| Keeping your dog safe is similar to keeping a child | | | | effective, especially if your dog is older, stubborn |
| safe, you need to constantly be on alert. There | | | | and not well trained. If you think this might be the |
| are certain dangers a dog faces, especially in | | | | case with your pet and you want to try this |
| urban and suburban settings where the risk of | | | | product, make sure you are on guard for a |
| running away and getting hit by a car poses a | | | | reasonable trial period to make sure your dog |
| serious threat. Keeping your pooch protected on | | | | doesn't figure out he can 'jump' the fence and run |
| your property even when you're not there to | | | | off. |
| supervise, or keeping your dog from running off | | | | You also need to check up on the fence once it is |
| and becoming injured when playing around off | | | | installed to make sure the perimeter wire is in |
| leash, is reason enough to look for practical | | | | tact, the batteries in your dog's collar still work |
| solutions. Below are three products that can help | | | | and if your dog has a heavy coat, the area |
| you and your companion enjoy some freedom | | | | where the collarmakes contact is shaven. Also, |
| while being safe! | | | | check with the manufacturer about the radio |
| Water Alarm | | | | frequency whether is it FM or AM. FM is |
| This product is designed to alert you should your | | | | preferable as AM tends to pick up stray signals |
| dog enter the pool. Now I'm sure you're thinking, | | | | that may give your dog a correction even when |
| my dog's a great swimmer. And I'm sure he is. | | | | he is not near the perimeter of the fence. |
| But the reality is dogs drown in swimming pools, | | | | Another disadvantage to this type of fence is |
| simply because they can't find the stairs. To keep | | | | that it does not keep other animals out. For this |
| your pooch safe this summer, look into the | | | | reason people often use this type of fence in |
| Safety Turtle Water Safety Alarm, or a similar | | | | conjunction with a standard fence to keep the |
| product. This particular product works by | | | | dog out of a garden or pool. |
| attaching the Turtle to your pet's collar: an alarm | | | | Safety Light collars and vests |
| will sound at a base station in the house the | | | | Safety collars and vests with flashers in general |
| moment he jumps in. | | | | are constructed with reflective fabrics and have a |
| Fencing | | | | flashing lights attached to them. Some, such |
| There are numerous wireless pet fence | | | | asPolyBriteâ„¢ collar and leash do more |
| manufacturers to choose from: Innotek and | | | | than just reflect light, they generate their own. |
| Petsafe are 2 very good brands. This form of | | | | Both the collar and leash and give off a bright red |
| containment makes it possible for you to create | | | | glow and can also be set to flash. They use a |
| invisible boundaries on your property, so that your | | | | replaceable watch battery that last up to 250 |
| dog doesn't run off. How does it work? | | | | hours, are light weight, and above all - water |
| A transmitter (usually housed in the garage or | | | | resistant. You can also find a range of clip on |
| basement) sends a radio signal through a | | | | flashing lights, from the more durable and water |
| concealed wire buried along the perimeter of the | | | | proof for larger dogs to something very small and |
| "fenced in" area. Your dog wears a special collar | | | | light such as the Pet Blinker. The clip on flashing |
| with a receiver that alerts him with a warning | | | | lights can also be attached to a child's coat or belt |
| tone when he's approaching the edge of the safe | | | | if needed. |
| area, followed by a minor shock if he gets too | | | | Safety vests are a must for the working dog or |
| close. Additional training, usually 7 - 14 days, is | | | | if you take your dog jogging in poorly lit areas. |
| necessary to assist your dog in understanding and | | | | Also essential for hunting dogs. Besides being |
| learning the boundaries of the fence. | | | | constructed of reflective material higher end |
| It is important to note that while invisible fences | | | | safety vests generate light and may have a |
| work well with most dogs, they are not 100 % | | | | flashing light for added visibility. |