If you own a dog, you are surely aware of the importance of keeping your lovely pet contained. Before you even bring a new puppy to your home, you should provide proper fencing. There is a wide range of fencing materials available on the market, such as dog wire, chain link, electric, lattice, underground or picket fencing. Yes, fencing is a must, because it prevents your pet from being injured or causing injuries to other animals, but people also. If you want your dog to be free, without leash in your yard, you have to provide proper fencing to be in place.
When choosing the right materials for fencing, you have to consider the breed of your dog. For example, larger breeds such as German shepherds, mastiff, Great Danes will soon destroy lattice fencing or flimsy picket. So, you should choose welded wire or chain link fencing for those strong and tenacious breeds. On the other hand, the smaller breeds commonly require not so stout fencing. However, even though breed wouldn’t suggest that, your pet might be an artist in escaping. Your husky might be too inquisitive and hyperactive, so he could jump a very high fence easily. Usually, dogs like digging, and if your pet digs around the fence line, that could cause a problem with keeping it contained. Great electric dog fence systems are good option if you want to let your pet to explore territory, while at the same time you keep him/her safe and contained. This electronic fence system commonly consists of a boundary wire, receiver, training flags, a test light, a sign and a transmitter. The wire establishes your dog’s boundaries and the transmitter. The signal is being picked up by receiver collar your dogs’ wear and in case they approach boundaries, the signal emits the warning sound.