Underground Electric Dog fencing for goats?

[Hillbilly]

Perhaps I should add - mine would be in front of a mesh field fence, to stop them jumping or standing on the mesh, and apparently the collars actually give off a bleep as a warning as they enter the area near the fence, before the actual shock. in the study they soon learned this.

 

[Beekissed]

That's a great idea for posts!! And I do have a LOT of rock. River rock all over the place! Thanks for the idea!! What brand of wireless fencing are you using? The length I will be covering is less than 300 feet I think. Most of the kits I've been looking at come with 500 feet of wire.

Snow MAYBE once a year, and only 3-4 inches at best. During times like that I could pen the goats without trouble. I'll still have that area. Just looking for ways to let them out once in a while to brush when I can.

I use Petsafe brand wireless fencing. I've had it for 5 years now and am impressed with the ease of use and how strong a charge it has compared to the inground system.

I just run extension cord to wherever I wish the center of my area to be and adjust the boundaries accordingly. So easy to just dial a perimeter. One drawback is your perimeter is circular and has a limit but one can buy two units and overlap if necessary.

I have an acre and I don't widen my perimeter as far as it can go but the dogs still can cover almost the entire acre.

The good part, one of many, is that it is so easy to install and remove....plug in the transmitter, put a collar on a dog, dial a perimeter. My dogs didn't even need the flag markers for training.

Another good feature is that, if by some weird reason, your animal should cross the boundary, it doesn't shock them as they re-enter the boundaries.

 

[treeclimber233]

I have also thought of using this system for my goats. I already have the fence for my dog and it really works great for her. I know it will not stop predators but most of them can get over fences already so a fence is not much help. I am wondering if by tying the goat close to the underground fence so they can get close (and hear the signal) and learn to back away from the "danger area" if it would work. That way if they panic the rope would stop them from running thru the signal. Putting up a visual boundry is a good idea. I also have electric fence up for my horse but it seems to have no effect on my goats. I am wondering if shaving the top of their necks would help get the shock to the skin. I know hair is an insulator and if the wire does not touch the skin they will not get shocked. Any feed back on either situation would be greatly appreciated.

 

[whetzelmomma]

The collars have prongs (for lack of a better word) that make it so that they make contact through dog's fur, so I don't think that would be an issue for goats. I really think that my goats are smart enough to learn this system...

 

[mabeane]

Last summer I was having problems with a baby buckling runnin into the street when I let my goats loose. (That meant the concerned Mama and friend chased him). I bought a bright orange, flimsy snow fence and ran it loosely across the area during the day. It was a visual cue and they never charged it or knocked it over. Only thw wind did that. ND see good about visual cues rather than electirc shocks.

 

[whetzelmomma]

Last summer I was having problems with a baby buckling runnin into the street when I let my goats loose. (That meant the concerned Mama and friend chased him). I bought a bright orange, flimsy snow fence and ran it loosely across the area during the day. It was a visual cue and they never charged it or knocked it over. Only thw wind did that. ND seem good about visual cues rather than electirc shocks.

That's good to know! Kind of what I was thinking, and that they might associate the visual of a not so sturdy "fence" with the shock, and not go near it. They do it with electric fencing to a degree, so I am hoping they will do the same with the fence. It's really not an area I think they will even go that often, but I don't want to allow them the chance to roam outside our boundaries.

 

[cmjust0]

Here's my question on invisible e-fencing for goats:

How do you get the collars on coyotes and stray dogs?

 

[whetzelmomma]

You don't. But as I stated before, I'm attacking that issue another way. What I'm asking here, is for trouble shooting and ideas on how to make such a system successful for containment.

 

[Beekissed]

Here's my question on invisible e-fencing for goats:

How do you get the collars on coyotes and stray dogs?

You don't...you merely apply one to a big dog of your own.

 

[whetzelmomma]

Here's my question on invisible e-fencing for goats:

How do you get the collars on coyotes and stray dogs?

You don't...you merely apply one to a big dog of your own.

A big FLUFFY WHITE one!! lol