Some Obstacles to Installing Traditional Pet Fencing
One problem pet owners face is keeping their pets "fenced in.
Dogs, for one, may wander too far off from where their owners live.
They could get hit by a car, eat unhealthy food from trash, or fail to find their way home.
Installing wooden fences is an option.
Still, this kind of pet fencing has its own set backs.
Wooden fences might not be able to prevent your dog from climbing over it.
The problem with this is that the dog might get hurt in trying to get through or over the fence.
If you have a full-time job, you might also find it inconvenient to take time off or devote many weekend hours to installing the wooden fence yourself.
If you decide to push on by yourself, you'll have to do much of the materials and tools shopping yourself.
After sawing each fence post, you have to use a digger tool to make sure a third of the post is buried.
After that, you need to "pack" each post with dirt or cement, for added stability.
If you don't have the skills or money to invest in this, you could of course hire a professional team to do this for you.
But if you're renting, your contract might not allow you to do some digging around the rented property.
If you live in a community where there are ordinances prohibiting setting up of physical fences, that's another problem.
You don't have to spend so much effort putting up fences for which you might get fined and which might not keep you dog inside - an electronic fence.
There are several available ways in which pet fencing works for you and your pet.
One type, by far the most common, relies on wires buried around a specified location.
Your dog is supposed to wear a collar tracked by the system.
The collar emits a warning sound when the pet goes near the boundaries.
A static correction is activated when the dog continues to walk past the boundaries.
Another pet fencing set ups involves no wires around a perimeter.
One uses radio signals sent from a central source "marks" the area via the radius or range of reach of the transmission.
The collar worn by the dog gives off the same warning tone and static correction.
A potential benefit of having installed wooden fences is that, if they're high enough, and you're dog truly can't get out, then you won't have to train your dog to mind the warning signals.
Again, the decision is up to the dog owner and his circumstances.
Dogs, for one, may wander too far off from where their owners live.
They could get hit by a car, eat unhealthy food from trash, or fail to find their way home.
Installing wooden fences is an option.
Still, this kind of pet fencing has its own set backs.
Wooden fences might not be able to prevent your dog from climbing over it.
The problem with this is that the dog might get hurt in trying to get through or over the fence.
If you have a full-time job, you might also find it inconvenient to take time off or devote many weekend hours to installing the wooden fence yourself.
If you decide to push on by yourself, you'll have to do much of the materials and tools shopping yourself.
After sawing each fence post, you have to use a digger tool to make sure a third of the post is buried.
After that, you need to "pack" each post with dirt or cement, for added stability.
If you don't have the skills or money to invest in this, you could of course hire a professional team to do this for you.
But if you're renting, your contract might not allow you to do some digging around the rented property.
If you live in a community where there are ordinances prohibiting setting up of physical fences, that's another problem.
You don't have to spend so much effort putting up fences for which you might get fined and which might not keep you dog inside - an electronic fence.
There are several available ways in which pet fencing works for you and your pet.
One type, by far the most common, relies on wires buried around a specified location.
Your dog is supposed to wear a collar tracked by the system.
The collar emits a warning sound when the pet goes near the boundaries.
A static correction is activated when the dog continues to walk past the boundaries.
Another pet fencing set ups involves no wires around a perimeter.
One uses radio signals sent from a central source "marks" the area via the radius or range of reach of the transmission.
The collar worn by the dog gives off the same warning tone and static correction.
A potential benefit of having installed wooden fences is that, if they're high enough, and you're dog truly can't get out, then you won't have to train your dog to mind the warning signals.
Again, the decision is up to the dog owner and his circumstances.
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