Features:

  • CREATE A SECURE YARD: Give your pets a secure yard to play in with our durable and weather-resistant in-ground containment system that includes electric surge protection
  • PERSONALIZE YOUR DOG’S COLLAR SETTINGS: Teach your pets to stay in the secure play area with a sound-only training mode plus 4 levels of static on his receiver collar
  • FITS ANY YARD: This weekend do-it-yourself project comes with clear step-by-step instructions on how to design your personalized fence
  • LIGHTWEIGHT, WATERPROOF RECEIVER COLLAR: Our collars are light, slim and designed to fit small, medium, large and x-large pets that are 8 lb and up with neck sizes 6-26 in
  • ADD MORE THAN 2 PETS: Unlimited number of collars can be added to the fence system and set each collar individually to match your dogs’ personality
  • LONG BATTERY LIFE: Each collar has a low battery indicator and up to 2 months of battery life
  • U.S.-BASED CUSTOMER CARE: Let our pet product experts help; we’re available Monday through Saturday to answer your questions at 1-800-845-3274
  • QUALITY GUARANTEED: PetSafe brand has been a trusted global leader in pet behavior, containment and lifestyle innovations for nearly 30 years; we help pets and their people live happily together
Great Fence

We replaced our two year old in ground fence with this, for our three dogs. I was able to use the wire that we already had buried. I like that you can adjust each collar depending on how stupid.... I mean stubborn the dog is. The beep on the collar needs to be louder. When my dogs are excited, they don't seem to hear it. If it is your first time, I suggest a thicker gauged wire (lower the number, thicker the gauge). This wire can break if it is just pulled on.

Should be a 10 Star Review

The directions are well written and easy to follow. They offer several options for installation, in ground, above ground, with a fence, around gardens and trees, etc. They are thorough and easy to follow. After installing the unit, I tested it per the instructions and everything was working. There are 5 levels of electric stimulus. The collars are fully adjustable for the shock level, the controller adjusts the distance the collar starts to activate. I bet the reviewers that said their dogs didn't respond probably didn't understand the wall controller does not control the level of shock. The collar has a separate adjustment for the level of shock; 1-5. The wall controller adjusts the width of the zone, 2' wide to 10' wide. If your collar is one level 1 (low) and the width is at 10 (maximum), your dog will not get a shock, only a low level beep. You must adjust the collar to 5 (high) to train the dog the first time. One or two zaps and the dog will learn to associate the warning beep with a zap. Then you adjust the shock level down to 2 or 3 for most dogs; higher for stubborn dogs with thick fur. There are longer (included) contact points for dogs with thick fur (shepherds, collies, etc). the short contacts will not work on dogs with thick fur. If in doubt, try both sets and see if the longer contacts work better. Dogs need a visual barrier, they won't remember the wire is buried, once they associate the visual barrier with the electric fence, your problems are solved. Why is this a 10 star review? One of my dogs was bored and saw the controller and thought it would be a good chew toy. I came home and found it mangled and in 15 pieces strewn across the carpet. When I called to buy a replacement controller, Pet Safe offered to replace it for free! I wasn't expecting that, but I certainly wasn't going to refuse their kind gesture. Thank you Pet Safe. I would have written the same review (5 star) even without the replacement, but they really do stand behind their product even when it obviously wasn't a factory defect and deserve 10 stars.

Life Saver!! Easy DIY and save a ton of money for a great product!

Great product, would recommend to anyone. Took about 3 hours total for me because my backyard has some trees I had to go around but mainly just zip tied it to my existing chain-link fence, staple gun for the wooden fence/side of the house, and burried around the AC unit so they wouldn’t tear anything up around there. My 2 lab mix puppies had learned to climb the chain-link and were getting into my neighbor’s yard and to the front yard (luckily always stayed close by) so I was fearing they would get hit by a car and didn’t want them in my neighbors’ yards. We tried them inside but due to them being puppies they just wanted to tear up stuff (which they did) so I put them on leads but then they couldn’t run around as much and kept getting tangled in the trees. I was about to spend about the same amount of money on 2 large kennels so I figured I’d try this out and I’m glad I did. Saved a bunch of money over the competitors and even got the extra collar all for about $200 and the install was very easy, just time consuming. I do recommend using a drill to twist the wires, so much easier. Didn’t need to really train them like the manual said, just took a couple shocks and they learned the boundaries. They hated it the first couple days cause they didn’t understand why they were being shocked but after a couple days they started going back to their normal selves, running around and playing together and now know their limits. I don’t agree with the level system for our dogs. I consider them “very hyper” but 4 and 5 was way too high for them but 3 seemed to work just fine. As for the boundary limit, I just had to kind of mess around with it and 6 seems to be a good boundary for our needs. All in all, extremely happy so far (couple weeks in).

Our little beagle is in heaven!

Our little beagle is in heaven! He gets to stay outside and do his thing without the restrictions of a lead or us constantly calling him. He was 6 months old when we installed it. We didn't put out any flags or markers. We just let him roam. He has minded the beep and only been shocked when trying to follow my husband over to the neighbors yard. That happened once! We are fans! UPDATE June 2018 18 Months later Bandit is still king of his own yard! We put in some new landscaping around the house and added wiring to that area, now he can't dig or poop in the flower beds. The only times he has escaped are when we were not aware the battery was dead. Now we change it every 3 months. This also tells me he does test the fence, he is not complacent and still wants to roam. The fence is perfect!

Does exactly what it says it does

Our back yard is about a half acre fenced in and even still, we were having major problems with one of our dogs (65 pound golden retriever) breaking out to “protect us” from the neighbors and other neighborhood dogs walking by. It finally got to the point where we couldn’t let her go out into the yard without a leash because she would immediately b-line for the fence and start trying to dig under to go roam the neighborhood. We laid the fence wire and flags along the base of our existing fence and spent a lot of time Day 1 and day 2 walking her along the perimeter on leash showing her how it worked. We are now on day 5 and she runs around in the back yard like normal but will no longer go within 4-5 feet of the fence. FINALLY our pet is contained! As for the quality of the product itself... So far so good. I’m sure it’s not the best quality invisible fence on the market, but I can say that it definitely does what it’s supposed to do. I ran the wire in through the side of my house so I could mount the unit itself indoors to protect it from the weather. I laid 600ish feet of line and spent about an hour today burying about the first 100 feet or so. No issues so far, but my biggest concern is if I end up with a break in the wire. Part of me wishes I would have purchased higher gauge wire to help prevent this, but I guess we’ll see how well it holds up over time. For now, 5 stars and no complaints. Excellent purchase.

It was not easy to install it was tedious and hard work

I wasn't sure at first what to think about this fence but ive had it for 2 months now and it really does work. My dog is the terror of the neighborhood by no exaggeration chasing cars, picking on small dogs, chasing chickens etc he is a redbone coon hound and everyone around knows it lol He was getting death threats before I had to zipline him for the winter.. I had to do something and I could not leave him on the zipline forever so I got this. It was not easy to install it was tedious and hard work. I buried three quarters and ran some along fences were available. I installed 2 rolls of wire. I even hooked up the electric part myself!! My dog got zapped ONE time that first day and was pretty freaked out he sat on the porch for days thinking it was the only safe spot buuuut then he found his area and tho he ran through a few time the first month he has not got out but just a few times and he easily went back to his area. People thought I got rid of him bc hes been in his own yard! Its pretty awesome.. hes happy I'm happy everyone is happy. worth the money if you have little options and love your pet.

we like the look of our unfenced yard

Update: So we put this in in the fall, and it's now the start of May and honestly, i'm really pleased still. We had set up a small area at first, but come spring we realized that the whole yard - we have a side lot as well - needed to be expanded. It was ridiculously easy to expand it. Honestly. And the same to teach her the new boundaries. I still give this a five star, no regrets. We didn't sink the line I opted to instead by a bunch of sod staples and just force it down. Spring, grass grew up and over it. I have no problem mowing over it so long as I was generous with the staples. The flags didn't last the winter but honestly, we didn't need them to, she knows what the yellow line means. The beep is still more the deterrent and the shock the re-enforcement. She does occasionally barrel right through if there's a squirrel that's just REALLY REALLY too tempting, and then she sits on the other side of the fence, begging to be let back in since that squirrel was worth getting shocked to get to, but not so much to come back in. I still have a lot of line leftover, it's a significant chunk they include and it literally was plug in and fiddle with the strength of the line versus the strength of the zap from the collar. So, 8 months later, still a very satisfied customer. If you don't mind the DIY and need something more flexible, far less expensive than a fence fence and doesn't require a permit or thousands of of dollars, this is a great way to go Old: Before this, our solution to letting the dog outdoors - never off a leash because she's a runner - was an aerial line that ran between a post and a tree. She was forever getting it tangled up and in the winter, we'd have to hold the clip for a minute or two to warm it up enough to be able to attach it to her collar and let her out. We have a corner lot property, a fence is just not financially feasible and honestly, we like the look of our unfenced yard. So after looking up the various fences - and what was in our budget - I settled on this fence. At worst, I was out a hundred bucks and learned my lesson, at best, I had just spent 100 bucks and made my life easier and the dog had more freedom or at least the illusion of. No. Regrets. It came fast, and set up was surprisingly easy. The instruction manual was clear enough to me, and armed with only my pocket knife and 100 sod staples - I opted to not bury it underground for now - I set out to install it. Half hour later I was done. I still have half a roll of wire left and I think we'll probably cut the line and expand it - comes with a set of stuff needed to splice the wire. It took a few days of both the dog learning the boundaries - I do wish there were more flags - and us learning the appropriate level with which to set the fence at. But within the two days, Tali had pretty much nailed down where the boundaries were. Two escapes but that was at the start. The collar is a cheap collar, and we took off the shock unit, put two holes in her current collar and attached it. Make sure it's not too tight, or it can rub against the skin and irritate it. We made that mistake and have to go get her a new collar but that's part and parcel of learning. As of writing this though, it's fun to leave the door open and let her go out at will. There's a red giant squirrel who baits her and she hasn't crossed the line to get to it - and boy does she love to chase that squirrel - but she has come right UP to the boundary. Strangers stood in my driveway, and she did the same, where normally she would have come right over and licked/barked them to death. I'm glad I took the chance, we'll see how it goes after a few months and through winter. If I have to replace the wire further down the road, that's fine. The unit itself though, is just great. No regrets, I'd buy again in a heartbeat and wonder why I didn't do it sooner.

Very pleased with product now!!!

I have a 9 month old Golden and found this product to be less than reliable. Changing the area size of the pet safe zone was inconsistent and the only way my Golden reacted to the collar was by turning it up to max shock. This morning she saw a dog walking across the street and ran right through it without even a whimper. I did call the 800 for PetSafe but I am returning this unit for a different one from a different manufacturer. UPDATED REVIEW JUNE 15,2018 After purchasing the "stubborn dog collar" PetSafe Stubborn Dog Receiver Collar, In-Ground Fence Collar, Waterproof, with Tone, Vibration and Static Correction for dogs 8lb and Up made also by Petsafe I am changing my review from one star to five. My Golden would run through the fence with the collar that came with this but after buying the heavier duty collar she stays away and has NOT run through the electric fence. Just last night a few dogs walked by the house and our Golden stayed on the porch looking at them but did not even try to go towards them.

I was skeptical and really didn't think it would work ...

I was skeptical and really didn't think it would work. After installing the boundary wire we had some difficulty in adjusting the collar. The first step instructs you to "remove the battery". That totally made the following steps nonsense. However, I contacted customer service and received the instructions that I needed. The support agent agreed that there was a problem with the manual and hopefully they will get that fixed. Now to the effectiveness of the boundary wire. It only took my German Sheppard 3 days to respect the boundaries. She "jumped" the "fence" one time while chasing a squirrel. She received the correction and then was afraid to return back in to the yard. I solved that problem by driving the van out of the yard and she came back in with the van. (She doesn't get shocked while in a vehicle). So now it is a pleasure to be able to allow her freedom from the leash and to be outside (she has an acre or more to run in).

Works well

Works well. I am not disappointed. Keeps my Golden from jumping the fence and getting to the highway. I keep it on the lowest shock possible, and I would rather have a little shock then a dog who has gotten hit by a car on the highway. And to answer the question some may ask....yes I have tested the first 3 levels of shock from the collar, and I would not use a level on my dog that I have not tested on myself.

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