What Is Wireless Pet Containment
Wireless pet containment is the quickest and safest way to train your pet or pets to stay within your properties boundaries. Using wireless transmitters and wireless receivers it forms a wireless fence. Depending upon which make or model you decide to buy depends upon whether the collars or the base stations are the relevant transmitters/receivers. Your pet if it strays close to the perimeter set receives a warning sound which it soon gets used to, if it strays beyond the boundaries it will receive a slight un-harmful static shock and you will be amazed at how soon your pet learns not to stray further.
Do I Need Wireless Pet Containment
This is the age old question that only you can answer, but think about it logically, are you going to spend the time and have the expense of putting up a rigid pet fence which can sometimes be unsightly and then on top of that there is the maintenance involved upon that structure thereafter, whereas a wireless pet containment system is invisible and the boundaries and distances you choose can be moved at any time and the greatest thing is it can be set up very quickly.
How Does Wireless Pet Containment Work
Setting up wireless pet containment is a quick and easy process that can be achieved very quickly. There is no physical fence to put up to guard the borders of your property in order to stop your pet roaming, it is literally just a case of putting a base station at the center of your chosen location, this can be within your house as they tend to need an electrical supply for power, you then simply adjust the boundary by adjusting the boundary switch. This can take a short while when first using the systems, but you very soon get used to how to set the boundary distance. The other beauty of wireless pet containment is that it is a completely portable system that can be packed up and taken anywhere with you, which is great for if you take your pet on vacation/holiday with you. (With the use of an inverter the base station can be powered from other DC sources including vehicles).
The wireless base stations sends out a circular boundary of up to 1/2 acre, you cannot program it to cover straight lines in one direction then turn etc, however many users do find that if they use more than one base station they can somewhat design the coverage by overlapping boundaries. A collar which works off a battery is fitted to your pet, the correct tension tends to be when you can insert your finger between your pets neck and contact point area. With the boundary set, just before the boundary perimeter tends to be an area of approx 3 foot wide. If your pet was to venture into this area they get a warning in the form of a beep, if they continue past the boundary they then receive a static correction shock, this continues until your pet is back within its boundaries.
The tones and static corrections received by your pet can be adjusted on the base staion as on most models of wireless pet containment there are various settings, thus making a wireless pet containment system great for any size of pet
When first setting up a wireless pet containment system it can be set up by one person but is quickest if there are two persons, one person by the base station and the second with the collar. Get the person with the collar to walk out to where you wish the boundary to be. The person who is by the base station can then adjust the boundary control until the person holding the collar hears it start to give off its tone. If you are setting up with just one person it just takes slightly longer as you will need to set a level on the boundary control then walk the distance yourself with the collar until the tone is heard, this is then a back and forth experience until you come up with the desired location of the boundary.
Once you have set a wireless pet containment system it is recommended that you then place physical locators at various points along the boundary so your pet can learn to become aware of where or where it can or not go.
A wireless pet containment system can be used for multiple pets, the only added requirement is a wireless collar for each pet.
Why Choose A Wireless Pet Containment System
Pros of a Wireless Pet Containment System
- Quick and easy to set up
- Much less expense than a physical boundary
- Can be used to control more than one pet
- Pets quickly learn their boundaries
- Minimal upkeep compared to a physical fence
- Doesn’t harm your pet
- Portable system
- Boundary distance can be adjusted
- Peace of mind your pet/s are where you want them to be
Cons of a Wirless Pet Containment System
- Boundary is circular (can be overcome by using more than one base station)
- Batteries for collars (I don’t personally class this as a con but there isn’t much more you can think about)
Wireless Pet Containment – Conclusions
When it comes to training you pet to stay within the boundaries of your property there are various choices that you can make, if you have a property with a physical boundary already, good luck to you on the training of your pet and you don’t need to look at wireless pet containment, however if you have a large area to cover then the quickest and most cost effective way to maintain a boundary for your pet is to look at either physically constructing a fence boundary and then having the upkeep and maintenance of it or using a wireless system. Wireless systems are fantastic ways to quickly and effectively train your pet to respect the boundaries that you set, not forgetting that the distance can be changed at any time, (don’t forget to reset your markers for your pet if you do, as these are what your pet learns to look for). Remember that this type of system causes no harm or discomfort to your pet. There are various companies manufacturing wireless pet containment systems and at various prices, if you require further evidence of how well these systems work you wouldn’t go far wrong by checking out actual customer reviews, the most of which tend to be over at Amazon who sell a lot of wireless pet containment systems.