tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890264645967349313.post8377170185094889286..comments2019-10-10T01:33:35.546-07:00Comments on We Few, We Happy Few: The Dogs Won the Battles, but We Won the WarMelody Byrnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08135367196079991933noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890264645967349313.post-7546987374063285792010-10-25T00:04:38.599-07:002010-10-25T00:04:38.599-07:00Bought a US made unit - had similar problems to th...Bought a US made unit - had similar problems to those you describe. Then bought one made in NZ - Gallagher - rated for 30 miles of fencing.<br /><br />Now the pigs stay in, the goats stay put and sundry outside beasts have decided that our stock are not worth the pain. The Border collie however, just jumps over. <br /><br />Ah well.viniferahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571963111786932791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890264645967349313.post-43827352024079030052010-05-01T09:06:18.559-07:002010-05-01T09:06:18.559-07:00We've used an electric wire for years for just...We've used an electric wire for years for just this reason. When we lived in New Hampshire, our back yard fence was just three electric wires (we had three different heights of dog at the time). Like yours, the dogs would test the fence once and after that would stay away. Even after we got enough brush grown up around the fence that the charge grounded out, the dogs wouldn't test the fence for months.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361125848729377343noreply@blogger.com