FAQs About Underground Dog Fencing

Dog Guard doesn’t want you stressing about your pet’s safety, or how you are going to pay for that peace of mind. That’s why we offer free financing on underground dog fence installations! Learn about financing

Dog Guard has the most effective and customizable electronic fencing system and training on the market. Dog Guard products are designed and assembled in the U.S.A. to provide exceptional quality and reliability. But our people are just as important. Since we are a locally owned business, you’ll be working with someone who is part of your community, someone who can provide support from installation to training and beyond.

Unquestionably, yes. Over 250,000 pets of all breeds and sizes have been safely contained by Dog Guard. Dog Guard receivers are customizable for each dog and we offer a 30-day money back containment guarantee because we are confident that we can safely contain your dog!

All dogs we work with will be off-leash within two weeks of the  installation of your fence! Other companies may try to convince you that your pet needs a month of hands-on training - they absolutely don’t, and doing so will only hamper their progress. This may seem intimidating, but the training for your dog is far less important than the training we provide you - there is no sense in having a system working flawlessly if you’re not confident in using it or comfortable operating it.  We’re confident that you’ll be amazed at how quickly your dog understands their new boundaries, and how quickly you come to fully trust Dog Guard to keep them safe.

We train the dog so you don’t have to! When it comes to training, we play the ‘bad guy’ so you can be the ‘good guy’! All we ask is that you spend time in the yard with your pets after we train, just like you normally would! We’ll give you tips and tricks to get everyone up to speed quickly, but your part in training is simply being present in the yard. After 2 weeks post-training, your dogs can be in the yard unsupervised entirely.

Dog Guard Out of Sight Fencing is an electric dog fence system that is installed underground by burying a single wire as a complete loop along the entire perimeter of your property. This underground boundary can also include certain portions of your yard, such as a pool or garden. Your dog is safely contained within your yard with the boundaries you are comfortable with.

First, a transmitter is installed in a convenient location, such as the garage or basement. Then, the wire loop is placed underground. The transmitter sends a harmless radio signal through the wire, which is picked up by the small receiver on the dog’s collar. When the dog nears the wire, the receiver in the pet’s collar picks up the signal and gives off the owner’s choice of an audible warning or mild correction.

The correction has been thoroughly tested and proven to be harmless. It is a mild static pulsation, similar to a shock from a doorknob, yet unpleasant enough that the dog will quickly learn to avoid it. The whole purpose of a good pet containment system is to contain your pet without correcting him all the time. The Dog Guard system along with the training your pet receives ensures that your pet learns the boundary and stays away from it. Most pets will never sustain more than two or three corrections. Remember the level of correction must be greater than the level of distraction.

The boundary is marked off with flags, creating a visible boundary line for the pet. For two weeks, the dog owner should spend fifteen minutes, twice daily, exercising the dog around the flag boundary. If the dog moves toward the flags, he should be told “NO!” The dog should then be moved away from the flags and given lots of praise. By using this technique, the dog will quickly learn where the boundary is located. Later, once the dog becomes familiar with the visible boundary, the flags can be removed. Remember, praise and repetition are the keys to success!

Yes! Once your dog has completed training, he can be taken outside of the yard, BUT the Dog Guard receiver collar must be taken off before putting the leash on.

Our transmitter has three colored indicator lights. The power and loop lights should be on all the time, while the fault light will only come on in the event of an electrical surge or lightning damage.

Here are some facts you may want to consider when comparing our product with any other product on the market:
The Dog Guard brand dog fence system comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. This time allows you to make sure your pet will be successful with this product. We do this to offer that “extra peace of mind” while your pet is in training.

• The transmitter offers a limited lifetime warranty.
• The receiver is water resistant.
• A limited lifetime warranty on the receiver.
• The FreedomPro™ receiver is the most powerful receiver on the market. If necessary, the correction can be reduced by more than 75%. Even with reduced correction, no other receiver comes close to the strength of the FreedomPro™.
• The transmitter is capable of enclosing up to 50 acres of property.
• The system is user friendly, with indicator lights and range adjustment at your fingertips.

Everyone at Dog Guard, from the manufacturer to the dealers, has your pet’s safety in mind. From the moment you purchase a Dog Guard pet containment system, you can rest assured that your dog is in good hands with our knowledgeable dealers and trainers and our skilled technicians. From equipment support when you have questions about your system, to moral support when you just don’t know what to do with your pet, we will be with you every step of the way. If you love your dog and want to keep them safe and happy, Dog Guard is for you.

Dog Guard offers a complete package and not a do it yourself kit. We come to your house and install the system and help train you to train your pet. We offer a much more extensive warranty on the equipment than you will find at most retail stores. The wire we use in the installation of your system is “underground rated” and made to last when buried underground. Our equipment is flexible enough to contain the smallest and largest of pets without harming them. Our signals are “smart” so that pets are not corrected unnecessarily in areas of stray signals, such as near large metal objects like air conditioning units and satellite television receptors.

You want a system that is backed by a manufacturer that can be contacted whenever there is a problem. Some pets train quicker than others and some pets cannot be trained at all. In general, the amount of correction must be greater than the level of distraction. The correction is not harmful, but it must be effective enough so your pet learns to respect its boundaries.

We have a customer who has more than twenty-eight dogs on the system at one time, and they are contained in a three-acre area. The Dog Guard System is flexible enough to handle just about any number of pets in an area as large as 50 acres.

Dog Guard costs much less than traditional fencing, such as a vinyl fence, aluminum fence or chain link fence. More importantly, a Dog Guard pet containment system has none of the maintenance and aesthetic problems. The final cost can vary, depending on the size of the property and the number of dogs on the system. However, we work directly with the manufacturer, so there are no middleman costs, and the cost of your Dog Guard system may be lower than you think.