Have you ever seen a dog come charging at you across a yard and suddenly stop inexplicably?  That dog has learned to stay within the borders of their yard through the use of an electric dog fence.  The fence itself has been around since the 1970s, when Richard Peck created the fence and began marketing it under the name Invisible Fence.  Today, the patent has run out and many companies are providing pet owners with the same protection, without the name brand.

If you look closely at that dog, you will see it is wearing a collar that sports a small box.  That box is a receiver, like that of a bark collar, gets a message from a buried wire to warn the dog not to pass a certain point in the yard.  If the dog had passed the preset boundary, he would have received a small shock to remind him of his training.  Training a dog to stay within an electric dog fence takes some time and a lot of praise and consistency, just like any other training.  The advantages are clear.

No, really, I mean clear; no fence blocks the owners view.  One of the main reasons cited by owners who have installed an electric dog fence is that they don’t have to block their view or ruin their landscaping by installing a wooden or chain link fence.  After you spend so much money decorating your yard to your satisfaction, do you really want to install a fence and block the view?  An electric dog fence provides security for your pet and beauty for you.