An invisible fence or not?

Question

I have a three year old German Shepherd who is really adorable but she loves to chase rabbits and anything that moves basically. My family is moving to a larger more busier neighborhood (my grandpa's house) and one time while we were there (she was about 1 1/2) she chased a rabbit and got hit by a car, breaking her pelvis in four places and she had to get immediate surgery. she's okay now but were moving there and i'm worried she'll chase everything and get hit again. Should i do an electric fence or is she too old by now? I'm sure some firm teaching would stop her (she's pretty well behaved most of the time) but...

Answer 1

i agree get a real fence.

Answer 2

i recomend an electric fence. my cousin and i both have one i live wayyy off the road but she lives right on it. you can set it so it beeps when the dog goes near the edge to remind it not to go over it. it will go over it a time or two at first but if you get a training video its all easy. careful with rain storms though, mine broke in a thunder and lightning storm but the company gave us a new free collar.

Answer 3

WHY ARE U EVEN ASKING THIS QUESTION...IT  YOUR LIFE U DECIDE!!

Answer 4

No way - invisible fences are not safe OR effective barriers in most cases. Some dogs can be trained to them but it takes a lot of work and you need to be living in the right environment.

A busy place like you say you are moving to is NOT the right environment. There will be so many new things that your dog will get excited over. People, dogs, bikes, and so forth. Some dogs just bolt right through regardless of the shock.

Other problems can include faulty wires, failing batteries, not noticing the failed batteries or faulty wires, and not keeping other animals OR people out of your yard. In my opinion, they are not worth the trouble unless you live in an area where your dog will not be seeing people or other dogs - and even then, you can't get rid of birds or squirrels.

Nothing beats a solid fence.

Answer 5

Her new home needs secure fencing that she can't jump, otherwise you and your family are at risk of all kinds of claims.

She could bite someone, attack a child that runs away from her, kill a cat, kill a pet rabbit, knock someone off their bike - no dog should be allowed to run off on its own.

Firm training helps, but secure fencing is an absolute must!

Answer 6

yes electric fences are wonderful even in condos because they don't bother the neighbors much and they are easier to watch and if u get an electric fence show her the flags which are boundries and when u get passed a  flag it will shock her so the estimetic of a electric fence i am sorry to say this is 800 dollars so u are better off building a fence in the yard that is my opinion take care and good luck sorry your dog got hit by a car  

Answer 7

I don't like invisible fences.

Not only do they not keep anything out of your yard, a willful dog could easily decide that the "shock" from passing the boundary of the fence is WORTH getting to chase that rabbit.

If I were you, I would just get an e collar and ingrain a SOLID recall in her.  

Answer 8

Good recall is the answer here I think. The suggestions of using an "E collar" is OK if you do the training absolutely correctly. Sometimes an "E collar" can be misused by mistake and cause more emotional harm than good to the dog.

As for just everyday being in the yard, a regular fence is better than a invisible fence.

Answer 9

An invisible fence will not keep rabbits out of your yard (or other dogs that can attack yours, for that matter).

That is reason enough not to install it.

Put up a real fence & keep your dog safe.    : )

Answer 10

get a real fence,and try to do firm teaching as much as you can before shifting.No one needs to hit your dog!