PetSafe Wireless Fence Reviews (Watch Me Get SHOCKED!)
In this PetSafe wireless pet containment
system review, I’m going to take you through my first-hand experiences with this wireless
dog fence. Everything from unboxing the system to setting up your first fence and the collar,
and even testing the system so that we can see how well it performs. And if you’ve ever
seen any of my other video reviews, you’ll know that I’m here to test these products
from a dog’s perspective. That means you get to see me wear the collar and get shocked.
I can’t say it’s my favorite part of the job. Check out the video description for my latest
recommendations and links to any deals that I may have. While I can't update this video I
can always keep that description up to date. I’ve been working with invisible dog fences for
over four years now, and the PetSafe wireless is consistently one of the most popular products
with our audience.
If you want your dog to enjoy the freedom of a smaller yard off-leash and
you want a system that’s so easy to set up it can be portable, then the PetSafe wireless dog
fence is a reliable solution—especially for the price. Although if you have a yard larger than a
half-acre you should check out the SpotOn. It’s a high-end product, but it’s truly impressive.
That said, I can’t really advocate using static correction, also known as a shock, to train
your dog, because it freakin’ hurts! So I always recommend using these types of products with the
static correction turned off. But I know a lot of dog owners feel that the benefits outweigh the
risks, especially if you live near a busy road or something like that. And if you’re going to buy
a product like this anyway, I can at least share what I’ve learned after using the PetSafe and many
similar solutions. So let's dive in and see what comes in the box. Alright, so here we have the
PetSafe wireless system and we'll open it up. Here we have some boundary flags.
This here is
the receiver which is quite large, a user manual, put that safe wireless fence collar, power block,
and here we have the prongs for the collar should you choose to use them. There are prongs
installed. Potentially they're a bit longer, which is usually for longer haired dogs. And
there's a little tool here which usually is for at the very least, tightening the prongs should
you choose to change them out. And it looks like there's an indicator light here as well, so that
you can actually test the fence without shocking yourself and make sure that it's working. So
not many components here. You have your collar, power block, the other set of prongs, the tool
for adjusting the prongs, and testing the static correction, training flags, and the receiver
itself. So we'll go over setting up fences with the PetSafe Wireless in just a minute, but I
want to bring attention to the fact that invisible fences are not a plug-and-play solution. With
systems like the PetSafe wireless you can get the fence working in a matter of minutes, but it’s
absolutely essential that you take the time to train your dog so that they understand the logic.
PetSafe recommends an 8-day training program, followed by supervised off-leash play for up to
30 days total, depending on how long it takes your dog to learn the boundaries you set.
So let's
keep it rolling here and see just how easy it is to get up and running with the PetSafe wireless
pet containment system. So setting up the PetSafe Wireless is actually pretty darn simple. All you
have to do is plug in the power block here which plugs into the side of the unit. And on the side
there's an on off switch here, and you can see over here there's an indicator. So now there's
two switches on the front here and basically the first one is the boundary switch which is setting
from the low to the high setting. On both the high and the low setting the minimum boundary size
is 5 to 10 feet, and you control basically the setting of the boundary with this knob here. If
you look on the side of this knob you can see that there are numbers here. One is the lowest of
course and 10 is the highest.
On the low setting, the maximum size if you turn this knob all the
way to 10 is 40 to 45 feet. And if you switch it over to high, the maximum size is 85 to
90 feet. And I'm assuming that's radius. The PetSafe wireless allows you to set
up boundaries as small as 5-10 feet from the receiver to as much as 85-90 feet from the
receiver in all directions. And actually setting up the fence is really easy too.
PetSafe
recommends two methods. The first requires two people. One person controls the transmitter,
with the boundary control dial set at the maximum setting of 8. The other person takes the collar
and walks to where you’d like the boundary set. Make sure your hands aren’t over the prongs, or
you’ll get shocked like me. The person on the transmitter slowly dials the control down until
the collar starts to beep, and you’re good to go. The second method requires only one person. Using
the chart in the product manual, set the boundary switch and dial to the setting that is about where
you want the boundary.
Then hold the static tester to the collar prongs and walk towards the boundary
until the collar beeps and the tester lights up. If the distance is too short or too far, return
to the transmitter and tweak the settings, then test the boundary again. Repeat the process
until the boundary is set just as you’d like it. I took a bit of a shortcut for the purposes of
my testing, so check out the manual for details on getting the optimal settings. But let's
see it in action. So now PetSafe does give a couple of methods for setting the size of their
fence in their manual. Basically how I would do it considering the situation I'm in by myself
is turn the boundary control all the way up, so I'm moving it to 10 here, eight rather, I
guess the maximum number is eight rather than ten, sorry. Basically now take the collar and put it
where you want the edge of the fence to be.
Now again, this may not be exactly what they tell you
to do in their manual but this is what I'm doing here. So I'm going to put it there and come back
here to the receiver. And now what you can do is slowly reduce the boundary control and listen for
that collar over there. There it is, it's beeping. So at a setting of about fours, where I want
the fence set, and if we come over here to the collar we can hear that it's beeping.
So we know
that that's where the boundary is. And of course, you’ll need to set the static correction on
the collar as well. There are six settings, ranging from a setting of 1 which is tone only to
a setting of 6 which is high static correction. Let's take a look. All right so now we'll set
the static correction. So then there's a button here and that's what you use to set the static
correction, and we're going to be looking at this indicator light here. So now we want to press the
button and release it when the indicator lights up. There it is. It just blinks once indicating
that the static correction is indeed turned off as we suspected. And then to set the correction
you need to press the button within five seconds of waking the system up. There is a range here,
one flash is no static correction and six flashes is high static correction. I'm gonna put it on
the medium setting for flashes so let's see here. All right, so now it's set to four. So yeah,
you basically just press it however many times you want it to be set to.
So now the static
correction is set to four and we can try out with the indicator and see basically how this works. So
just like that you should be good to go. I'll show you how the fence performs the testing later
in this video but before we do that I wanted to talk a bit more about how the PetSafe Wireless
works and what it has to offer. So how the PetSafe Wireless works is that the boundary zone is a two
to three foot wide area along the boundary that you set. Once the collar is outside the safe area
and in the boundary zone, it will give a couple of quick warning beeps then proceed to issuing
static correction—if its turned on—while beeping at a faster rate. The correction will continue
anywhere past the boundary zone, but it does have a safety shutoff after 30 seconds if your pet does
not return to the safe zone.
Now some of the best benefits of the PetSafe Wireless are: Number one,
it's ease of installation. As you've already seen, you can truly get up and running with the PetSafe
Wireless in a matter of minutes. No need to bury wires like with in-ground fences which can be very
time consuming, and no need to even be connecting wires to a circuit board for that matter. And
number two, along similar lines would be the portability. You can take this anywhere you get
AC power, so even on a road trip in an RV through the gorgeous national parks or something like
that, as long as you even have a converter you're good to go.
You can also use unlimited collars
with the system, so if you have multiple dogs, you can just buy another collar for about 145
dollars at the time I'm filming. And the system will work for them too. On the flip side, let's
look at the drawbacks. I think the biggest one is the boundary shape. As with most wireless dog
fences, GPS fences excluded, you're stuck with a circular boundary centered on the base station.
And depending on where you mount the receiver in the shape of your yard, that can be limiting for
sharing. Wireless dog fences are also susceptible to interference, so if there are any large metal
objects in the fence you set up like a metal roof or debris from a SpaceX Starship launch for
example, that can cause the collar to lose signal and issue correction when it shouldn’t. Conversely
if your neighbor has an in-ground dog fence and you're trying to put your wireless fence boundary
right next to theirs, the in-ground dog fence can cause interference that will lead to the collar
not sending alerts when it's in the wireless boundary zone.
Next thing you know they'll be
on the prowl like the pups from Homeward Bound, so that's also something to keep in mind. And
then there are the batteries this system uses, which are RFA 67 batteries. They do help keep
the system waterproof and PetSafe says they last for one to two months, but they're definitely
specific batteries that you're probably not going to use for anything else. And while there are
a number of retailers you can find them from, they're not carried everywhere. And last, this
may be a pro or a con, but the fence really only covers up to a half acre. So that's something
else to keep in mind.
Alright, so now for the good stuff. Let's see how the PetSafe Wireless actually
performed during field testing. Okay so I have the boundary set to setting three on low, so that
should be about 15 to 20 feet from the transmitter we should hit the boundary of the fence. And let's
just walk and see how the collar responds here. All right so there it's picking up the
boundary. And it seems like there's no real alert or anything like that. It just
sort of starts signaling that you're at the boundary. Let me back up here and just see
how it responds as I come back in the fence. We've backed up and we're safe and we'll
try approaching the boundary one more time. So it seems to be fairly consistent
with where the boundary starts. So let's back back up into safety here. Okay,
we're good. All right so let's go ahead and turn on the static correction and see how this works.
And we'll use the static correction tester to actually see that indicator light come on when
the caller starts issuing static correction.
All right so now I have the static
correction indicator touching the prongs here. And basically what should
happen is we should see this area right in the center here light up when the
static correction is issued. Basically I'm gonna hold the tester on the prongs
here and walk away from the transmitter. Now we're at the boundary. So now I'm backing up and we're safe in the boundary. I'm going to
do that again and zoom right up in on that indicator so we can hopefully see a little bit
better walking forward towards the boundary. You can see that, yes, right away the static
correction is being issued as soon as you cross that boundary line. So no warning
for your dog, just the static correction. So the PetSafe wireless seems to be capable
of reliably alerting at the boundary. It does seem like there’s potentially a little
bit of variability in where the collar actually starts warning and correcting,
but were talking only maybe about 1-3 feet or so her. What I’m not a huge fan of is the
fact that the warning period is quite brief, certainly too quick for me to respond and avoid
getting hit with that static correction.
I think it would be more fair to your dog if the
warning at least went for a few seconds before issuing that correction, and turning off
if you return to the safe zone beforehand. Even better would be if there were alert tones
and warning tones prior to the correction, like you see with the SpotOn GPS fence and some
other products out there. But this is a pretty simple system designed for smaller yards and
it’s really quite affordable compared to some other options out there, so I guess that’s
a trade off you’re dealing with here. Now, no review of mine would be complete without me
giving it a try from a dog’s perspective. So let's see what it’s like for me to put the collar on and
cross the boundary. Alrighty, here goes nothing. So I have to say, of all the things I do in my
job, the thing that I like doing least so far is getting shocked by these dog collars.
And you
know if you are using them on your dog I think that's something to keep in mind. It’s definitely
not a pleasant experience whatsoever. I certainly don't advocate using the static correction on
your dog, but that's what these products do, and I am testing them from the dog's perspective
so that's what I'm here to do. That said, I do think I far prefer eating dog food to
testing these types of collars. So without belaboring the point much more, I already know it
hurts pretty bad, this is on the medium setting here. So let's see how it feels when I cross the
boundary with the PetSafe wireless dog fence. Oh, there it is. Oh! Yep, oh yep. Yeah, that's
pretty strong. That's definitely stronger than some of the others I've had. That’s, uh,
just the medium setting. Should I try it one more time just to be fun? No, I think
I might be good on that.
Let's go ahead and say that the medium strength on that is plenty
strong, um, definitely gets the point across. .
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