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I need an underground dog fencing system for a property I'm moving to. So many choices and price ranges. Can anyone tell me how much you have to spend for an effective one and what brands to look for?

The purpose of an underground fence is to teach your dog boundaries. First you teach them where there allowed to go, and then the fence is just "back up" in case they don't listen to your training. So how well does your dog listen? Would it respect the boundaries you put in place? If you have a smart dog that will listen to where its allowed to go, I don't think you'd need anything fancy, the cheapest one would probably do. If you have a dog that will not respect these boundaries it'll cause more harm then good with an underground fence, they'll run through it, and then be to scared to cross back over because they'll get a shock then too. It also depends on the breed of dog you have, I've heard of so many huskies that will not respect an underground fence and will run through it no matter what. If you have a hard headed dog i wouldn't use one. I'm not trying to sound negative or anything, but it's just my opinion on them if your dog won't listen, I'd recommend a dog run, and then maybe a cheap under ground fence when your out with the dog so that you can be there to correct it when it gets too close. But with an underground fence training is the most important part. So it really depends on your dog and how you think it'll react to the boundaries.

We have a huge yard and it would have cost a good chunk of change to put in a fence, so we did our research and found that the Guardian brand underground dog fence was the way to go. This can be purchased at Canadian Tire. Because of the size of our yard we also bought additional wire. I cannot recall the price. They have youtube videos that show you how to "train" the dog and the kit also has two sets of prongs (one longer for thicker fur). We have a Rottweiler/Lab/Collie mix breed and she was/is very easy to train. The videos show it should take 3 times a day for 15 minutes for 3 weeks to get them used to the line. I was outside for 3 minutes and she already understood what I expected of her! She has breached it twice (been using it for 3 years). But in the winter when the snow insulates the line, she will get over. I highly recommend this product.