Do underground fences work?

Yea, we've been weighing our options. The only reason I'm resisting the fence is the neighbors right beside us. They are in their 70's and have become like another set of grandparents for the kids. if we fence in the yard, i would like to do that side of the yard with just wire fence or something so they can still see the kids. they like to watch them playing outside in the summer time.

They work that's why they invented them! But I think they are inhumane as I'm a dog lover! Why don't you put in a temporary Kennel for him or her? As the puppy grows he or she will learn and they are very territorial and you'll be able to leave him or her out and unattended! there's always a long rope or leash, that you can stake down and move around the yard! I'd check on all the other possibilities before using this method, but that's just me! tdemex

But I think they are inhumane as I'm a dog lover! Why don't you put in a temporary Kennel for him or her? I'm a dog lover as well and i have to say that caging them or tying them up is inhumane...My dogs are free to run the yard all day if htey want without having to be watched or chained AND they stay safe because of the electric fence....I say that them having the ability to run and play is far more kind than having them chained up or locked in a wire box.

I think you have to buy a second collar, though I'm thinking that a few years ago when I had looked at them that some came with a second collar. I think the collar has the strength setting on it, so you could set each collar differently depending on the size of the dog.

Thank you! I appreciate your response!

my female dog has broken through the fence line but she is a smart dog..she'll walk along the first line (so her collar beeps) and run out her battery LOL then she's taken off (only three times though in the 5 yrs we've had them)...How long did it take to train them? not long really...maybe a couple of weeks give or take, I'd have to ask my hubby for a more accurate time frame...but we trained them a couple times a day every day too..One thing I like about the collar is the fact that you can adjust the intensity...My female dogs collar is set higher (stronger) than our males is becuas she is the bold one who will risk the zap to get into the woods if we dont have it set high enough.....

Thanks! Have your dogs every made it past the fence though? My friend just about hit a dog that was in an electric fence. There were two of them and they were wrestling around and the one dog pushed other other over the line. He got zapped but then he was past the line so he was fine and running in the street. I just have the one dog, but still would like to be sure it would be worth it. How long did it take to train your dogs to stay in the fence? My puppy is only 7 weeks old, so I don't think he would understand yet.