- In-ground fence containment system for pets weighing 8 pounds or more
- 500 feet of boundary wire encloses 1/3-acre area; covers up to 10 acres with purchase of additional wire
- Collar gives warning beep or static correction when pet strays into warning zone
- Manual included ensuring proper installation and training
- Includes batteries; system works with multiple pets (additional receiver collars required)
Product Description
PetSafe’s In-Ground fence pet containment systems provide your pet with freedom and safety while costing thousands less than conventional fencing. It’s quick and easy to install, reliable and safe, and with proper training, a very effective solution. A lightweight receiver is worn on your pet’s collar, which picks up the signal and alerts your pet as he nears the underground boundary. Once your pet is properly trained, he will learn to stay in the boundaries designa… More >>
Petsafe PRF-3004W In-Ground Radio Fence System with Wire and Flags PRF-3004W
It’s a lovely fall Sunday, and here we are, into Hour 8, trying to figure out how to install the fence so that our planting areas are protected, while providing maximum play area for our pet.
Here’s what you need to know before buying this product:
1) There is NO customer service on Sunday. When they ARE available, it’s eastern hours.
2) If you have a complicated layout in mind, and no electrical acumen, either hire someone to do it for you or get a wireless unit (a wireless unit, of course, will diminish your pet’s play area unless you have a perfectly round lot– or you can spread the perimeter into the neighbors’ yards, I suppose. We just bought one, even though my husband’s not completely given up on the in-ground fence just yet. Still, if she sees a squirrel in our front yard, we fear she’ll blast through the wireless boundary…).
3) That pet fence planning software they talk about on the DVD? The one you can supposedly download onto your computer? Doesn’t exist.
4) If you want to get fancy with what areas you want to protect, and what areas you want to allow your pet access to, you’ll have to essentially make two boundaries, taking care they’re at least 3-5′ apart. We’re wondering, if we plant the wires 3′ apart, and we turn up the boundary control to 2′ on either side, will that cancel each other out? And what’s with the need for twisting two wires together (but ONLY on a loop!) to create a dead spot so our dog can enter the back yard? And how do we make sure the entry isn’t too narrow?
It’s horrible, but until today, we’d never considered putting the dog to sleep (thanks, Petsafe! Might as well call you Pet-to-Sleep!). Seriously, how much money do you invest in a wayward pet you’ve tried your darnedest to train?
I want to assure you, we will not be putting Sadie down, although that’s what my mother-in-law is suggesting, and after all the frustration, is beginning to sound more reasonable. Thank goodness we love our dog and are UNreasonable, but PetSafe would seem a good deal more reputable if they had customer service on the weekends, and delivered on everything they promised on the package and in the instructional DVD.
Rating: 2 / 5
Beware Petsafe products!! We had a transmitter go bad under warranty and it has now been three weeks in coming. The company says our transmitter is on back order and won’t tell us when we can get it. They don’t have any other solutions but to make you wait forever for them to replace their faulty product. Meanwhile, our dogs make a run for it every time we let them out to go to the bathroom!
Rating: 1 / 5
Never, ever put this on a Border Collie sized dog. My Gretta was zapped so violently by this thing she shrieked and reared up like a horse. That was on the lowest setting. We’ve used a shock collar with our other dogs, and so thought we knew what to expect. The lowest setting (of three) was as powerful as our training shock collar’s highest setting. We tested all three settings on our arms before putting it around Gretta’s neck, and stupidly assumed her fur would be blocking some of the zap. Obviously her neck is more sensitive than our arms, something we should have realized.
If you are thinking of buying one of these rotten things, please consider buying a simple electric training collar first. They have several more settings, allowing you to find the perfect level of correction. A dog needs only enough of a zap to redirect the behavior. not the violent zap this nasty fence gives. Also, the training collars give the option of a beep only. The beep is all we’ve needed to use with Gretta, but should we need to, we can choose a level of zap low enough to get her attention without hurting her.
Rating: 1 / 5
If you’re going to buy an in-ground fence, make sure you understand it only works if the wire is UN-BROKEN. In other words, I bought one of these fences for normal use in a back yard application for a small home in a typical subdivision and occasionally the wire is eaten by some underground nasty, or cut by a kid, a workman or a dog digging.
I have two small Pugs who dig under the physical wood fence in the backyard. I can tell you they seem to be out running around pretty often, so you also need to check if the fence is working pretty regularly, since you’ll never know until you see your pet bounding across the street one afternoon with their “shock” collar on, when they should be safely contained in the yard.
The manufacturer really should advertise that eventually you’ll need the Petsafe RFA-50 Boundary Wire Break Locator, which is another $70.00 on top of the original purchase, because finding an underground break is almost impossible. Be advised that if the wire is not completely broken “a partial break” the Petsafe RFA-50 Boundary Wire Break Locator will not even help you and a laborious process of digging up, then cutting and splicing underground wire will ensue to find your break.
All in all, the whole underground “invisible fence” is a great idea, and very appealing. It works as long as there are no breaks, so be aware that you need to be part electrician and part trouble shooter, as my unit has been replaced once under warranty, and I’m now trying to find a break that I’m not sure exists. Remember, you’re going to need a Pet safe RFA-50 Boundary Wire Break Locator eventually.
Rating: 2 / 5
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.
Rating: 5 / 5