What the Media is Saying

Today's pet owner has many containment issues to consider, including not only their pet's safety, but their town's ordinances, local dog fencing restrictions, and leash laws as well. Not surprisingly, the media has been very active in covering indoor pet containment issues, as well as outdoor underground dog fencing. Responsible dog owners are seeking the safest, most effective means of containment for their furry family members. These issues affect not only pet owners but their neighborhoods and communities in general. Below are highlights from recent articles about DogWatch’s indoor dog fencing and underground pet fence systems.

Read how an underground pet fence from DogWatch has helped a woman protect her pet from getting loose while keeping her from worrying about him. Learn how another pet owner saved money thanks to a DogWatch Hidden Fence, which features a wire buried a few inches underground. Fences from DogWatch are the perfect solution for protecting you and your pet!

Hidden Fences - An Obvious Solution

Central Oregon New Home Living

An underground pet fence has provided flexibility and security for a busy woman and her dog. Read more now on how DogWatch underground dog fences helped!

The Electric Fence Goes Indoors

County Lines/New York Times

Diane Ward has an unusual ritual for leaving her Bedford home. In addition to finding her keys and purse, she must also remember to take several old Play-Doh canisters with flags stuck into them from their perch in a closet, and place them at her kitchen threshold. Then she puts DogWatch collars on her two Labrador retrievers, Macallan and Glenn, and heads out the door.

In the outdoor system, a wire buried in the ground sends a signal - first a buzzing noise, then a mild "correction" through the small box on the animal's collar as it nears the boundary. Indoors, installers conceal a wire beneath the area that is off limits. A small portable unit can be used around a bed, a rug, or taken on vacation.

With their collars on, Ms. Ward's dogs are constrained from leaving the kitchen by an indoor version of an outdoor electric fence. At first, she was reluctant to consider an electric fence for her large and energetic dogs. But before she got the outdoor system seven years ago, she often came home to find a trove of items culled from the neighborhood: errant skates, stuffed animals, ski poles. "It was embarrassing," she said. "I'd look at them and wonder, 'Whose house did this come from?'" The dogs acclimated to the fence easily, so when she got new leather furniture for her great room two years ago, she warmed to the idea of using it indoors - but only when she was out of the house herself. (The dogs have free rein when she is home.)

Hidden Fences Contain Dogs and Protect Gardens

The Kansas City Star

Now that summer has arrived, gardens need more than just sunlight, soil and water. They need protection from the family dog who is itching to get his paws dirty by digging in the garden beside you.

What can you do as a dog-loving gardener to keep Fido away from the tomato plants, without building an expensive fence that detracts from the beauty of your garden? One possibility is to install hidden, underground dog fencing that will keep Fido in the yard, but away from the garden.

Read how underground dog fencing protects your plants.

Stay Home, Pooch

Progressive Farmer Magazine

Kalani and Jeeter are two boisterous Husky dogs, who, if they had their way, would roam for miles around the countryside of Elgin, Texas.

For owner Kurt Zeitler, that just wouldn't work. But neither would the expense of building a high fence around his large yard. Zeitler settled on a "hidden fence," which is a wire that goes around the perimeter of his place buried a few inches Underground. Fences from DogWatch work as Kurt found out!

Read how Kurt put his underground dog fence to work for him.

Unchained

Boston Business Journal

Natick - Each night when he lets his 5-year old border collie mix, Emma, out for her evening romp in his suburban Wakefield backyard, Chris Blackburn is secure in the knowledge that his beloved mutt won't trample his garden or flee the property altogether.

Read more now about the underground pet fence that helped.

The New York Times

The New York Times

Dogs can sometimes be shocked even when they are on good behavior because of interference by television signals. DogWatch has switched from the standard AM radio signal to a more precise FM signal for its transmitters to avoid that problem.

Read more about DogWatch’s FM transmitters.

The Hidden Way To Keep Your Pet At Home

Better Homes and Gardens

What you can't see can help you; it may even save your pet's life. That's the principle behind underground pet fence systems...many veterinarians believe the safety factor far outweighs...philosophical objections. The brief sting of a shock hurts your dog far less than the potential pain of a tragic encounter with a speeding car on a busy street.

Read more about unground pet containment systems in this article.