Monday, 16 April 2012

PetSafe Deluxe In-Ground Fence, PRF-304W


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Rating: 3.9

List Price : $229.99 Price : $169.72
PetSafe Deluxe In-Ground Fence, PRF-304W

Product Description

The most advanced In-Ground dog fence on the market today. Featuring the Deluxe Ultra Light Receiver with 4 levels of progressive correction, if your dog attempts to run through, correction level increases until he turns back. You can increase of decrease the correction to meet your dog's training needs. Also has an anti linger feature and a low battery indicator. Safety features include protection against false signals and extra surge protection for storm-prone areas. Easy-to-follow operation manual and VCD. Includes 500 feet of boundary wire and 50 boundary flaps, enough to cover about one-third acre. For use in the US only. This unit is compatible with all US 110v outlets and are not to be used with 220v international voltage.


  • In-ground radio-fence containment system prevents your dog from leaving the safety of your yard
  • Offers 4 levels of humane progressive correction to match your dog?s temperament
  • Ideal for pets 8 pounds and over
  • Easy-to-follow assembly and operation manual included
  • Also with receiver collar, 500 feet of boundary wire, 50 boundary flags, and VCD


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83 of 83 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fence - But here are some tips, September 13, 2008
This review is from: PetSafe Deluxe In-Ground Fence, PRF-304W (Misc.)
We have 3 acres and the fence works great so far. I have learned a couple of things that I want to share. First, the installation manual says you can only twist the wire (to cancel the signal when getting from the boundary to the house) a total of 50 feet. Since my boundary is 160 feet from the house, this was a real problem. After 3 calls to PetSafe, it appears that exceeding the 50 foot limit will cause 'hot spots' or 'inconsistency' along the twisted section. My solution, which I verified with PetSafe, is to run the wire in metal conduit from the boundary to the house. This worked great, I didn't have to twist the wire, and it also kept the silly dog from digging up the wire near the house, it's protected in the conduit. I used 1/2 metal conduit, ~$2.80 for a 10 ft section. Don't worry about buying the metal connectors (they cost nearly as much as the sections), just use cheap PVC or anything to keep the sections lined up as you lay them in (do be careful not to knick the... Read more
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised, March 20, 2008
This review is from: PetSafe Deluxe In-Ground Fence, PRF-304W (Misc.)
We were expecting some issues based on the reviews, but actually now that ours is installed and the dog is trained, we have to say we're happy-it installed on the first try and works as advertised.
The video CD instructions included installation and training beyond the detail the written manual. Both are adequate.
The only negative surprise is once we read the instructions it indicated the unit should be grounded to guard against lightening strikes- so they recommend connecting a wire to the house ground rod or burying a new one 3 feet deep. Not a big deal if you locate the unit near your house grounding rod. They also recommend locating the transmitter 3 feet from any large metal objects in your garage- ie. the metal garage door, washer, hot water tanks, or electrical breaker box. (We did 2 feet and it seems to work fine)
We rented an edger to bury 1700 feet of wire around 2 acres (3 extra wire kits were purchased), and used a paint stick stirrer to push the wire... Read more
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Works, good value, needs heavier wire, September 23, 2008
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The fence transmitter and receiver collar work just as well as the expensive ones that the pet containment companies would like to sell you. But watch out for the light guage antenna wire that comes with this kit. I've had 3 problems with the wire:
- Stapling the twisted pairs to the side of my house - the flat staples cut right through the insulation and shorted the antenna loop. Took a while to track that down.
- Easy to break. Above ground stretches of the wire (along a fence) have broken twice.
- Apparent high impedance - the transmitter chirps intermittently because it thinks there's a break in the wire when there isn't. I suspect this is just the impedance from 1000 feet of tiny wire.

I plan to buy a roll of heavier wire at the hardware store and replace the antenna entirely.

Follow Up (Dec 2009): I found 14 ga solid core copper wire at the local home center for a reasonable price, and used it to replace the wire that came with kit... Read more
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SportDOG Field Trainer for Stubborn Dogs, SD-400S


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Rating: 4.3

List Price : $199.99 Price : $150.78
SportDOG Field Trainer for Stubborn Dogs, SD-400S

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Collar and Transmitter (SportDog). For use in the US only. This unit is compatible with all US 110v outlets and are not to be used with 220v international voltage.


  • Radio-controlled pet training system with transmitter and collar
  • Adjusts for higher-intensity electric stimulation for larger, more stubborn dogs
  • 400-yard range for hunting, farm and field work; expands to 3 dogs with purchase of additional collars
  • Instantly change stimulation intensity from the transmitter; tone only button
  • Lightweight collar measures 1-1/2 by 2-1/2 by 1-1/4 inches (width by length by depth)


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65 of 70 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Warranty not honored, August 19, 2009
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I own 2 SPORTDOG products (SD 400 and SPORTHUNTER 1200). I bought this brand because of their lifetime parts warranty. What I didn't realize is that they require the customer to return the unit for repair no matter how trivial the failure. Then they assess the minimum service charge (not less than $25.00) for parts costing less than $1.00 which the customer could easily replace themselves. They do offer to sell the parts to the customer at an exorbitant price if one would rather not return the unit for repair. This is very frustrating and disappointing. Don't put your trust in their warranty as I did.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars works great, November 17, 2007
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I tried this on my Siberian Husky, he can be a very stubborn dog at times and has a high tolerance for pain. I set it on one and he didn't even flinch, I adjusted it to two and he reacted to that and followed my commands right away. I wouldn't imagine you would ever have to turn this all the way up for any dog, but it works great!
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply amazing!!!, April 27, 2008
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This thing really works. I got it because my previous collar used regular batteries and needed to be replaced weekly. I can leave the SD-400S charging all night and put it on my dog during the day. He has learned new tricks like "come" and "heal" since I got this collar. I have only used it up to level 3 and that's strong enough for a 80 lb lab. Hope this helps :-)
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PetSafe In-Ground Deluxe Little-Dog Fence with Collar, Transmitter and Boundary System, PIG00-10773


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Rating: 4.5

List Price : $399.99 Price : $195.99
PetSafe In-Ground Deluxe Little-Dog Fence with Collar, Transmitter and Boundary System, PIG00-10773

Product Description

In Ground Fence for Small Dogs. For use in the US only. This unit is compatible with all US 110v outlets and are not to be used with 220v international voltage.


  • In-ground radio-controlled electric fence for smaller dogs
  • Waterproof receiver-collar adjusts from 6 to 26 inches; built in lightning protection
  • 4 levels of electrostatic correction, including tone-only option for warning/training
  • Surface installation in low-traffic areas; operating and training guide and DVD included
  • Includes boundary flags and wire, receiver-collar, transmitter, manual and more


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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars No longer skeptical, August 8, 2009
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Craig M. Schmeiser "yomanne" (Cedar Falls, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PetSafe In-Ground Deluxe Little-Dog Fence with Collar, Transmitter and Boundary System, PIG00-10773 (Misc.)
I was somewhat skeptical whether the inground fence would work for my dog. She is a 5-year old Shichon that loves to chase squirrels, rabbits and cats. We decided to give it a try and installed the system about a month ago. During the initial training I had the collar set to "2" on the 1 to 5 scale and it didn't do much. Then I set it to "3" and allowed her to venture past the white flags. She gave a small yelp and immediately came back in the yard and headed for the house. It took a few days for her to be comfortable in the yard again. But now, a month later, she loves going out and we don't have to worry about her running off. When she sees rabbits or squirrels she keeps a very close eye on them and may chase a little, but once she gets close to the boundary she stops.

I've heard many comments about the RFA-188 battery in the collar not lasting very long so I ordered a couple spares, but I'm still on the original battery and it seems to be holding up great. We... Read more
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, March 28, 2009
This review is from: PetSafe In-Ground Deluxe Little-Dog Fence with Collar, Transmitter and Boundary System, PIG00-10773 (Misc.)
We have 2 beagles whose noses would lead them anywhere. They dag under the chain link fence before, run at the slightest sound to see what it is, so I was leery about this product where there was no "visible" fence to keep them confined safely. However, it works like magic! Once trained (which did not take long at all - they figured out that they cannot go past the flags really fast after getting corrected a couple of times), they stay perfectly confined in the little dog area. We were very comfortable taking off the chain link fence and knowing that the dogs would stay put. Even when we are walking around past the perimeter and they want to be with us, they stay behind the flags. When they run after noises, they stay behind the flags.

The only drawback was that the battery for one of the collars was already dead when we got it. Luckily, we received two extra batteries so that was not so much of a problem.

One nice feature is that the collar correction... Read more
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Value for the effort of instalation, April 13, 2010
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We purchased this product after receiving quotes for invisibile fences costing $1,300. The instalation is easy and anyone can do it. All you need is typical side walk edger to cut a slit in the ground to stick the wire in. We installed the main unit in the garage and drilled a hole thru the wall for the wires. I purcased conduit separately to protect the wire until it reached the ground. You should also consider purchasing asphault filler to cover the wire along the gap between the driveway and sidewalk. Overall the installtion took me 5 hours by myself with the majority of the time dedicated to putting the wire in the ground. This was easy but time consuming. Training our dog was also very easy and we could let him loose in the yard after only three training sesions. After we installed our fence, many of our neighbors also were convinced that they could do it as well. By doing this yourself, you can realize savings of $200/hr compared to paying someone else to do it for you. We... Read more
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