PetSafe Wireless Fence Pet Containment System for Dogs +8 lb., Covers up to 1/2 Acre

First you MUST give it atleast 1 star to write a review(0 stars)This plastic hunk of garbage is not reliable. The range fluctuates from nothing to on/off/on/on more/off/kinda/wait on/wait off/now on/wait now on/nevermind/off/on a little bit/wait off/yeah off/wait/on/on some more/on again/wait/oh yeah on/no wait off/yep off/now on/nope wait off?

I bought this system about 5 years ago, and it works great. If you do not have a PhD and power tools, do not buy this; the batteries are enclosed in a state- of- the- art clamshell package that will test your patience, sanity, and ingenuity. I can not figure out why these batteries are packaged so inconveniently, but I'm glad I have full use of my hands and my mind (mostly) when it comes time to replace the battery every three months. Seriously, the system is great, though. I highly recommend it.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Petsafr wireless fence is good for dogs that need a little help with their boundaries. Setup is easy, no wires to mess with, and the range is what most owners need. Itll be effective for your everyday owner.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] For ease of setup, I gave the PetSafe Wireless Pet Containment System a 4 stars, but for actual use, it is definitely worth 5 stars for performance. I followed all the instructions to get the perimeter set-up (which is an adjustable sized circle)and got down to training. The manufacturer has a month or more training schedule - my dog caught on quickly in just two days (we spent about 6 hours training in total.) I followed the instructions to a tee just at a more rapid pace since she began catching on after just one shock at a level 2. We left the flag markers in place for about 8-10 days and began removing them as directed over three days. By this time the dog was used to hearing the beep and knew what would come next if she continued in that direction. It has been wonderful , as this also keeps him from wandering off to the neighbors, out to the road, or disappearing out of shouting range. The adjustable radius is great for containing Holly in a smaller area, such as at a BBQ, away from the pool, kids, etc. This is not a system for a small dog as the collar is bulky - I would say the dog should be at least 25 lbs to support the collar. The system is expandable if you buy additional collars (which is still a lot cheaper then building a fence or concrete run). The only down side to this system is that the central unit is not weather proof - so you are advised to place it indoors. The only improvement I can suggest would be to make the unit smaller (it is about the size of a gallon jug) and weather proof, so you could place it in a tree or on a table to get the containment area exactly where you want it (guess you could use the old wire system to do this as well). Overall though it is a great invention works well for my doggo and we don't have any more digging under the house.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The idea of this product is great. That being said the receiver I find is an eyesore in the house. It's very large and was difficult to place because of its size to where it would work efficiently, but also finding where it wasn't going to be in the way. There is an option to mount it on the wall, which is nice but my husband was not OK with that. The collar is also quite large. It's a bit too big for my dog but she doesn't seem to mind wearing it. I have it turned around in my photo so you can see it better. We've had no problems with the battery in the collar, so that is great. We placed the flags in our front yard. Our dog learned very quickly where the boundaries were and is no longer going into the neighbor's yard nor into the street. This fence is very effective and works great. It came with enough flags to make the area large enough to allow enough room for her to still roam in the yard. Overall, this product does what it needs to do. Just needs a few updates to make the receiver smaller.