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<p>Over the coure of the last year my next door neighbors pit bulls have gotten out of their fence several times each month. They used to do it by small holes at the bottom of the fence. I had to retrieve them from the Quiktrip a few months ago. I was very relieved as the store is a quarter mile away with a 5 lane highway in front of it. Any way the owner got that fixed.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately one of the dogs is able to jump a 6 ft high wooden fence and does so several times a week, especially if she hears me or one other neighbor outside. She is very friendly and in general we are able to get her back into her house if the owner isn't there (he has given us the combination to his door lock) and when he is there we have his cell phone number to wake him up to let the dog in. The really big problem occurs when she jumps the fence and none of us are there. I've had to leave work more than once when a neighbor has called my cell to tell me the neighbors dog is out. I then have to get home before anyone calls animal control.</p>
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<p>At any rate he bought a wireless pet fence a couple of days ago and once he has it tested is going to go ahead and bury the cables which will include taking up a 1/4 of my front yard, which I agreed to. That way if the dog jumps the fence theoretically she will not be able to go any further than the buried cables but has a reasonable space to play in until my other neighbor, myself or the owner get there to put her up.</p>
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<p>My only concern is how effective are these cables. Is there any chance she will be able to jump through them and then not want to go back through him due to the electrical charge emitted to her collar? How high up would I have to lift her to put her back in the yard and her collar not shock her while I'm putting her back in the yard.</p>
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<p>I think the wireless fence is a good idea. Does anyone have any experience dealing with wireless fences for dogs?</p>
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<p>Unfortunately one of the dogs is able to jump a 6 ft high wooden fence and does so several times a week, especially if she hears me or one other neighbor outside. She is very friendly and in general we are able to get her back into her house if the owner isn't there (he has given us the combination to his door lock) and when he is there we have his cell phone number to wake him up to let the dog in. The really big problem occurs when she jumps the fence and none of us are there. I've had to leave work more than once when a neighbor has called my cell to tell me the neighbors dog is out. I then have to get home before anyone calls animal control.</p>
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<p>At any rate he bought a wireless pet fence a couple of days ago and once he has it tested is going to go ahead and bury the cables which will include taking up a 1/4 of my front yard, which I agreed to. That way if the dog jumps the fence theoretically she will not be able to go any further than the buried cables but has a reasonable space to play in until my other neighbor, myself or the owner get there to put her up.</p>
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<p>My only concern is how effective are these cables. Is there any chance she will be able to jump through them and then not want to go back through him due to the electrical charge emitted to her collar? How high up would I have to lift her to put her back in the yard and her collar not shock her while I'm putting her back in the yard.</p>
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<p>I think the wireless fence is a good idea. Does anyone have any experience dealing with wireless fences for dogs?</p>