A Review of The Invisible Fence

I have a pet dog, named him Buddy, he is a Labrador although not entirely, he loves the outdoors and by love I'm not just exaggerating. Since he was a pup he was usually tied outside of the door, because we only had a small home and well, we didnt have enough space. And although he wasnt tied anymore when he grew up he was mostly within the limits of our fence, and this frustrated him a lot, and on every chance he would get, either by us or other people visiting our home, he would always try to get out and when he does, that dog doesnt come home until his tongue would be hanging out. It's quite annoying especially when he is supposed to be our guard dog, but I also want to give him a bit of space so he could still enjoy, but I need it to be within our area so he would still be guarding our house and the vicinity. So when a friend of mine heard about my predicament, he suggested I install an invisible fence, I did a little research and I wasn't quite sure I would be able to utilize it in our small area, because for one, it would still be like having a fence and putting my pet inside, and two, our house would then be open to strays and wild animals that are in the area. I asked the homeowner's in our area if I could install an invisible fence within the street and maybe they would want to join in, this way the dogs would still be able to roam around a big area while still being reach if ever we would need to call on our pets. Some agreed and some were skeptical, but those who agreed were not so sure about using the system itself, so I told I would test the said system and if they ever change their minds they 'll tell me. For anyone of you who do not know what an invisible fence is or how it works, a wire is buried under an area which sends signals to a collar, the collar is worn by your pet, when he is nearing the fence the wire will send a signal to the collar which will then make a sound as a warning, if the pet goes beyond the fence the collar will then give a mild shock, which the dog will feel as something equivalent to our back pains. So last July I called up the people who would come install the invisible fence system, after a few hours it was ready. I took Buddy out, but with a leash, and got him slowly acquianted with the fence, it was a bit difficult at first since whenever we got out he would want to run away, but after a few days I got him to understand his boundaries, I got him near the fence which would make the collar sound and that already gave him the idea, like how we would tell him not to go out. When I finally let him off the leash, he happily roamed around the street, of course there are times that he would try to cross the boundary, but the shock would bid him not to, and there was actually no harm brought to him by the shock, except it makes him feel uncomfortable under the skin, no blood or burns. And now that my dog is happily running around the area without jeopardizing his and our safety, a few of our neighbours have joined in too, now it's like watching kids in a playroom, albeit a bigger one. How about you? Got an energetic dog who wants to run around? Maybe you should try out the invisible pet system yourself.