Dog Guard of Northern Michigan (Hidden Dog Fence)

Dog Guard of Northern Michigan, known locally as Hidden Dog Fence, is based out of Traverse City and serves all of Northern Michigan. Coverage includes Petoskey, Cheboygan, Alpena, Grayling, Kalkaska, West Branch, Oscoda, and Mt. Pleasant, and extends to Saginaw, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and Holland. If you are anywhere in the northern half of the Lower Peninsula, it is worth asking, because the territory runs wide.

The property drives the cost. Yard size and shape set the length of wire, the number of dogs sets the collar count, and crossings like gravel drives or wooded fence lines add routing work. The sandy glacial soils common in the Grand Traverse region trench easily, which works in your favor. You get an estimate built for your specific property before any work starts, so the price is settled up front.

Very practical, and common here. Large wooded parcels are typical of the region, and the wire can be routed through trees and along two-tracks to enclose as much ground as you want, with capacity for 50+ acres. A defined boundary also keeps dogs from ranging after the deer and other wildlife that move through rural properties, while leaving your land looking open, with nothing built across the view.

Yes, the system runs all winter. The signal comes from the buried wire and reaches up through snowpack, so the boundary stays active even in a region that sees 80 to 100 inches or more of lake-effect snow a year. Your Local Pro can widen the signal field for the winter months so deep drifts do not change where your dog meets the boundary, and the collar is made for daily outdoor use in the cold.

Yes, trade-ins of existing systems are a regular part of the business. An installer can evaluate the wire already in your yard and, when it is sound, upgrade you to Dog Guard equipment, designed and assembled in America, without re-trenching the whole property. If the old system quit because of a wire break, fence locating and repair service pinpoints the break instead of guessing at it.

The same local team stays on the job after the install. That covers locating and repairing wire breaks, adjusting the boundary when your property changes, adding collars for new dogs, and extras like indoor pet containment when you want the training to carry into the house. As a family-owned local business, service never routes through a distant call center.