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Three Important Safety Products for your Dog
Keeping your dog safe is similar to keeping a child safe, you need to constantly be onalert. There are certain dangers a dog faces, especially in urban and suburban settingswhere the risk of running away and getting hit by a car poses a serious threat. Keepingyour pooch protected on your property even when you’re not there to supervise, or keeping your dog from running off and becoming injured when playing around off leash,is reason enough to look for practical solutions. Below are three products that can helpyou and your companion enjoy some freedom while being safe!
Water Alarm
This product is designed to alert you should your dog enter the pool. Now I’m sure you’rethinking, my dog’s a great swimmer. And I’m sure he is. But the reality is dogs drown inswimming pools, simply because they can’t find the stairs. To keep your pooch safe thissummer, look into the Safety Turtle Water Safety Alarm, or a similar product. Thisparticular product works by attaching the Turtle to your pet’s collar: an alarm will soundat a base station in the house the moment he jumps in.
Fencing
There are numerous wireless pet fence manufacturers to choose from: Innotek andPetsafe are 2 very good brands. This form of containment makes it possible for you tocreate invisible boundaries on your property, so that your dog doesn’t run off. How doesit work?A transmitter (usually housed in the garage or basement) sends a radio signal through aconcealed wire buried along the perimeter of the "fenced in" area. Your dog wears aspecial collar with a receiver that alerts him with a warning tone when he’s approachingthe edge of the safe area, followed by a minor shock if he gets too close. Additionaltraining, usually 7 – 14 days, is necessary to assist your dog in understanding andlearning the boundaries of the fence. See:
 
http://www.a1-dogs.com/electronic-dog-fences.htmIt is important to note that while invisible fences work well with most dogs, they are not100 % effective, especially if your dog is older, stubborn and not well trained. If you thinkthis might be the case with your pet and you want to try this product, make sure you areon guard for a reasonable trial period to make sure your dog doesn’t figure out he can‘jump’ the fence and run off.You also need to check up on the fence once it is installed to make sure the perimeter wire is in tact, the batteries in your dog’s collar still work and if your dog has a heavycoat, the area where the collar makes contact is shaven. Also, check with themanufacturer about the radio frequency whether is it FM or AM. FM is preferable as AMtends to pick up stray signals that may give your dog a correction even when he is notnear the perimeter of the fence.Another disadvantage to this type of fence is that it does not keep other animals out. For this reason people often use this type of fence in conjunction with a standard fence tokeep the dog out of a garden or pool.
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