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Author Message   jesse torrey Citizen Username: Jesse_torrey Post Number: 4 Registered: 7-2005 Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 7:06 pm:        Any recommendations on companies that install electric fences?   oots Citizen Username: Oots Post Number: 356 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 9:01 pm:        make sure your yard is big enough-the elec fence renders about 10-15' of space next to it unavailable for your dog to run/play etc-we went with a regular fence-after installer of elec fence said our yard was not big enough-and he fought with the salesman. oots   taam Citizen Username: Taam Post Number: 48 Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 10:38 pm:        i have heard they don't always work. i know someone who has a dog that jumped(?) through. - supposedly the dog kept on jumping towards the fence & became more & more "numb" to it. - i guess eventually, he didn't really feel it enough to stop him. my friend said once this happened, she started talking to people & found out that there are a good amt dogs that break through.   taam Citizen Username: Taam Post Number: 49 Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 10:42 pm:        speaking of which, there's a house on wyoming w/ 2 dogs that aren't out of the house all that much. - but, when they are out, they TERRIFY me & anyone else i know that passes by. actually, it's just one of them that is "scary". i think it's part pit-bull & it has the most extreme viscious bark/growl. it's held back by the electric fence, but i can't say that i totally feel safe from it due to my friend's experience (see above posting.) is there anything i can do? the owners have not done anything wrong, just made a few people need to change their undergarments (ewe...sorry!)   Rick B Citizen Username: Ruck1977 Post Number: 974 Registered: 8-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 7:31 am:        don't walk by the house on wyoming w/2 dogs...this will solve all of your problems.   taam Citizen Username: Taam Post Number: 51 Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 8:02 am:        Rick B, I imagine you're joking (unfortunately, it wasn't very funny.) If you're not, it would be impossible not to walk by, I live very close.