Hey all!
I'm new to the forum and new to dog owning. I've got a beautiful brindle pup who is almost two years old. He's a rescue so he has a fair amount of separation anxiety. He's been wonderful, adjusting to our household (which includes two 10 year old cats who aren't so keen on the pup) as we adjust to him.
The biggest issue we've had is with potty training. His foster family had a dog door, so he went outside whenever he had to go potty. Thus he never learned to signal when he needs to eliminate. He does fine at the dog park and on walks, but refuses to go to the bathroom in our yard.
One solution we're investigating to help with this (and also allow exercise on days when a park walk isn't feasible) is virtual fencing. We don't have a big backyard, and physical fencing wouldn't be very practical. We just got a quote from a company called Dogwatch. They offer several tiers of fencing, the two most interesting being Profence and Smartfence.
I wondered if anyone had any experience with the company, and advice on advantages and disadvantages of either. The quotes were significantly different- around $500- so I'm having trouble deciding between the two.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I'm new to the forum and new to dog owning. I've got a beautiful brindle pup who is almost two years old. He's a rescue so he has a fair amount of separation anxiety. He's been wonderful, adjusting to our household (which includes two 10 year old cats who aren't so keen on the pup) as we adjust to him.
The biggest issue we've had is with potty training. His foster family had a dog door, so he went outside whenever he had to go potty. Thus he never learned to signal when he needs to eliminate. He does fine at the dog park and on walks, but refuses to go to the bathroom in our yard.
One solution we're investigating to help with this (and also allow exercise on days when a park walk isn't feasible) is virtual fencing. We don't have a big backyard, and physical fencing wouldn't be very practical. We just got a quote from a company called Dogwatch. They offer several tiers of fencing, the two most interesting being Profence and Smartfence.
I wondered if anyone had any experience with the company, and advice on advantages and disadvantages of either. The quotes were significantly different- around $500- so I'm having trouble deciding between the two.
Any advice would be appreciated.