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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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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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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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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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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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"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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"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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"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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"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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