Review of Innotek 24/7 Advanced Containment System

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Innotek 24/7 Advanced Containment System
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It works with some hassles

On: 2005-07-12

Lets be clear. If youre going to use this system you have to be willing to give your dog an eletrical shock. Although you can set it on low, your dog will be zapped. Trust me, I tried it on myself. Hey if my dog is going to take it....

Anyway, things to consider. 1. You have to run wire around the perimeter of your property, or some form of loop, not just one boundary line. The system requires a loop leaving the base unit, and ending back at the unit. 2. If you do not have a dry place outside near an outlet to install this, you will be drilling a hole in your house to run the wires. 3. Also, you need to consider how wire will cross areas of cement. This usually means cutting a small trench across the area to place the wire, then patching the trenched area. I actually placed a pipe in the trench to run the wire through. This will make it easier to replace if I ever need to. Its a hassle. 4. Depending on the settings the base unit makes a whining high pitch sound that I wouldnt want in my house. 5. The maker talks about using twisted wire to create an area to cancel a signal. They dont mention that it only works where both loop wires meet each other, and are twisted together. What this means is that you can not take a single section of boundary wire, twist it and expect your dog to be able to cross it without getting zapped. I learned this one the hard way. 5. The manufacturer recommends burying the wire. I just ran it along the top of my fence. Its unsightly, but Im on a farm and asthetics arent too important. Ill probably have to replace the wire sooner, but hey its easier than burying wire. NO WAY. 6. I did not find the signal range (up to 20ft.) accurate. It was much less, and you can get interference from utility lines. You have to be able to place the wire I think it was at least ten feet away from lines running parallel, and if crossing one do it in a perpendicular fashion. 7. Realize you have to train your dog with this system which can be a BIG time factor depending on how akami your dog is. Lucky for me my retriever/chow learned REAL fast. She sees a white flag stuck in the ground and doesnt even think about going in the area 8. You have to take the collar off the dog when leaving the property (for obvious reasons) or when letting indoors. Household electrontrics can signal the collar. 9. Also its recommended to not leave the collar on for more than 12 hours at a time. Evidently the prongs on the collar can give a dog sores on the neck if left on too long. I havent found this to be a problem, but having too much fur has been. The collar prongs have to make contact with the dogs skin, so you might need to shave your dogs neck fur a tad. I just placed the optional longer prongs on the collar for a few weeks. 10. Support seems decent. There is a 1-800 number to call for instalation and training issues.

I think if I had to do it over again Id look for a system that is wireless. Ive heard of systems that have portable transmitter stakes you pop in the ground, and thats about it. Good luck with your pet.

It works with some hassles

On: 2005-07-11

Lets be clear. If youre going to use this system you have to be willing to give your dog an eletrical shock. Although you can set it on low, your dog will be zapped. Trust me, I tried it on myself. Hey if my dog is going to take it....

Anyway, things to consider. 1. You have to run wire around the perimeter of your property, or some form of loop, not just one boundary line. The system requires a loop leaving the base unit, and ending back at the unit. 2. If you do not have a dry place outside near an outlet to install this, you will be drilling a hole in your house to run the wires. 3. Also, you need to consider how wire will cross areas of cement. This usually means cutting a small trench across the area to place the wire, then patching the trenched area. I actually placed a pipe in the trench to run the wire through. This will make it easier to replace if I ever need to. Its a hassle. 4. Depending on the settings the base unit makes a whining high pitch sound that I wouldnt want in my house. 5. The maker talks about using twisted wire to create an area to cancel a signal. They dont mention that it only works where both loop wires meet each other, and are twisted together. What this means is that you can not take a single section of boundary wire, twist it and expect your dog to be able to cross it without getting zapped. I learned this one the hard way. 5. The manufacturer recommends burying the wire. I just ran it along the top of my fence. Its unsightly, but Im on a farm and asthetics arent too important. Ill probably have to replace the wire sooner, but hey its easier than burying wire. NO WAY. 6. I did not find the signal range (up to 20ft.) accurate. It was much less, and you can get interference from utility lines. You have to be able to place the wire I think it was at least ten feet away from lines running parallel, and if crossing one do it in a perpendicular fashion. 7. Realize you have to train your dog with this system which can be a BIG time factor depending on how akami your dog is. Lucky for me my retriever/chow learned REAL fast. She sees a white flag stuck in the ground and doesnt even think about going in the area 8. You have to take the collar off the dog when leaving the property (for obvious reasons) or when letting indoors. Household electrontrics can signal the collar. 9. Also its recommended to not leave the collar on for more than 12 hours at a time. Evidently the prongs on the collar can give a dog sores on the neck if left on too long. I havent found this to be a problem, but having too much fur has been. The collar prongs have to make contact with the dogs skin, so you might need to shave your dogs neck fur a tad. I just placed the optional longer prongs on the collar for a few weeks. 10. Support seems decent. There is a 1-800 number to call for instalation and training issues.

I think if I had to do it over again Id look for a system that is wireless. Ive heard of systems that have portable transmitter stakes you pop in the ground, and thats about it. Good luck with your pet.