We at
Contain-A-Pet feel that it is important for you to
be aware of all the different types of pet
containment systems that are available in your area.
We hope that by informing you of the things that you
should be aware of, that you will be able to make a
better decision concerning your pet containment
investment. We also hope that after your comparison,
your decision will be to own one of our pet fence
systems. If not, we still wish you success in
keeping your pet safe at home.
Following are some "critical" points that you should
ask all companies before your purchase. Our
knowledge comes from years of experience and
dedication in keeping your pets safely contained and
customers satisfied.
We have listed these points or questions below. You
may click on the question you have and be directed
to that particular question or you can scroll
through all of the questions and read them. Thank
you.
What is the Contain-A-Pet electronic dog fence
guarantee?
Contain-A-Pet recommends that its Dealers provide a
one year pet 100% money back containment fence
guarantee. No other company offers this!
Our only stipulation to the guarantee is that you
cooperate with our trainers and follow their
recommendations. Very rarely do we encounter a dog
that one of our dog trainers/behaviorists can not
contain. Of course we ask you to do your part by
doing the training and conditioning, maintaining
your fence and collar, etc.
There may be some instances that may limit this
fence guarantee. Please check with your
Contain-A-Pet Dealer for their guarantee.
Contain-A-Pet was the first in the pet containment
industry to have its Dealers provide such a fence
guarantee. It’s simple. We believe if you invested
in a pet containment system to contain your pet, it
should contain your pet.
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What is the electronic pet fence warranty on
Contain-A-Pet?
In 2004, we started offering a limited lifetime
fence warranty on most of the products on our
outdoor electronic fence system to the original
purchasers of our system.
The electronic collars have a lifetime warranty on
any problem that arises from electronic malfunctions
or defects. We will replace or repair each collar
that is found to have such a malfunction. Your only
cost is shipping and handling or a service call for
our local Contain-A-Pet Dealer to visit your home.
The transmitter (device that send the signal through
the wire) also has a lifetime warranty on any
electronic malfunctions or defects that occur due to
the manufacture of the unit. It also includes damage
by a power surge to the system (including a
lightning surge). Your only cost is shipping and
handling or the cost of a service call for our local
Contain-A-Pet Dealer to visit your home and repair
it.
Our portable indoor wireless fence contains a one
year warranty from manufacturing defects.
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How
do you conduct the underground dog fence training?
First of all, it is very important that you realize
that Contain-A-Pet's professional experience is in
animal training and behavior. Our training
techniques are different than any other company
although we find ourselves being copied more and
more.
Depending on the pet being contained, we utilize a
Pavlovian conditioning method that utilizes
combinations of training string and flag visual
boundary (depending on the personality and
temperament of your dog). The combination of the
flags and string provide both a visual and a
physical boundary for your pet. This is designed to
reduce the stress on your pet by giving it finite
boundaries and reinforcing our training process.
Many companies use flags by themselves and they
place them 6-8 feet apart. This creates a void or
area between each flag. When a dog becomes
disoriented, he may run between the two flags and
out the property, thus conditioning him to escape
the fence instead of being contained by it. \
A typical conditioning period will last 10 minutes
per day for 5-7 days followed by a 1-2 week
supervisory period.
We are able to adjust the correction of our
collar/receiver to fit the personality type and
breed of your pet. This includes very small dogs all
the way to the large "escape artists" that our
competitors' systems cannot seem to keep in. One big
key, many times our competitors will have to change
collars to their stronger (which is much bigger and
heavier) collar if the dog gets out. You can confirm
this by asking our competitor.
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How
old should a puppy be before being trained to the
electronic fence?
A puppy should not be placed on the electronic fence
before the age of four months of age! It does not
matter the size, personality or temperament of the
puppy. Some puppies should not be put on the
electronic pet containment system until as late as
five months of age or later.
All puppies go through a fear imprint stage from
approximately six weeks to sixteen weeks of age. Any
thing that could psychologically damage a puppy
during this time can affect it for life. This has
been thoroughly researched by dog behaviorists and
professionals.
Do not take a chance with your puppy because some
electronic fence company wants you to go ahead and
commit to them. Most of our Dealers are true dog
training professionals and can assist with
determining your puppy’s personality and
temperament.
You can read more about fear imprint stages of your
puppy in relation to fencing by going to our Dog
Training and Fencing Blog.
Note: Beginning in 2007, Contain-A-Pet has mandated
all new Contain-A-Pet Dealers be certified dog
training professionals. We are the only company that
has endorsed using true pet professionals in this
industry.
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Do
you have a small dog fence collar for small dogs?
Yes. Contain-A-Pet has a small dog fence collar that
weighs less than 1.1 oz. and it’s smaller than a
matchbox. We use this small training collar on small
dogs, some mild temperament medium/large size dogs
and cats.
The collar is completely programmable. We can adjust
the correction to the temperament and personality of
your pet. We can match the fence collar to work any
of the major brands of pet fence systems (an
industry first). The programmable series of our
electronic dog collar even has an audible alarm to
let you know that the battery is getting low
(another industry first).
There are even more features of Contain-A-Pet’s
small dog fence collar. It’s all about keeping your
pet safe and happy in your yard.
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My
dog keeps getting out of our underground dog fence.
Do you have a stubborn dog fence collar?
Yes we do have a stubborn dog fence collar; but we
rarely have to use it because most of our Dealers
are professional dog trainers who know how to read
your dog’s personality and temperament. They know
how to keep your pet in your fence by using sound
training and conditioning principles.
In the event a dog does start getting out of your
underground dog fence, we can usually source out the
cause and devise a method of containing him without
resorting to a much higher correction.
So, if your dog is getting out of your fence, call
us. We have products that will work with most of the
underground dog containment systems.
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Can
I put my cat on an electric cat fence?
The electric cat fence is becoming an effective
means of containing cats. The training is different
than the dog fence training; but cats learn quickly.
We have been very successful in containing cats on
the electric fence.
There are three different methods for cat fence
training. The best method of training requires your
cat to wear a harness during training. Your local
Dealer can go in to more detail regarding the
training and conditioning process.
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How
does the electronic indoor fence work?
The electronic indoor fence is a wireless fence
transmitter that emits a signal in a radius out from
the unit. This signal can project from inches to 6 –
8 feet away from the unit. If the dog or cat gets
into this signal field, the collar will activate and
scoot the pet back away from whatever area the
indoor fence is protecting.
The founders of Contain-A-Pet were the first people
to develop the electronic indoor fence. It was
initially invented for dog behavioral problems in
the house such as dogs/cats getting on furniture,
getting in trash cans, separating pet food dishes,
bolting out or even scratching expensive doors. You
can even fence off areas of the house including
rooms, stairways, etc.
As a professional trainer, we recommend training
your pet to the area, using the unit consistently
(not turning it on and off), and keeping it in one
place. You may confuse your pet and cause it to be
unsure of its surroundings.
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Why should I avoid
buying a wireless fence?
Current variations of the wireless fence have some major inherent problems.
The feedback we have received from people who purchased these units before they invested
in Contain-A-Pet seems to have the same common problems.
The signal field that is emitted in a circular pattern around the yard can swing wildly.
That is one day your pet may get two feet from the boundary and get corrected and the next
it could be six feet or more. This can create major behavioral problems in your dog from
aggression, to indoor potty use to anxiety. How would you like this to happen to your pet?
Another problem that has been reported is that gutters, lawn furniture and other metal objects
in your yard or home can be "charged" much more readily that normal fence systems. Again, your
pet gets a needless correction that can create problems down the road.
The signal range is very limited. Normally, the unit sends a signal in a circle which can
encroach on your neighbors' boundaries which can create a very stressful situation with them.
In addition, your pet does not get as much area to play in and you cannot keep them out of flower
beds, garbage cans, etc.
Even if these problems did not occur, there is still one major problem with any system that
you do yourself. That is not having a professional trainer that can determine the safest and
most effective way to condition your pet to the fence. And, just because someone sells electronic
fences does not mean they have the knowledge necessary to read personality, temperament and drive.
It only takes once to screw something up permanently. We believe your pet and family deserves
the best ... and it doesn't necessarily cost more to do it right the first time.
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How
much does an electric dog fence or pet containment
system cost?
Pricing for the electric dog fence or pet
containment system really depends on the number of
pets you want to contain and how big your property
is. We are very competitive in regards to pricing.
Our products are made in the USA. Very few companies
do this anymore. We believe
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Should I consider
purchasing a pet fence battery backup?
Purchasing a pet fence battery back-up is a personal decision. Are you in an area where
you have many short term power outages? If so, it is a no brainer to own one.
Are you worried about long term
outages? If so, the battery back-up is not really a viable option.
Weather is usually the problem with most long term outages. Your pet is usually indoors with you in these situations.
Lastly, why should your pet test the fence when the power is out? With our system and our professional
training, very rarely does a pet test the system. Why? Because we help train your pets to stay safely
away from where the correction occurs.
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Do
you use a special dog fence battery?
The dog fence is made up of either three or four
1.5v Energizer 303/357 silver oxide cells wrapped in
a heat shrink wrap (depending on the type of
electronic receiver collar). The dog fence batteries
are non-proprietary meaning you do not have to
purchase them from your local Dealer. We would hope
you would buy batteries from your local Dealer as
they are guaranteed fresh; but, you could go out and
purchase these batteries if you caught in a pinch.
This dog fence battery is much less expensive than
those batteries you have to purchase that are
attached to the battery cap making you buy a battery
cap as well.
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Is
there a special type and size of pet fence wire that
should be used?
There are two types of wire that is used in the pet
fence industry. One is a 14 gauge or stronger copper
stranded, coated wire (normally called THHN) and the
other is a 14 gauge polyethylene coated single
strand copper wire (normally called PE wire).
The PE wire has a thicker jacket or coating and is
rated for underground use. In my opinion, either
wire can be used as long as it is buried without
damaging the coating and water proof splices are
used. Most fence companies use a lighter gauge PE
wire due to cost. I recommend 14 gauge as a minimum.
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Would you like to read a dog fence review?
We have done a number of in depth dog fence review
articles on what we think are important regarding a
pet owner’s decision making process prior to
purchasing a dog containment system for your dog.
You can find them in our Dog Fence and Training Blog
under the category “Dog Fence Review”.
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Why buy a fence for dogs
from Contain-A-Pet?
Hopefully, this FAQ and some of the information on this website has given
you plenty of reasons to trust Contain-A-Pet more than any other fence option.
No one else in the industry offers the one year pet containment guarantee,
the lifetime electronics warranty and professional training together in an exclusive package.
In addition, Contain-A-Pet is Made in the USA. It is surprisingly affordable; and, there is
no risk and everything to gain.
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In conclusion, we would like
to thank you for your interest. Hopefully, reading
this information will assure you that we are
thorough and sincere about your pet's well being.
Contain-A-Pet is not just in the business of selling
"doggie fences", but is in the business of improving
our clients' and their pets' lives.
It is not our policy to become involved in "high
pressure, sign on the dotted line" sales techniques,
nor is it our policy to discredit our competition.
However, we do want you to be aware of what we have
to offer and why we feel it is the safest, most cost
effective electronic pet containment system in the
market.
Call your local Dealer for a free estimate today. You will get someone who knows pets, who knows
pet containment and will not high pressure you.
1-800-777-3647
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