The electric fence...it's new to me! & dog beach info

[no kudzu]

Oh Yes, dog nappers can be a serious problem especially in these times. Folks know dog lovers will do anything , i.e. pay anything, to get their dog back and they scout for pure bred dogs to steal. It happened to me and a neighbor in Atlanta. The local sheriff was great and posted a deputy with me in my car at the designated "drop spot". I'm very serious. It turned out to be a ring, a family really, of dog nappers in our own neighborhood. They figured if the dog was not tethered or inside, it was fair game.
Haven't you ever seen in the papers "Lost dog. Will pay $500 reward for return. No questions asked"...So when we post such statements we are actually hurting ourselves but I can certainly understand why somebody would make such a statement.

[Randy323]

Originally Posted by Petunia16

... "it's an underground fence!".... I'm still in awe that it trains the dog to not cross that line. It's pretty amazing.

Actually the dog fence doesn't do all the training. It's important the dog is properly introduced to the dog fence first BEFORE wearing the receiver collar. CONTAIN A PET electronic dog fence dealers are certified dog obedience trainers and use a "no-collar" training method that's really effective, even for determined dogs. There's a Wilmington electronic dog fence that services Pender County, New Hanover County and Brunswick County North Carolina.

[Randy323]

Originally Posted by SunnyKayak

Those fences work but in situations like you was in sometimes the dogs adrenaline will overplay the zapping feeling he gets.
Depending on the perimeter the owneer set up the fence and talking to this neighbor you dont know if the dog just cross into the "beeping" zone or the "zapping" zone. Once a dog crosses the zapping zone it doesnt zap after he gets a certain distance on the other side.

Here's the major problem with most electronic dog fences. Owners sometimes feel there should be a "beeping" zone, then a delayed "zapping" zone. CONTAIN A PET discovered through its behaviorial studies, that dogs will "test" a dog fence with a beeping dog fence that delays the correction. Dogs soon learn they can wear out the batteries to the point where they're not detered by the correction.

Plus, if a dog isn't trained properly, or if he's stubborn, he may try running through the electronic pet containment dog fence. At 20 miles an hour, an average dog can cover 15 feet in half a second (30 feet per second). If there's a 1-3 second delay from "beep" to "zap" the dog is on a bus to Vegas before the pet containment dog fence even knows the barn door is open!

[Randy323]

Originally Posted by VaNC

We have been going to Wrightsville for years and dogs have long been forbidden on the beach during the summer season. Dogs are allowed, on leash, off season.

Just found this on the Wrightsville Beach website. Its a webcam that shows what appears to be real time streaming video of the beach. Kure Beaach also available.

I wonder if the local authorities use it to spot DOGS ON THE BEACH!

check out the live video