A scary electronic fence incident

[elizabethann]

That's what happened to my Sister's Labs. They learned to go through it but would never come back because of the shock. They could take the shock going out because it meant freedom to roam, but coming back in they said "no way".

My Sister & her husband finally took the invisible fencing down.

[Kristenthemusher]

Grrrrr...I HATE electric fences. They're no substitute for a good, solid fence. Especially by a road!

[lizbud]

I'm glad you were there and stopped to help the dog. I can imagine he
was pretty stressed by the whole experience. I dislike electronic fences.
They also don't stop other dogs from entering your property.

[areias]

I don't like e-fences either. Where I used to live, I would walk my dogs up this one street that had two black labs on an e-fence. The only problem was that #1, one of the labs was fairly aggressive, and #2 the lady constantly forgot to turn on the fence. They had several incidents where people couldn't get to their cars, houses, etc because the dog would be standing there snarling and barking at them. I'm not sure what happened to the dogs after we left.

[Alysser]

I have never liked electric fences. My friend suggests it for Sassy all the time. I am like NO WAY! I HAV EHAD THIS DOG FOR SEVEN YEARS AND SHE'S NOT DYING FOR NO REASON. A friend of mine up in Florida had a Husky/Lab mix who kept going through the Electric fence. She lived right by a highway. So one day he got out and it was all over. He got hit by three cars and died right in the middle of the highway. She was really upset but she has had many dogs and should have known better. He was the greatest sweetest dog ever!

[chocolatepuppy]

I prefer my 'real' fence. Good for you for helping the dog.

[Ginger's Mom]

It was so good that you were able to help that poor baby, who knows what would have happened to him. I too dislike invisible fencing. They do nothing to protect your dog from other dangers in the area that can come into their space, and will not contain a determined dog.