Keith B.

28 de abril de 2023

Wow, this works for my German Short-haired Pointer!

I've had my Pointer on the Pet-Safe system for one month. I've waited to review to make sure the system works. I was very skeptical before purchasing because my dog is highly active. Seems ADHD. When let to run free, he will always pick up a scent, and then he's off for the running. Nothing will call him back! I will eventually get a call from the police in the nearby town, or the kennel just up the road. We are on ten acres, semi-rural, just within the city limits. Would love to just let him run. But?? Anyway, the Pet-Safe. I received the system about a month ago and will share my experiences.Day One: I set up the system, established the perimeter at the maximum range, white flagged..... I then put the Pet-Safe collar (at level 3) on the dog and walked him (his normal lunging from side to side) out to the perimeter. When approaching the perimeter, he would stop and just look around like "What is going on?". I would return to the safe zone and then walk out to another flag at the perimeter. Same thing, "What is going on?". Then return to the safe zone. We did the entire perimeter this way, and then called it a day.Day Two: I now set the level on the collar to 5. We did the perimeter walk the same way, but this time the collar got his attention and he would initiate the return to safe by himself. We made the entire perimeter with the same results. I decided to take a risk and let him run free, even though it was just day 2. He loved running free, and when nearing the perimeter, he would run back to me and sit there for a moment (while receiving praise and petting). I let him run for another twenty minutes with the same results. We called it a day.Day Three: I put the collar on him and let him run free. We enjoyed positive results and he never left the perimeter. I let him run for another half hour, then called it a day. I removed the Pet-Safe collar from him and went to turn the collar off. But, what I noticed was that I just now turned it on. Uh-Oh, I had neglected to turn the collar on when I put it on him. But, he had responded as though the collar were active. Wow, was I surprised. Trained by day three!?!This is a dog that could never be called back if he picked up a scent, which he always did. We now get to run free twice a day (usually), and have never had a failure. A few days ago, I pulled my flat bed trailer around to the back area of the property, well beyond the Pet-Safe perimeter. My dog followed and I wondered what would happen. He followed right along, but at the perimeter he immediately bolted back to the safe zone. Has done wonders for his disposition. I had to be trained too. I now make sure I've viewed the on/off status of the collar.I would like to comment on the system installation. The instructions mention that the system does not work well if installed near steel. My shop and all my outbuildings are covered with corrugated steel roofing and siding. I had to install this in my shop. Works fine and I'm achieving a consistent perimeter of a 150' radius.I would like to offer an update to my above review. We are now about six months into the use of the PetSafe system. Nothing has changed from my original review. Stills works great. Not one glitch. My GSH Pointer really loves to run. He looks forward to it every day. There have been times that he's come running back to me on his own, sitting there with an "expression" on his face as if to say "OK, I'm done now". This has really helped with his overall behavior (much less destructive), and my feelings toward my dog have greatly improved.Additional Update: We are now thirteen months into the system. Everything is functioning just the same as previously stated. I'd like to comment on durability. As I mentioned earlier, this dog has hunting instincts. We live on a wooded ten acre site with outbuildings, also some junk piles (left over building supplies) out back. This is a perfect place for wildlife, therefore, opportunities for hunting. My dog takes advantage of this and pursues critters into and under the buildings, also into the junk piles. I had been concerned as to the durability of the collar and transmitter with the abuse of that environment. The transmitter housing is a bit scratched up, but everything is functioning fine. I had purchased a replacement collar with expectation of having to use it. The replacement still hangs new on the wall.Ver más

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18 de julio de 2026

Works great!

This things is amazing! Super easy to set up and use. We bought two collars for this and they both will hold a charge for over a month. Great purchase.

Sandor

18 de septiembre de 2024

It works as it described

It works as it should. The only problem with it only works in a circle it would be nice to have a function where it was GPS enabled or the perimeter could be edited. We have a large rectangular yard, and it cuts it in half because we do not want to extend the perimeter to the neighbors. We have a very stubborn Vizsla, and he was not stopped by the shock collar we had before he has learned his boundaries now and he does not even get close to it he is so afraid of being shocked so with that being said it is definitely recommended for stubborn dog.Ver más

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Carrie Hiltz

15 de abril de 2021

Some of the best money I've ever spent!!!

I was really hesitant to get an electric fence, because I felt like it was mean, and wouldn't work. And we tried the kind with a wire for our English Setter, which you have to burry and oh my god that was awful. It didn't work at all, and the dumbest part of was that if he went past the boundary it would shock him when he came back! So we returned that awful contraption and had given up. But then we got a husky/German Shepard puppy, and letting them out became impossible. They would run all over the place and get into the neighbors compost, not to mention the the husky hates being indoors and would just whine all day wanting to go out. So we finally decided to try this wireless fence. We live close to a main road and have a lot of neighbors, and with two very energetic dogs that want to be playing outside with each other ALL day, we didn't know what else to do.I was a little nervous/intimidated when we got the wireless fence in the mail, but the set up was really easy. I plugged in the base and took the collar out. The beeps to let you know when you're getting close to the boundary line and nice and loud and easy to hear, unlike the beeps for the other fence we tried which were so faint you could barely here them at all.I set the fence up in the middle of winter, so the flags were really hard to see, because of all the snow. I read the whole training manual, but I didn't end up following it. I walked the dogs around their perimeter a couple times on a leash, and then let them explore on their own. I started out using the short prongs and the lowest shock level for the husky puppy (who was 6 or 7 months when we got the fence). He went right through the barrier and didn't seem to feel any correction, so I switched to the long prongs and turned the collar up to mid/high level. He only had to get shocked once. I felt really bad when it happened, and he was scared to go outside alone for a few days after, but we've had the fence system for several months, and he he understands the boundary now, and won't go passed where he hears the beeps. The training situation was similar for our English Setter who is 4. We had to order a second collar for him, because the fence system only comes with one, and the first one we ordered took batteries, instead of the rechargeable one the fence came with, so I had to send that one back for a rechargeable one (because who wants to deal with batteries). So it ended up being a couple weeks before we were able to train the English Setter on the fence also. We were more worried about him, since he's a bird hunting dog, and will take off after birds, and also because the first fence with the wire we had to bury didn't work at all. He has short hair so we did the short prongs on his collar and set it to the mid/high level. He also got shocked once, and for about a week would only hangout in the middle of the backyard, but now he's completely comfortable going outside. The dogs can go out together and play for hours and I don't have to worry about them running off. People will walk by our house with their dogs and our dogs will just sit on the front lawn behind their boundary line and won't go passed. My boyfriend can leave the house in his truck while they're out there and they won't try to follow him. Which really surprised me about the English Setter, because he used to take off after him all the time.In short, this fence system has been amazing for us. Our dogs are so much happier now that they can go outside and get exercise whenever they want. They get so excited when I put their collars on, because they know it means they get to go outside. I take their collars off when they come inside, and never leave them on overnight, and I haven't noticed any type of irritation from the prongs. The collars last a couple weeks before they need to be charged. I charge them when I see the collar beep red, which only takes a couple hours. I can't recommended this fence system highly enough.

Susan S.

4 de enero de 2024

NO, NO, NO........ NO NO NO! DANGEROUS

These people at "petsafety" care not for your pet's safety if your pet is a dog. These positive reviews must be for cat boxes and squeaky toys. We purchased the PetSafe Stay and Play fence system in February and lived with it, tested it, charge didn't last long, etc on our dog, off our dog. The collar buzzed erratically inside. We even put a sign on Abraham's kennel that WE MUST REMEMBER TO TAKE IT OFF AT NIGHT. This is a giant Schnauzer. I decided in December that we must have gotten a bad collar. So I purchased a second collar giving us a grand total of $545 for this system. Trying to be a team player, then I would settle on the first collar later. Same thing. Inside, in the kitchen it would go off and Abraham would go freakin' bezerk. If he was wearing that thing we would not have been able to manage the clasp which is a cheap knockoff of a good clasp. Even the webbed collar is cheap. By now I have $545 on a white elephant. I put off calling, busy over the holidays, etc. and finally made the dreaded call. Amazon generously will gave me a refund on the “new” since I accidentally called within the 30 days. The rest of the crap got me to "call the company." That worked well. “So sad. Tough. What warranty? We can replace it with an inground, wired system that we could drag around and watch for the weed-wacker and the lawn mower. That, for an additional $50 plus shipping. I said “absolutely not…. No no no nada.” Next option is a collar that the dog can wear 12 hours on, 12 hours off. I kid you not. That’s because it will irritate the animal’s skin. Petsafe cares nothing about safety, customer service, their reputation, or their AMAZON REVIEW. I will be sending this to the BBB and trust pilot. It will be buried under the glowing catboxes and twinkle toys no doubt. The collar, by the way, doesn’t work in the house because it’s too close to the transmitter apparently. That’s a ways away in our house. I cannot tell you, warn you, or express to you how irresponsible, and dishonest (why don’t they say we must take the collar on and off each time FIDO enters and exits your home? Perhaps because who can keep track of their dog’s every movement?) A completely expensive, very expensive, frustrating, exhausting experience brought to you by AMAZON and an irresponsible company the AMAZON name supposedly touts. BAD BAAAAAAAAAAAAD EXPERIENCE.

Kerry K.

4 de julio de 2026

Dependable, long lasting

We have had the same 9 transmitters and base station with the Stubborn Dog PetSafe wireless pet containment system. I have 8 Saint Bernards and 1 pit/lab mix all on one system. We live in the country, lots of wildlife and a semi busy country road. I have the system in our home and all dogs are set on 6 (just to keep them safe) as they are long hair Saint Bernards. 1 Saint and the Pit/lab never wear their collars anymore. All of the dogs know their boundary. Stray dogs, cats, walking neighbors, etc., pass by the property and the dogs all stay within the boundary. I was EXTREMELY SKEPTICAL as I typically live my life “I have to physically see it to believe it” so when there’s no physical fence I was worried my dogs would think the same way. 6 of the dogs started wearing the collars at 8 weeks old, zero issues.I do have a back up, just in case any part of the system fails and needs to be immediately replaced. That would be my only suggestion. Although, my Saints play together rough making some of the transmitters looking like they shouldn’t still work. But they do.It appears the charge for each transmitter on my dogs lasts two to three weeks. I suppose this would be determined on how often the vibration is tripped and how often the beep signal is transmitted.The base station is inside our home, plugged into a standard plug. The dogs can go in a 150’ circular radius that takes them to our cinder block basement, garage, and plenty of yard space to run and play safely.Ver más

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