
Over time, pets learn that approaching the flags will result in a warning tone and, if they don't stop, a static correction. How do they know where the boundary is? Most trainers will clearly mark the boundary with flags during training.
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Instead, animals experience a light tingling feeling on their skin that serves to startle them and interrupt their behavior.ĭuring training with an invisible fence, pets are taught to stop when they receive the warning sound upon approaching the set boundary. Some people call this a "shock," but it doesn't harm the animal. If the animal continues to approach or crosses the buried wire boundary, it will receive a static correction.Ī static correction is a mild, harmless electric stimulation that gets the animal's attention. The receiver detects the radio signal that travels along the buried wire.Īs an animal with a receiver collar approaches the buried wire, it will first hear a warning sound that only it can hear. The other key component of the system is a receiver worn on a collar by your pet. A transmitter connected to the wiring emits a radio signal that travels throughout the underground wire. Some invisible fence systems feature wires buried in the ground around a set perimeter, such as a yard. Is this magic? Nope! It's just a combination of science, technology, electronics, and training.


You bet there is! Thanks to modern technology, petowners can now keep their pets safely inside the boundaries of their lawns without building tall fences. But that's crazy, right? There's no such thing as an invisible fence…or is there? What's going on here? It's almost like the dog sees a fence that's not there. Have you ever been walking down the street when a dogcomes running at you across a lawn? Right when you think he's going to join you on your walk, he skids to a stop at the edge of the lawn, just short of the sidewalk.
