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It's still on my mind and I still haven't decided. I am still concerned about how well they work...but I will say there is a HUGE muscular rotty near us, who is desparate to play with our babies and has not once let his property. One question I have though...what is one does run through it. Do they just get momentarily shocked and then nothing? Or do they continue getting shocked until they return to being on the property?
Also, any thoughts on the wireless sets?
I know some are against the idea of shocking, but from our point of view we have two options....1) we can let them stay on their runners (apart from each other so they don't get tangled) and cry, bark and sometimes throw themselves right up against the end of the runner, flipping themselves (scaring the daylights out of me each time as I see this as being SO harmful to their poor necks) when they cannot reach us. The long runner is about 175 feet, the shorter one is only 20 feet so they don't tangle but we have over an acre and are not always within their area while working outside. So, they can see me but they can't reach me and are miserable. Or 2) we can install the electric fence and let them have more freedom to sit near me while I work and to play together without getting tangled.
Also, any thoughts on the wireless sets?
I know some are against the idea of shocking, but from our point of view we have two options....1) we can let them stay on their runners (apart from each other so they don't get tangled) and cry, bark and sometimes throw themselves right up against the end of the runner, flipping themselves (scaring the daylights out of me each time as I see this as being SO harmful to their poor necks) when they cannot reach us. The long runner is about 175 feet, the shorter one is only 20 feet so they don't tangle but we have over an acre and are not always within their area while working outside. So, they can see me but they can't reach me and are miserable. Or 2) we can install the electric fence and let them have more freedom to sit near me while I work and to play together without getting tangled.