Customer Reviews

PetSafe In-Ground Radio Fence System with Wire and Flags PRF-3004W

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I bought this three years ago, no problem, nill. I LOVE IT!! It came with specific instructions on setup and detailed instructions for training. Those who don't love it, either didn't follow the directions or didn't follow through with the training, both of which take time and commitment. I even trained my friends' dogs on it with extra collars I keep around, so their dogs wouldn't dig in my flowers. I have had to replace the batteries in the collars only once in the three years. I got it because one of my dogs was a jumper...but no more. You'll love it, I promise.

It was the best purchase I've ever made. When introducing your pet to the device, be patient. Make sure to use positive reinforcement. The directions tell you it is a 30-day training process with you dog. It actually only took 2-days for us. I repeat, it was the best purchase I've ever made!

We are using the Petsafe with a cat collar on a 9 lb Yorkie. I was concerned about the strength of the correction but the settings work great. We started with the lowest one but eventually moved it to the second lowest. You can see him stop and back up when he gets it. However after about 2 weeks of training per the instructions he hardly ever gets the correction. He knows where to stop. We knew he was not afraid of it when he got the receiver off of the table one day and brought it to me to take him out. It is so great to watch him stay right inside the flags and bark at the construction workers across the street, others dogs being walked by the yard and even deer and antelope which he loves to chase. We had a hard time imagining it work this well. The guy across the street says he wondered why he didn't come visit him any more. We are now removing flags and alternating letting him out with the collar on and off. I expect within the next couple of weeks we can retire the collar. I can only report my experience which has been great for an excitable small dog who loves to run after anything that moves.

This really works. My golden doodle is very social and always wanted to go and greet the people walking on our road. We were always afraid she would get hit by a car so we bought this product and the next time she went out there she got a shock and came right back. She has not done it again.

Great product to keep the pets in rather than jumping the fence to get into trouble and protect your best friends. Great product and have dealt with pet safe in the past and good folks to deal with if you have troubles with their product.

I had read in a previous review that the "cat" version of this fence has less boundary range. The reviewer indicated they bought the this version also given this fact. I too did the same. I already have a wooden 6ft rail fence around my home, thus I stapled the wire around the inside fence with Christmas lights staples from Home Depot. Indeed it took three hours to place around only the back yard portion of my home, it's good to have two people doing the install as the wire can get tangled easy. Digging into the ground to place the wire could take additional time, fyi.

My cat is a Manx breed, very intelligent, great disposition and highly social. He loved to go for walk-abouts amongst the neighborhood but when it was relayed to me by a patient neighbor he had entered their home through their open cat door it was time to shorten up his roaming range.

I trained my cat for two days with no corrective collar, flags and treats.
I followed the training instruction guide to the "T". I also viewed the training suggestions on youtube.
Day three I let my cat go out with the collar as I watched on.
By day 4 he understood and by day 5 it was a done deal.

This particular model has no settings on the intensity for the correction. However, based on observing my cat, it seemed enough of a discomfort to correct but not a severe enough one to frighten. My cat did display his displeasure with the shorten range by pooping outside his litter box (right next to it) and as of late he's getting over it. Still as another viewer suggested I am watching for depression like behavior. My cat also comes in far more often then he does stay out in the back now ... with no more adventures to be had on his long wonderings, I think he gets bored.

This was a good investment for my cat and my peace of mind and while my cat is not a huge fan, at least he won't be going into other folks homes and being social.

Thanks for reading and hope this helps.

M~

This product had easy to follow instructions on how to install the fence and after a month of use haven't had any issues. My dog is adapting well to the boundaries of the fence.

The product was delivered on time and exactly as described. 100% success!

Also, a wired dog fence makes my life and my dogs' lives perfect. They get the freedom (within limits) that they crave and I get the peace of mind I need. I would never fence in my dog with anything else. Training is a breeze if you are consistent. My little Puggle has never even felt the shock, the beep is enough to keep her close to home. One week of training and she's free to go outside by herself. Clever Girl!
Also, my 120 pound stubborn dog is now content to stay home :)

The Product was delivered fast and as expected and the price was unbeatable. I should have ordered the additional wire (20 gauge) which I couldn't find at a local Home Depot/Lowes.

Took some time to lay out and also to train the dog but it does work. Most of the time he'll stay in the boundary now without the collar but sometimes gets excited and barrels on thru.