Significance

• Invisible fencing is a way to keep pets such as dogs and cats confined to specific areas in the yard or home. Many people have to physically take their pet out to go to the bathroom or for a walk and can never leave the pet unattended for safety reasons. Some pets run off and could be picked up by strangers or they could get hit by a car and become injured. Some dogs are aggressive and their behavior warrants dangerous consequences around humans as well as other pet and the invisible fencing allows them to learn confinement on their own property as well as be able to curve their aggressive behavior.
  
  

Function

• Invisible fencing systems are used primarily for pets over 15 pounds, although small pets can benefit from the system but special care needs to be implemented because of the way the system operates. A small electrical current is administered through the collar that the animal wears, if not regulated properly the current can result in a sudden jolt of electrical waves than can cause brain damage, seizures and death to the animal. The lowest possible setting should be administered at first until the dog is familiar with the collar and the training guide. The collar should be kept on the animal at all times for the first few weeks or months of training, this allows the pet to become used to the electrical reprimand and will train them to recognize their boundaries.
  
  

Features

• The main features of most invisible fencing systems are the collar. The collar fits snug around the pet's neck and allows them to receive transmission of electrical current and a noise recognition that increases as they find themselves closer to the boundary lines. Outdoors, a fencing system is installed underground by means of an electrical wire. Boundary flags are placed a few inches or feet on the interior side of the yard where the wire is located---this allows animals to feel gradual shock or correction warnings before reaching the fence line and the strongest wave of shock. For interior fences, invisible fencing uses a transmitter that sends off a signal to the collar generating a boundary restriction to the pet---thus teaching them where they can and cannot wander to.
  
  

Size

• Enough fencing can be purchased to cover several feet in the yard area in which the pet roams on a daily basis. Invisible fencing will recommend keeping the area limited to train the pet to remain close the home or shelter. Collars are available for most breeds and size ranging from a toy poodle to a Great Dane. Interior fencing units may need additional transmission units if there is a large square footage of home space or an upstairs or basement.
  
  

Effects

• An invisible fencing agent will come out and analyze the pet and learn about their level of aggressiveness as well as if they have any health restrictions or limitations that may be affected by the wearing the collar and using the behavioral system. The pet is typically trained by having their behavior modified in as little as two to three weeks---this means that they can then be free to roam without the collar resulting from their learned behavior. Some pets take longer and others need occasional behavior modifications and reminders until the confinement is a learned behavior.