| | |  | Wireless Fence | Home » » » » Havahart Wireless Radial Shaped Dog Fence System | | | | | | | Description: | | The world first Digital Wireless Containment System to provide roaming up to 400 foot radius - up to 11.5 acres and close to 20 times more roaming area than most other brands. | | | Features: | |
• Creates a circular boundary extending from 40 feet to 400 feet in all directions from the controller
• Quick and easy to install in minutes with no need for trench digging
• Easy-to-read LCD screen on controller lets you set the exact distance of your fence boundary and customize correction levels
• Up to two collars can be used with the wireless system (1 collar included)
• Designed for any breed dog older than 6 months and weighing more than 8 pounds
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 11.38 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.38 inches | | Product Height:
| 13.5 inches | | Package Length:
| 13.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 11.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 69 reviews |
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38 of 40 found the following review helpful:
 Works as advertised - depending on your situation, could be the perfect solution!Dec 02, 2010
By Vincent Sellers
"LongLiveC64"
I have a little pug dog. Great little dogs by the way, I'd give them a 5 out of 5! Anyway, my lucky pug lives in a house that sits on about 1 acre. The street is about 20 yards in front of the house, and we don't have a fence. The back of the house is a hill with trees, and again, no fences. He is usually good about sticking with me when we are outside, and our street isn't busy, BUT I still have to watch him every minute. I was looking for a solution where I could at least let him be outside by himself when I am home (with me inside OR outside), and this solution delivered the goods.
Setup is easy. The unit comes with EVERYTHING you need, including TWO special rechargeable batteries for the collar, and plenty of marking flags (optional for you to use) where you can outline the perimeter of the fence. The unit is completely adjustable in level of shock (from just an auditory alarm to a pretty good jolt). The system also allows for multiple collars, with varying shock levels and perimeters. But I only have the one dog, so I just needed to setup the one collar that came with the kit.
So after charging the battery and turning on the main unit, it was time to locate the perimeter. The system is completely adjustable in 1 foot increments, from 40 feet all the way to 400 (as I recall ... I wound up going with a radius of about 100 feet). You can "test" the perimeter by walking around with the collar to see when the alarm sounds on the collar, and on the unit. Yes - if there is one GREAT feature that I wasn't expecting, it is the alarm on the main unit. So if the dog is outside and you are inside, you'll hear the alarm go off on the main unit if he crosses the line. In addition, the collar sounds an alarm first, and then a few seconds later applies the shock, so the dog quickly learns that if he hears the alarm it is time to turn tail and run. The marking flags can be put up as you locate the full perimeter (which is not a "perfect" circle, since the design of your house and geography will determine the exact perimeter), so if the dog sees the flags, they quickly learn to not go beyond that point. And once they learn the approximate perimeter, then you can put up the flags for good.
So is there anything I didn't like? Well, the perimeter range seemed to vary in some of the "weaker" signal areas. In other words, sometimes the boundary seems to vary + or - about 10 feet. But if you have a large area, that really isn't a big deal. Also, this solution is great for my situation, but if you live in a small yard near a busy street, I wouldn't risk the safety of your pet ... just spring for a real fence. Finally, the size of the collar is a little bit bulky, but it didn't bother my dog at all.
In summary, if you are looking for a fast and inexpensive solution to keep your dog(s) in your yard, then I would highly recommend this product!
23 of 25 found the following review helpful:
It does it's job and does it quite well.Nov 27, 2010
By Method2Madness "Alex"
My family has actually had this product since it was released, so I've had more of an opportunity to "test" it out before receiving mine. Once I saw it was available on Vine, I jumped at the opportunity to give it a whirl on my dogs; a Black Lab and a Cocker Spaniel. It took about 3 days of them constantly testing the roaming area, but they've now gotten used to it and seem to accept their new boundary. They've got an approximate 200ft roaming area, which gives them plenty of room to play without being corrected.
Speaking of correction, I actually tried it on myself. (Come on, who HASN'T done this?? *wink*) set to level 5 and although I definitely knew it was there, it wasn't as dramatic as some would lead you to believe. It feels just like a static shock during the winter, which is no coincidence, as this is exactly how the product is designed. My dogs only needed a Level 3 correction, so it's just enough to let them know where they shouldn't be. I put the flags up, but I'm not totally sure they're necessary. Dogs are quite smart, and mine were able to tell when they were approaching the boundary before I installed the flags, but it never hurts to have a "warning".
Although this runs on the same 2.4ghz frequency as wireless routers, cordless phones, etc. I noticed no discernible interference caused by or received by normal operation. I have it set up in my kitchen, where the reception area favors the backyard, where the dogs stay. We (unfortunately) have aluminum siding, but the base unit is installed right next to the kitchen window and it doesn't seem to be affected too much.
This is a GREAT alternative to wiring your back yard, and quite probably the best wireless solution out there. It's easy to setup, doesn't take up a whole table like the competition and works well without unnecessarily turning your K-9 buddies into light fixtures. :) My only "gripe" is the size of the collar, but I totally understand with current tech, it pretty much HAS to be that size. The competitors collars are no better, so no stars are deducted. Unfortunately, there aren't many products released that "just work", but it's apparent Havahart did their homework, and this one does.
Recommended.
21 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Nice product but poor cap design leads to additional expensesOct 09, 2010
By Berner and Obie
We got the circular wireless fence for two large Bernese Mountain dogs. Setup was fairly easy and the dogs seem to have trained within days. The problem is that the collars are poorly designed--the caps (which we tightened appropriately on both collars) on the battery case came off of two different collars at two different times and were lost somewhere on an 11 acre area along with the batteries. 2 days after purchasing a $500 system we have to shell out another 70 for enough caps and batteries to deal with poor collar design.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Love it!Dec 11, 2010
By C. Lindsey
We live out in a rural neighborhood, with about 3/4 of an acre. Fencing the whole property would be very expensive, not to mention labor-intensive and not-so-attractive. My 14 year-old and my husband had this thing up and running in less than an hour, and I hung the center unit in the laundry room one one existing nail that was already there for a picture. Nothing to install:))) The hardest thing to do was put in the battery and put it on the dog! We have two dogs, but the newest one, an unaltered stray, has been wandering into our neighbor's garage and eating the cat food! We really just didn't want him going over there or across to the neighbor's yard to potty, and this did the trick. We did have to put on the prongs for long-haired dogs (Baxter is probably a medium-hair) and turn it up to high, but after a few times of associating the beep with the buzz, he learned not to even approach the flagged area (we just flagged the area around the driveway and the path toward our neighbor's house). We also flagged the area that leads from our backyard to a pasture where I walk for exercise. When I walk, I take the collar off of Baxter and pat my leg and tell him to come on and he trusts me and comes with me. The collar is made out of rubber/plastic material very similar to a sports watch and is easy to take on and off. There are lots of holes and lots of length, an it looks like it would fit a variety of sizes, though if your dog is very large or very small, I advise measuring and perhaps calling the company for verification. I had the same problem with not screwing the battery lid on tightly and lost one of the batteries:( so don't make the same mistake I did. I'm not sure how successful this would be for an extremely willful dog of large size, but for our medium-sized, easy going Corgi mix, it has been a lifesaver!
In summary:
Nearly no assembly or installation required. Can you install a battery in a flashlight? Yep? Then you're good. (Yay! No digging or wiring!)
Unobstrusive base-unit was easy to place on the wall, and seems to send a fine signal out of our brick home.
The collar is kind of bulky around the receiving unit, but doesn't seem to bother our dog, and it is easy-on, easy-off.
The shock is a sufficient with the associated tone to teach the dog the perimeter quickly.
No way you'll need 14 days to teach your dog the perimeter. Ours was golden in less than one day.
Only con: Seems like the battery caps could be a little better marked, or designed, but I know better now to double check the battery cap.
UPDATE 2/7/2011: So, Baxter has since shimmied out of the collar somewhere and I can't find it anywhere! So, we still have the transmitter unit, but no receiver collar, and for $150 per collar, I doubt we will be replacing it.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
convenient but problematic (revised- sent us a newly revamped system which works great)Jul 23, 2011
By Matthew Stoll
I have been using this for over a month now and find the fence very convenient (no laying underground wire) and portable (I can bring it to my parents house), but the performance lacks much. Yes, it works, and now my puppy is scared to even go anywhere outside our lawn into the woods, however at least once a day I need to unplug and plug the base unit back in, delete and add the collar, because it doesn't recognize it. Any time the battery is changed, or the collar has been off for an extended period (even though my dog had it on all day today) it begins rapidly blinking green, and sure enough I go to the unit and it's not recognized again. Perhaps this is not how it's supposed to function, but this has been my experience. I would seriously weigh the cost of daily frustration with the frustration of initial time of digging the underground fence.
08/10/11 Update
We contacted support for aforementioned problem and apparently it is caused by the voltage drops below 120v (say because too many things are plugged into and running on that circuit). Havahart sent us a newly redone system which seems to accommodate for several complaints. The voltage drop doesn't cause the collar to lose contact with the base. The collar is now mostly nylon instead of plastic, and the battery cap doesn't have anything sticking out so the dog can't accidentally rub it off or another dog bite it off. The charger has changed too.
We've had the new system going for a week now and it has worked like a charm. Although disappointed by the initial system, I am upgrading my rating because of support addressing our issue, and the system works now as it was intended to.
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