PetSafe Stubborn Dog In-Ground Fence Reciever Collar - Waterproof Battery-Operated Adjustable Invisible Boundary Training Collar - for Dogs

We moved into a house that already had an in-ground invisible fence installed. When we adopted a stray Pit Bull we were concerned about how well it would work with such a strong dog with unknown behavior. Since the dog had run off before and there are many dogs in the neighborhood I had my doubts that this would work at all for our situation. Our yard was way too big to fence in so we resorted to tying him on a lead which he hated. I purchased this "stubborn dog" model since pit bulls have a high pain tolerance and we were having issues controlling him as is. I was so weary of even trying him on it that the collar sat in a drawer for a couple months! We used a behavioralist to teach us how to work with our dog better and one of our final lessons we decided to set up the flags and see how he responded with the collar. We guided him around the yard on very light rope so he could learn the boundary. When we were finally ready to test it we had it set on 5 (max). When he decided to go beyond the boundary he was yelping and thrashed in a pretty disturbing way. He tested it a second time and again loud screaming as he ran right back to us. This was hard to watch and if I was doing it again I would start with the lowest correction settings like the instructions recommended. The result is that the dog has been very skittish outside now and it has taken quite a while to get him comfortable being outside again Overall though he loves the freedom and it's so much easier just letting him go out the door especially in the winter months. I highly recommend these systems. Yes my dog is pretty spooked by the boundaries to this day. However, I now have the piece of mind that my pit bull won't go sprinting through the neighborhood and get in trouble or danger. Earlier this week as I let him out and a cat was less than 10 feet away. He quickly chased it for a few seconds and stopped immediately as the cat ran out of the yard. Perfect! The best thing about this particular collar is that it takes 9 volt batteries. If you read reviews of other PetSafe collars people complain a lot about the proprietary battery. The fact that this uses 9 volts is great. I haven't even replaced it yet in 6 months of use. This collar as a result is bulky and heavy. I take if off whenever my dog is in the house. The actual collar part is not very high quality and I could envision replacing it down the road if a clip breaks or something. Pros - It works! Your dog will stay in the yard. - Uses 9 volt batteries and gets good battery life. - Highest correction probably too strong but works on big or aggressive dogs. Cons - Heavier and bulkier than standard Petsafe collar. You won't want to leave it on all the time. - The strap on the collar is flimsy and will probably fail before the actual receiver does. Read more

Incredible product! Your dog won't mess with this. Upgraded to "stubborn" and she won't come near the flags now. I tested it out on my arm first and it sent a jolt all the way from the top of my forearm through the bone marrow and out of the bottom of my forearm. I can only imagine how it felt on her when she got the jolt on her trachea, LOL. No wonder she barely wants to go outside anymore! I highly recommend this product for all dogs. I have the sweetest toy poodle and she is now instantly the most well behaved toy poodle in the country! Buy this product and keep your pet safe and secure. Stopped all the running away in the street and chasing bigger dogs. And the thought of my Fluffy getting run over by a Mac Truck...I don't have to worry about it any more. This product is literally a "LIFE SAVER". Read more

The media could not be loaded. Old pet safe collar wasn't working after 4 yrs so switched to another stubborn collar which is still workin after 5 yrs. Today dog escaped into neighbors field smh thought it was a fun game got this 1 good shock n back in business! Great quality last for yrs! Read more

I bought the PetSafe In-Ground Cat Fence a few years back because my two cats insisted on going outdoors, but I didn't trust my 6 foot fence alone to keep them in the yard, so I ran the fence wire along the top and bottom of the fence and it did the job. Recently, I moved to a house without a fence and bought a third collar for my dog who quickly learned the boundaries. All was fine for about 6 months until one of my cats decided that if he ran fast enough, the 3V shock wasn't enough to keep him in the yard. He would take a deep breath, wag his bum, and run. Then when I would call him in for dinner he would come running right back through the fence. Well, we tried keeping him inside, but he was always angry and spiteful - meowing at the door, trying to sneak out any chance he got. So we tried the 6V standard dog collar - but that same day he decided it wasn't enough. Additionally, it didn't work so well with our cat system, so we had to turn the fence down which allowed the dog to run over the fence. Amazon took it back without a problem and two days later we had this collar in the mail. It is huge compared to the smaller 3V and 6V collars and heavier (because it takes a 12V battery!), but it is awesome. Our cat is PETRIFIED to cross the fence now and he can spend all day outside catching bugs and eating grass without us having to worry that he will find a busy road. This collar works wonderfully with our cat fence system and now our two cats and our dog are happily confined to our yard! This collar also vibrates (unlike the other PetSafe collars that just make noise as a warning) so it might be more effective for a deaf dog or cat. I highly recommend trying this collar before giving up on a dog or cat that is having trouble staying in their electric fence. It is big on a small dog or cat, but my cat knows when I put it on that it means he is going outside and he loves it! He starts purring when he sees me grab it! Just a side note - I removed the shock receiver and put it on the petsafe cat collar that has a different latch and a stretch portion so that they cannot choke themselves if they get stuck. But the collar that it comes with can be adjusted to fit the biggest dog or the smallest dog easily! Read more

If your looking this over and are checking the one star reviews on let me tell you its sadly user error. The system works great the 20ga wire is not the best for signal strength. My suggestion is get the 16ga 1k foot wire amazon suggest. Better signal strength. As for the collars that comes with the system please NOTE! THESE COLLARS ARE NOT FOR DOG THAT ARE NOT FULLY TRAINED ON THIS STYLE OF COLLAR. They dont have the large enough static feed back to correct most dogs. I use them on my 2 older dogs who are well trained on static correction collars. And I had to buy the stubborn dog onces for my other 3 who were notorious for breaking line when we had the halo system. Which has stopped them 100%. Read more