Update: it’s been 4 years and it still works amazingly!! I have added other sections of wire over the years to block off new landscaping to keep the dogs from marking it or digging etc. It is still going great no problems at all. We love it! (In the second picture our black giant schnauzer wants to get our cat that’s lounging in the rose bushes but he knows he will get shocked so he doesn’t go any further.Original Review:Here is my situation ... I was using the WIRELESS fence system for almost 2 years with my two dogs (mini schnauzer and giant schnauzer) and it was working for them wonderfully. However, I began to realize it would be better if I could control more specific areas they were allowed to go in (that system just does a circle). For example, they were messing up my mulch in my flower bed and pooping right in my driveway where we park our cars (always nice when people would come over and have to dodge giant piles of doo) So I called and they assured me the shock levels would be the same as the wireless so I should not need a "stubborn dog" system. I was able to run approximately 850' of wire (I bought another 500' spool additional to the one that comes with this set) in a matter of a few hours really. I'm a 33 year old woman and I had my 12 year old son help. After laying it all out in our desired pattern, he used the shovel to just lift up small sections of the sod and I was on my hands and knees tucking it under. We did 200' one evening and the knocked the rest out in a couple hours the next afternoon. It was pretty easy depending on the type of soil. I would recommend mowing before installing (I did not and wished I would have). My dogs have picked up on their new boundaries very quickly and I'm very pleased so far. My friend warned me to make sure I get it all buried right away because breaks in the rope can happen very easily if just left out (kids trip over it, car, tractor, mower runs it over etc). With this system I was actually able to give my dogs more area to roam and section off areas I didn't want them in so it's a win-win situation. Plus this system (even with my extra spool and extra collar) was cheaper than the wireless one. Wish I would have done this in the first place. ...

Very good product. It works on my 50 pound lab. This is our first fence and the only difficult part to figure out was the level to set the shock/vibration to.

Absolutely works, the dog learned within a day or two to keep confined to the yard. Now, we don't have to worry about our son's dog running off while he is home from college. BUT most important don't have to worry about, Rhizzo, getting hit by a car on our pretty busy street! Wished our neighbor bought one before their dog was killed by a car. I suggested it a couple weeks before the accident.

I looked forever for the battery. Come to find out the battery is already in the collar but it doesn't look like a normal battery or a watch battery. It's completely proprietary thingy

Works very well. Day project with kids for a new dog. Need patience and the dog will stay within its boundaries. Kept raising the knob until he stopped testing his tolerance.

Installed over the weekend. Durable and consistent fence. Dogs understood what shock meant associated with noise. I tried the collar myself on my wrist. On the highest level it wasn't that bad. Both dogs never yelped. I would buy this product again.