Wireless containments/Invisible Fences

[Discussing Labradoodles & Goldendoodles]

Hi everyone, so Jace recently started this new thing of bolting when we take him outside to do his business.Living on base we have neighbors very close on all sides of us and also roads all around us which are pretty buse. So, we tried putting the leash on him which just led to more pure stuborness and also we tried putting up barriers with repellant spray.. he ignored those completely.. so we decided we were going to try the invisible fence/wireless containment... well, today we did a little bit of the training in the manual and turned it on the 2nd level for him to figure out a little on his own.. well. Now he is scared to go in the yard at all... I wasn't 100% comfortable with this in the first place, but now I'm really not.. needless to say this thing is going back tomorrow and I'm going to try something else.... maybe a remote vibration collar.. I dont know. I'm seriously confused and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for us.. should we continue to try and work with the fence we have or should I try a new route.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Hoping that day comes sooner than you think, Jane. 

[Ginny Nightingale]

I did that too....not bad.

[Lori, Quincy & Frankie]

We have over an acre of wooded property and used it for years with a lab with great success and freedom for her and now have it for our doodle.  We got it early and started him slow but he caught on quick and respects the boundaries MOST of the time.  he did plow through once when I foolishly left him sitting on the inner side of the fence and walked beyond the boundary to put up some ribbons on a driveway lampost.  he bolted past me and kept going, but luckily listened to me and stopped.  I think he just could not resist being at my side and then got frightened when he went through.  He has not done that again, but I always have him in sight.   When I take him off our property for a walk, I drive him down our long driveway rather than have him walk over the line. I like the magic carpet idea though.  

[AndySharon BoomerShaynaMariner]

 

I am not going to rehash the many discussions we have had, this link is to a discussion that has many links:

http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/invisible-fence-anyone

 

We have been very sucessful with our invisible fence but it takes not days or weeks but months of training before you can have any comfort level.  Just like anything else even the best trained dog may break through the fence.