Underground fence training for your dog requires time and patience. You must lead your dog around the entire boundary, letting him experience the (safe) shock that will let him know the limits of his movement.

1. Underground Fence
Training for Your Dog
If a training video was supplied with your fence, it will
explain for the most part, how to train your dog, and it
will require time to train him.
Yes, your dog will be shocked in the training. But it won't
hurt him, and he will learn the boundary of the
containment area (be sure to work with him along the

2. ENTIRE boundary). It could take as much as a month
(maybe more) in most cases. This is one of the reasons
that some people will tell you that the fence doesn't
work. They didn't take the time to train their dog,and
will blame the fence.
This "invisible" fence is not cruel as some people will tell
you. The shock that it gives is mild and the shock value is
immeasurable. The better type of fence system collars
also give a warning beep when the dog gets near the
perimeter, well before delivering a shock. With proper
training the dog will learn quickly where it can and
cannot go. Hence it won't get a shock. Most of the
people who tell you that the fences don't work, either
bought an inferior fence, or just put the collar the dog
and put him out into the yard with inadequate or no
training.
Sometimes a conventional fence is not an option. Either
due to the cost of fencing a large piece of property, or
because some housing developments have restrictions
on fences.

3. Many times a conventional fence will not contain your
dog at all. He can go over or under it.
Generally, the "invisible" fence consists of three things.
First is the wire which is buried a few inches under
ground. This wire defines the outer perimeter of the
containment area. You can also block off areas
(flowerbeds, pools etc) within the containment area.
Some experimentation may be necessary in this. Second
is the transmitter which is mounted on a wall indoors
and connected to the fence wire, and third is the collar
that the dog wears. The transmitter sends out an AM
radio band signal that the collar will sense if your pet
gets too close to the electronic field. The collar will then
deliver a correction. Some of the better ones will give a
warning beep prior to delivering a shock. Though the
shock feels strong, it will not harm the pet in any way.
Small marker flags are placed along the inner edge of
the field about 5 to 10 feet apart during the training
period and removed gradually removed as the pet gets
used to the fence.

4. Properly training you dog to stay within the limits of the
underground fence is paramount to the safe
containment of your pet.
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