Does this only work in fenced in areas, or how do I stop it from going to my neighbors yard?
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You need a physical barrier such as a fence or railroad tie. The other models can be contained with a perimeter wire, but not this one.
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Yes, you will need to provide some sort of barrier to contain it. It does not have to be a full fence. I have used small stone pavers and 1 foot high garden fencing. Also it will turn around if it hits pavement or a walkway so you can use those features of your yard to contain it's wandering.
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No; I have used High Tech pet fence both buried and at the surface of my yard. Works both ways :) Just be sure to secure the wire if you do not bury it. Lawn mowers and kids are good at picking up the wire if it is not buried.
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My neighbor's dog is a mutt, which constantly barks. As I stated before to other people purchasing this item. It does work because my neighbor's dog has quit barking about 85 to 95%. Also remember that if people are cutting the lawn next to you, make sure you disconnect the machine, because that is not going to stop the dog from barking. My neighbor's dog has learned to go bark on the other side of the house, that's how good this thing works. I'm very satisfied with it.
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Dear Vicky, Thank you for your question. The Havahart Wireless 5134G2 Radial-Shape 2 Wireless Fence will absolutely not work with aluminum siding on a structure or in heavily wooded or landscaped areas enclosed within the fence boundaries. Slopes and hills, metal sheds or other smaller metal structures, metal downspouting, metal garage doors, metal poles may present challenges to the fence, as all wireless systems have these challenges. The interference is no different than a building has to a cell phone. From my own experience, the controller absolutely will not work in my neighbor's yard, who has an aluminum sided home. My brother has a brick home, but a metal shed in the yard, and he sets the radius to where the shed is outside the radius, and has no problems. The signal gets weaker, but still strong enough to buzz the dog, who understands the buzz means stop. We found the controller inside the home should never be near an outside meter or air conditioner, as the signal weakens. By moving the inside controller to a wall with no outside items in the way produces a nice clear signal. Some highly intelligent dogs are not affected by weaker signals from metal or dense interference, as they know any buzz, no matter how tiny means stop. Basically, a lot of metal structures and dense trees and landscaping are not going to let the signal come through, but a few smaller things will cause some interference with the signal, but some dogs respond to any strength signal. I hope this answers your question. Maren
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My two dogs (dobies) get within about eight feet of the wire. They get no closer, even when there's someone at the gate. I have around 1 1/2 acres surrounded by the fence. Not sure if that's what you need. The other answer addresses how large an area can be enclosed.
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You can't cut the wire and attach it to the fence. The fence won't transmit the signal.
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Sorry, this device is not designed to repel domestic animals - it will not repel animals who are very accustomed to your yard
560203
This is a motion detector, yes it will read through most outside walls and bark when someone approaches, however, if there is movement around the unit it will react then too.
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I have mine outside and it works in a protected area. However, if you want it to be strudy like the bike rakes you see at schools, it doesn't even come near. It could be bolted down but since it's in section it still could be uprooted.
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I had the rep from Dogtek install my system. In the back yard there was no way to bury the wire along the back lot line. He ran the wire up the corner post of a cyclone fence and along the top rail of that fence. It has worked fine and actually keeps the dogs out of the flowers planted along the fence. I would still ask the company but don't think the metel building will affect how the system works.
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Rain will not short out the electric fence nor the connectors. The fence controller must itself be kept dry as it is not waterproof. I mounted mine on a piece of wood driven into the ground and a five gallon bucket turned upside down over it. The wire is in the rain, right? So why are your worried about the connectors? Yes, the controller will stop pigs but with the wool so thick on sheep I couldn't answer that.
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It won't bother the neighbors but you can hear it. It beeps fairly long like 15 beeps or so. There is like 20 second delay before it will activate again. We live in the country and have to unplug it at night because the deer keep triggering it.
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I don't know, but I understand that there is limited range. So if your neighbor's mailbox is 100ft from your receiver, you should be ok. If it did go off, you could move your receiver further away in your house.
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I bought this to stop my next door neighbors dogs from barking and it seems to work. When they start barking I just walk over to the fence and raise my arm up over the fence and push the button and they stop barking. So it may work for you but I guess it depends on the dog etc. on how well.
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I use it to keep iguanas out of my garden tower. As long as you wire it up according to the instructions I don't see why it won't work. The fence has defiantly deterred the iguanas from getting thru.
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Yea works fine. All of mine are outside. I have had no problems yet just keep it under the porch or something. Also you can not point it out a window because the IR will reflect back at you on the glass and it wont work.
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Not sure what you are asking. We installed ours as a prefence to our wood fence. It works well...dog doesn't get near it. If your dogs jump on fence it should work.