What are your opinions on invisible vs. conventional fencing?

I have a 9mo old aussie shepherd mix and we are trying to decide on what type of fencing to get, looking for others thoughts. Thanks.|||Conventional fences are vastly better since they keep strange dogs and strange people out. |||Don't use an electric fence, it might prevent your dog from going outside however it doesn't stop other dogs from coming into the yard. Also if the battery dies how will you know? Thus the dog could then walk straight out of the yard, besides if a dog is determined enough then they will risk getting jolted and make it over and out, my friend not only had a fenced in yard but also an invisible fence so that if the front gate was open the dogs wouldn't leave the area, didn't work her greyhound mix used to run it every time and get out he didn't care about getting jolted.





Conventional fence is the safest option.|||Certainly the conventional fence is considered more "secure". However, if your dog is a digger, this may not be the case.





We have a pair of Redbone coonhounds that are known to want to chase small animals. We use a wireless electric fence for containment and it works great. The dogs will stop when they hear the beeps so as to avoid getting shocked, even when "on the chase". There is no fence to dig under or potentially leap over. The other positive of the wireless fence is that it is transportable.





The downsides are that if you use the traditional in-ground electric fence, you will need to dig around your lawn. If you use the wireless, it works in a circular perimeter so there may be parts of your yard that are beyond the permitted boundry and others that may extend your yard, depending on how large of a diameter you set. Also, if you have a dog that is very tolerable of pain, it will not contain them.|||The invisible fencing is great for some dogs. I have two American Bulldogs. They have very high pain thresholds and electric fencing is not recommended for bully breeds for this reason-they will blast right through the shock and not blink an eye.Aussies are very smart and should learn to respect the boundary. Do keep in mind that it will not keep out other dogs and sometimes will not work if your dog is very focused on something it wants to chase.|||Aussies are herding dogs. They like to run and chase. If anything goes by and they have that urge, i doubt a jolt will stop them from bolting through an invisible fence. Not to mention you would have to shave a patch of hair away just so the prongs on the collar could touch the skin!





So my suggestion is a regular fence. They're just safer and more effective at keeping dogs in and everything else out.|||Electronic or invisible. I would stay away from wireless though. I have had them for years and yes a dog sometimes will take the jolt to leave but in my experience only if the dog was an adult when you got the fence. If you start with a puppy and train it to the boundaries then there isn't a lot of testing the fence. Good luck. |||I wouldn't use an electric fence.





I don't like them because a lot of dogs will take the jolt to leave... but not take the jolt to come back.





Not to mention other animals can still get in.





I would go with a conventional fence. |||Invisible does not prevent strange dogs or animals from coming into your yard and attacking your dog. Go the regular fence way.|||I like the conventional fence just because it keeps other animals out, where as the invisible doesn't. |||I have it in my puppy contract - no invisible or similar fence AND if I ever find out that is what they use - the puppy/dog will be taken back by me and I've done it.||| i wouldn't use em because it leaves your dog defenseless to other animals entering the boundary and your dog can't get away from them