so no worries. In the back yard I ran the wire along the top rail of the wood fence and used plastic zip ties to tie the wire to the top of the wire fence. It took a day to install the fence.When I installed the battery in the collar I had the setting on the wired unit turned all the way up. So I got a shock. It wasn't that bad. It surprised me more than hurt me. I turned the setting down to half as much and now the correction area is within 10 feet of the wire.As Freckles approaches the fence he hears an audible tone to warn him to turn around. If that does not stop him, he gets a shock. Within an hour he learned to stop and turn around when the tone sounded. He learned quickly that he can not go out of the front door or garage door - even with the door wide open.As I showed Freckles his new boundaries I told him to "be careful" as he approached the correction area. It was funny that he was very in tune to my warning to "be careful". When I told him to be careful he would stop and look at me - way before he heard the tone. He is really a smart dog.Finally our escape artist can be free to run the yard and we don't have to worry about him finding a new place to get under the fence.It should be noted that the brains of the system must be inside the house. It can not be exposed to rain or freezing temperatures. I installed ours above the garage door. I ran the wire along the door jamb and then into the ground. It should also be noted that corners can not be run at 90 degrees. All angles must have a 3 foot arch to keep the corner from becoming a dead zone where the dog can get out. The 500 feet that came with the fence was not enough. Our friendly home depot sold us another 500 feet of wire for $25. The wire is not in the electronic section. It was with the ceiling fans.After a lot of research, I decided to purchase the fence from Amazon. They have always been great with their return policy. They also had the best price. I paid the extra $10 to have the fence sent to me in two days. You only save about $40 on a used unit from eBay with a good chance of getting a used unit that doesn't work.The lighting protection unit by this manufacturer is not very well rated. So I purchased a $20 surge protector to plug the extension cord into. I ran the extension cord from the light in the garage door opener to the fence system "brains" above the garage door. I attached the wires in the garage and on the wood fence with small 1 inch fence staples - being very careful not to puncture the wire. Where I had to coil up the extension cord I used a 16 penny nail to hang the wire on.So the bottom line is that this thing is great. Highly recommended.

After a pretty lengthy install, it worked out pretty well. The biggest thing is if you don't plan on closing in your entire house, you're going to have to loop it around if you're simply doing the backyard. Basically I had to first run it from the unit all the way on top of my fence down the fence then into the ground back to the unit. It's kind of hard to explain, but you basically cannot cross your back door because it will shock the dog every time they come in and out. Just be mindful of that when you go to install it

This may be the best product I have ever spent money on. My dogs figured this system out in two days and I have not had a escape since installed.I but up a fence that I bought at Lowes that uses those green stakes. My dog found ways over it, under it, around it and in some cases through it. Then my wife decided we needed another dog. I love the new dog. She is cute and a fun little pitbull. My wife kept asking me to install barbed wire because now both dogs were escaping. I wanted to get a petsafe fence for a long time but my wife was against it. I put barbed wire all over the place. My backyard looked like a prison but guess what? My dogs could escape faster. The actually broke the wire in some places. Broke it in half. I didn't think that was possible. I begged my wife for a petsafe fence. Finally I broke her down and we bought one with our tax return. I thought I would have to bury it but I read that it can also be attached to a existing fence. I buried it in a few places and attached it to the fence in most. Two trys connecting the wires and I got the green light telling me we had a successful loop. No problem. Started training the dogs that same day. Just the sound at first and then a small correction on the second day. The dogs figured it out so fast and now are completely trianed in a week but really it only took them 3 days. I left the house twice today for the first time with them out back and when I came home they were happy laying in the grass. The puppy chews so it's nice that she no longer has to be in the laundry room with the other dog and now they have a yard and a room open to them when we are gone. This is the first day I left them alone in the back but it worked.I did buy the 14 gauge wire because I read the wire that comes with the product is cheap. The wire I got seemed very strong. Good stuff. If your thinking of getting this product I suggest you do. I think it saved my dogs life because they were going to get bit if the kept escaping.