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Old February 27th 04, 10:07 PM
Ed B.
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Default Petsafe radio fence not working right

Hello,

I'm having two problems with the radio fence I just installed. The first is
that the boundary control knob won't go below 5 on the transmitter, even
when doing the short loop test. This is causing spurious signals in our
garage, and causes the collar to go off when my dog is inside our garage,
which I don't want to happen.

The second problem is with the probes on the collar. My dog is a terrier
mix with short but thick fur. The small probes don't seem to make contact
with her skin, even with the collar on the highest setting. The long probes
shock her about half the time, but I have to have the collar on her so tight
that it must be uncomfortable for her. I can't seem to find a middle ground
between having the collar shock her when it's supposed to, and having the
collar loose enough to be comfortable. She's an older dog, and I don't want
her to be in discomfort all the time.

Thanks,
Ed



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Old February 28th 04, 05:00 AM
Jo Wolf
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Sounds to me like you need to talk with the installer/dealer or the
manufacturer. If this is an install-it-yourself that you bought
locally, it may not be from the top-of-the-line quality range, and you
will need to lean on the mfgr.....

For good neck contact, you may need to keep hair in that area trimmed
short or shaved.

Jo Wolf
Martinez, Georgia

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Old February 28th 04, 05:00 AM
Jo Wolf
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Sounds to me like you need to talk with the installer/dealer or the
manufacturer. If this is an install-it-yourself that you bought
locally, it may not be from the top-of-the-line quality range, and you
will need to lean on the mfgr.....

For good neck contact, you may need to keep hair in that area trimmed
short or shaved.

Jo Wolf
Martinez, Georgia

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Old February 28th 04, 05:00 AM
Jo Wolf
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Sounds to me like you need to talk with the installer/dealer or the
manufacturer. If this is an install-it-yourself that you bought
locally, it may not be from the top-of-the-line quality range, and you
will need to lean on the mfgr.....

For good neck contact, you may need to keep hair in that area trimmed
short or shaved.

Jo Wolf
Martinez, Georgia

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Old February 28th 04, 05:00 AM
Jo Wolf
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Sounds to me like you need to talk with the installer/dealer or the
manufacturer. If this is an install-it-yourself that you bought
locally, it may not be from the top-of-the-line quality range, and you
will need to lean on the mfgr.....

For good neck contact, you may need to keep hair in that area trimmed
short or shaved.

Jo Wolf
Martinez, Georgia

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Old February 28th 04, 05:34 AM
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"Ed B." wrote in message
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The second problem is with the probes on the collar. My dog is a terrier
mix with short but thick fur. The small probes don't seem to make contact
with her skin, even with the collar on the highest setting. The long

probes
shock her about half the time, but I have to have the collar on her so

tight
that it must be uncomfortable for her. I can't seem to find a middle

ground
between having the collar shock her when it's supposed to, and having the
collar loose enough to be comfortable. She's an older dog, and I don't

want
her to be in discomfort all the time.


i'll second the suggestion of talking to the manufacturer for info on this
malfunction.

as far as the second problem... our invisible fence installer/trainer
showed us that the collar should fit very high up on the neck, right behind
the ears. the collar should be tight enough that you can just barely
squeeze your finger between the probe and the dog's neck. it seems tight,
but as long as you don't leave it on her 24x7 it should be ok.

-kelly


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Old February 28th 04, 05:34 AM
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"Ed B." wrote in message
...

The second problem is with the probes on the collar. My dog is a terrier
mix with short but thick fur. The small probes don't seem to make contact
with her skin, even with the collar on the highest setting. The long

probes
shock her about half the time, but I have to have the collar on her so

tight
that it must be uncomfortable for her. I can't seem to find a middle

ground
between having the collar shock her when it's supposed to, and having the
collar loose enough to be comfortable. She's an older dog, and I don't

want
her to be in discomfort all the time.


i'll second the suggestion of talking to the manufacturer for info on this
malfunction.

as far as the second problem... our invisible fence installer/trainer
showed us that the collar should fit very high up on the neck, right behind
the ears. the collar should be tight enough that you can just barely
squeeze your finger between the probe and the dog's neck. it seems tight,
but as long as you don't leave it on her 24x7 it should be ok.

-kelly


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Old February 28th 04, 05:34 AM
culprit
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"Ed B." wrote in message
...

The second problem is with the probes on the collar. My dog is a terrier
mix with short but thick fur. The small probes don't seem to make contact
with her skin, even with the collar on the highest setting. The long

probes
shock her about half the time, but I have to have the collar on her so

tight
that it must be uncomfortable for her. I can't seem to find a middle

ground
between having the collar shock her when it's supposed to, and having the
collar loose enough to be comfortable. She's an older dog, and I don't

want
her to be in discomfort all the time.


i'll second the suggestion of talking to the manufacturer for info on this
malfunction.

as far as the second problem... our invisible fence installer/trainer
showed us that the collar should fit very high up on the neck, right behind
the ears. the collar should be tight enough that you can just barely
squeeze your finger between the probe and the dog's neck. it seems tight,
but as long as you don't leave it on her 24x7 it should be ok.

-kelly


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Old February 28th 04, 05:34 AM
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"Ed B." wrote in message
...

The second problem is with the probes on the collar. My dog is a terrier
mix with short but thick fur. The small probes don't seem to make contact
with her skin, even with the collar on the highest setting. The long

probes
shock her about half the time, but I have to have the collar on her so

tight
that it must be uncomfortable for her. I can't seem to find a middle

ground
between having the collar shock her when it's supposed to, and having the
collar loose enough to be comfortable. She's an older dog, and I don't

want
her to be in discomfort all the time.


i'll second the suggestion of talking to the manufacturer for info on this
malfunction.

as far as the second problem... our invisible fence installer/trainer
showed us that the collar should fit very high up on the neck, right behind
the ears. the collar should be tight enough that you can just barely
squeeze your finger between the probe and the dog's neck. it seems tight,
but as long as you don't leave it on her 24x7 it should be ok.

-kelly


 




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