What are invisible fences?

Invisible fences are like invisible walls that keep pets inside a yard without them seeing or touching anything.

Imagine you're playing with your favorite toy in the park. You can run around and have fun, but there’s an invisible line on the ground that stops you from going beyond it, even though you don’t see it. That’s how invisible fences work for dogs (or other pets). They wear a special collar that beeps or buzzes when they get too close to the edge of the yard.

The invisible fence is made up of two parts:

• A wire hidden in the ground around the yard.
• A receiver on the pet’s collar that picks up the signal from the wire.

When a dog gets near the edge, it hears a sound or feels a gentle buzz, like a reminder to turn back. If they keep going past the line, they might even get a little shock (like when you touch something electric and feel a tiny jolt).

It’s like having a friendly guard who tells your pet when to stop playing and come back home!