We have had an underground fence for years. When our old dogs departed us we got two new ones, one being a beagle. The old smaller collar worked fine for the first year. Then the beagle didn't care because it was only a minor distraction. This collar has bright her back under control, enough so we can even open the doggie door to let her out knowing she now respects her boundaries.

Experience notes -

My husky rescue is awesome and has a ton of energy. Walking, exercising her, and getting all the "indestructible" chew toys did not keep her from digging and chewing at our nice, new wooden fence to the point she destroyed areas of the fence. I was skeptical about this unit until I saw the results.

She has been training inside already with a different collar that I can send "beep" commands to when she doesn't listen to verbal commands, or she is about to get into the trash can, etc. This I think made it much easier to train her with this fence system and collar because it will beep before she gets into the "correction" zone. With this unit she stops, then backs up without needing the "correction" because she hears the beeping and knows to stop what she's doing.

She can get within about 2 feet of the fence before it starts beeping. Which, in my situation is perfect. She has plenty of other yard space to run and play so this keeps her away from the fence I'm trying to preserve.

Our dog did get a correction once when my daughter threw a toy too close to the fence, I changed the setting from 5 to 3 after that on the collar as I felt it was too harsh (she yelped pretty loud when it happened). Keep in mind, that you will need to let everyone in your household know and make sure they aren't getting your pup to go into the correction zone like my daughter accidentally did.

Install notes -

In the instructions, it notes that if you aren't surrounding the entire property area you would need to run a double-loop of the wire with a 5-foot gap between the wire to not unintentionally cancel the signal.

I'm lazy and did not want to have the wire looping all the way back around my fence OR have to run it all the way around the front yard as well. Solution? I stapled the single-wire setup low on my wooden fence (but on top of the lower support so my weed whacker doesn't hit it) and when I got to where the fence met the side of the house I just ran the wire up the wall high near the roof line all the way back to where the receiver is to create the "single wire setup".

Oh, and I did not put the receiver inside either (it's suggested to be indoors and run the loop cable outside). I tucked mine up under the eve of my back porch high above where the dog house is and out of the elements as I already have power there for an outdoor camera setup.

You might be asking.... if I installed the loop wire above the dog house, how isn't the dog getting 'corrected' for being near it? The wire is 8 ft above the ground in that area. I have the power setting turned to 5 on the receiver and it's perfect. My dog now knows not to go near the fence edge but it doesn't trigger the collar in the area where the wire is run up high because it's out of range.

Just make sure to walk around with the collar at the height it would be on your dog's neck while it's walking normally near the areas with the wire to dial in the settings correctly. For mine, I had it on the end of a stick hanging low and walked around the yard. Once I got to the roof line area where the wire was run high I put it a little higher than she can stand on her hind legs to make sure even if she stands up near the back of the house (playing, jumping, etc) it would not trigger it.

Hopefully this helps!

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.

Perfect for my larger dog. Easy to set up and paired right up with my existing wire in the ground. Very pleased.

I bought this item about a month ago for our two year old yellow lab. First off, the collar that comes with the unit is a total joke. It's unusable, it's like a cat collar from the Dollar Store. First thing I did was buy a new collar and then use the old collar for a stencil to drill new holes through the collar I purchased. Be careful, because once you drill the holes and add the sensor the collar can't be adjusted smaller or bigger very easily. Make sure you measure your dogs neck carefully.

The wire that comes with the unit is pretty thin. My neighbor has an in-ground fence and I saw the wire used for his and it's about three times thicker. He had his installed professionally and paid about $650.
The good news is because the wire is thin it's easy to bury. I just took a flat bladed shovel and waited till after a heavy rain and just made a two inch slit in the ground and inserted the wire, then went back and walked on the thin slit in the ground to close it. Took me about three hours to do 400 ft. If you have rocks, roots, and trees to go through/around or hard soil like shale it will take longer for sure. My ground was very soft when I did it.

So far everything is working well. The new collar is staying on well. The main unit which I put in my shed is working and the wire has no breaks or shorts. I did splice the wire twice and used the two waterproof splicers they provide. If you need more you can use a wire nut and then just shoot the opening full of silicone caulking.

The flags are a little cheap but do their job.

All-in-all for the price it's not a bad unit. We have an acre of woods behind our house and use to keep our lab in a crate when we went out for a few hours. Always returning in 4 hrs. or so to let him out to do his business.
I decided to make it easier on him and myself so I built him a wood deck, bought an Igloo style dog house which I filled with straw, and put up a 400 ft. in-ground fence. We are both now very happy. I am ecstatic actually. No more waking up at 6AM to let the dog out or hurrying home from some place to let the dog out. He runs, chases birds, lays in the sun, and does whatever he wants in his new home. He has only broke out once in 4 weeks so that's pretty good.
I did notice that in the beginning he was afraid of getting shocked so he would stay in a small area around his dog house. But after a couple of weeks he has learned to come within about 3 feet of the flag line. My daughter
would put kibble along the flag line in the safe zone to teach him it was OK to use the full area.

Tucker, our dog, weighs about 85 lbs. and is full of energy but when he hears the beep from his collar meaning he's too close to the fence he immediately backs up. I tested the shock on my hand at level 4 and it does give you a good, little jolt, but nothing serious. I am happy so far with the set and it is working fine. Hopefully it will will last for a few years.

I rated this 4 stars because the collar is a joke. Not sure why they couldn't have spent a few more bucks giving you a decent collar? Also the wire is pretty thin. The sensor and the power supply unit seems to work well and
it's working as we speak so I can't complain.