Invisible Fencing For Dogs

Gratitude for donation may include a tail wag

A new piece of emergency equipment was donated to the Wayne Fire Department recently may receive an unusual vote of thanks from those who need it.

That thanks will probably be a big lick on the hand or face from some very important family members saved from the life-threatening effects of home fires.

Early this month, the department accepted the donation of a Pet Oxygen Mask from the Invisible Fence company, a device that can be used to administer life-saving measures to dogs trapped in fires who suffer smoke inhalation.

While it hasn’t yet been used to save the life of a pet, the idea that this piece of equipment is available is one that cannot be dismissed lightly. As any pet owner will attest, these four-legged, tail-wagging creatures become an important part of the family. Too many times, firefighters will confirm, owners will rush back into a burning home to rescue their pets. This device may be responsible for saving not only the lives of dogs, but of owners who become emotionally distraught enough to risk their own well being at the thought of losing their pets.

Sure, there are those who dismiss the effort as trivial, but they have obviously never had a dog they cared for the way most families do. Pets become the beloved companions of senior citizens, the treasured best friends of children and a symbol of family togetherness for many adolescents. These animals come to mean a great deal to their owners and their welfare is often as important as that of the humans in the family.

As Wayne Fire Chief Mel Moore put it, “People are obviously our number one priority, but we are thrilled to have the tools to save pets as well.”

Had one been available during a recent house fire in Van Buren where a dog didn’t recover from smoke inhalation despite the best efforts by firefighters and volunteers at , that outcome might have been changed.

Invisible Fence deserves a vote of gratitude from all pet owners for taking the initiative and providing these simple devices to fire departments across the state. Karen Mayhew of Invisible Fence company said that the effort to get the simple devices into fire departments everywhere is a part of a national effort called Project Breathe. The company is partnered with the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association in the effort to get the devices into every fire station in the state. She also noted that the devices can be requested by fire officials, and even by residents, as part of the program.

Why Does My Dogs Invisible Dog Fence Collar Activate in the House ...

I have found there are many reasons a invisible underground dog fence collar will activate in a area that it should not. The most common is a stray signal off of a cable TV line. This happens when the underground fence boundary wire piggy backs or runs on top of the cable TV line for a long distance.

There are different ways to fix this. The first thing I would look at is how large the fence signal field is, if it is larger than six feet (in other words the dog fence receiver activates six feet from the underground wire)and your pet does not test the fence there is probably room to turn the signal field down a little and that will fix the stray signal in most cases.

In a more severe case adjusting the field wont work. I would try removing the ground from the invisible underground dog fence. If this solves the problem then the problem is in the common ground between the underground dog fence and the cable TV. To resolve this you simply need a new ground location for the dog fence. The easy thing to do is install a small ground rod outside the garage and attach the dog fence ground to the rod. You need to have a ground for the underground invisible dog fence if not your warranty will be void.

If removing the ground from the dog fence transmitter did not solve the problem try and remove the cable TV ground normally located outside near the electric meter. If this solves the problem what needs to be done is the cable TV needs to be re grounded where it comes into the house at the ground block. The ground block is attached to the house where the outdoor underground cable TV line meets the inside feed to the house and attached is a ground wire that runs to the electric meter or shares the same ground rod as the the electric meter. You must have a cable TV ground it is what protects your home from lightning damage or fire. I recommend to have the cable company do this or a licenced electrician. If this does not solve your stray signal problem it is possible that it could be something setting off a signal similar to your underground invisible dog fence. It could be a cordless phone or another type of wireless device, take a walk around the house with the dog fence collar and hold it up to anything you may think could cause the problem and move it to another location. The invisible brand fence company has a wireless transmitter called the invisible mask. This will solve your dog fence stray signal problem as well. Most underground pet fencing has a 7K signal or a 10K signal the mask has a switch setting for both. If you have Pet Safe, Innotek, or Radio Fence it is most likely to be 10K any other brand probably 7K. The mask is designed to work with the invisible brand but I have seen it work with most other brands. The only one I have found it not to work with is Dog Watch brand dog fencing.

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