What is a DogWatch® Hidden Fence System? The DogWatch Hidden Fence is a pet fencing system that uses an electronic FM radio signal to keep your dog INSIDE a designated containment area, such as a yard; or OUT of an area, such as a swimming pool, patio, or garden. Our pet containment fences also work in the interior of your home to keep your pet off a couch or away from a kitchen counter. How does
it work? A hidden wire, buried underground, carries the harmless, low level FM radio signal around the containment area. Your dog wears a receiver on a collar that emits a mild stimulation, or correction, when he gets too close to the boundary. With an indoor dog containment fence, the hidden wire runs around your couch or other containment area and is invisible to the eye. How does my dog learn where the boundary is? Your pet is trained by a DogWatch Dealer and learns the containment area through voice commands and visual flags that are set inside the hidden fence. Your dog goes through a training session with you for a few minutes each day for 7 to 10 days. With training, the dog remembers the placement of the flags and is taught to stay within the containment area. During the training period, flags are slowly taken away. If your dog goes to within 5-10 feet of the boundary, he’ll hear a warning sound indicating he’s too close to the containment fence. If the dog reaches the boundary, he will receive a mild correction. How is DogWatch different from Invisible Fence® and other brands? DogWatch Hidden Fences should not be confused with Invisible Fence® or Invisible Fencing® which are products and registered trademarks of Invisible Fence, Inc. A hidden fence is often referred to as “invisible.” Dog fence systems, however, are not all the same. Exclusive safety and convenience features make DogWatch Hidden Fences the best choice in the pet containment fence industry. SafeLink™ FM Technology! DogWatch is the only Hidden Fence System that uses an FM radio (fences from all other pet fencing brands use AM radio) signal. SafeLink provides your pet with the best protection against unintentional stimulation from stray radio signals (e.g., garage door openers, televisions and computers). Police, fire and aircraft equipment all use an FM system. SafeLink is more safe and secure for your pet. Extended Battery Life For Greater Safety and Consistent Performance! Both the R8 and R1200 Receivers deliver two-year battery life — eight times longer than the battery life of an Invisible Fence ® receiver! The less often you change batteries, the less likely your containment system will fail due to a loss of battery power. And there’s the added bonus of being more environmentally friendly — in 10 years, you’ll be using only five DogWatch batteries instead of 40 Invisible Fence ® batteries! Lower Maintenance Costs! Not surprisingly it also costs less to buy five batteries than 40! And while we strongly recommend that you purchase replacement batteries for your dog containment fence from your local Dealer, DogWatch replacement batteries (unlike Invisible Fence ®) are standard lithium batteries that are available from a variety of sources. In short our batteries last longer, cost less and are more easily obtainable!
