Underground Dog Fences in Pennsylvania

There's no one price, because no two Pennsylvania yards are alike. Your Local Pro looks at the size and shape of your property, how many dogs you have, hills and rock, and crossings like driveways, sidewalks, and garden beds, then gives you an estimate. Professional installation and training by a local expert are part of the package, and you'll never pay a monthly fee.

Pennsylvania's Dog Law makes it unlawful to fail to keep a dog confined within the owner's premises, firmly secured so it can't stray, or under someone's reasonable control, with exceptions for activities like lawful hunting. An underground fence is a training tool that helps keep your dog home, but we can't tell you how any law applies to your situation. For that, check the statute (3 P.S. 459-305) and your local ordinances.

Pennsylvania requires it for digging of any kind. The Public Utility Commission says homeowners and contractors must call 811 at least three business days before starting any excavation. Build that into your timeline. Ask your Local Pro whether they place the PA One Call request for your install, and call it in yourself for any digging you do on your own.

No. The terms "invisible", "invisible fence" and "invisible fencing" are registered and considered trademarks by Invisible Fence, Inc. Electronic pet fences with a buried wire are often referred to as "invisible fences", but Dog Guard® should not be confused with the Invisible Fence, Inc. Dog Guard® is not affiliated in any way with the Invisible Fence, Inc. Dog Guard® and Out of Sight Fencing® are registered trademarks of Sunward Electronics, Inc.

You'll know about it. The transmitter has status lights and sounds an audible alarm when there's a line break, so a cut from a garden spade or a rototiller doesn't go unnoticed. Call your Local Pro to track down and repair the break.

It does, and Pennsylvania has a soft spot for the breed: the Great Dane has been the official state dog since 1965, and William Penn himself is pictured with one in a portrait in the Governor's reception room. Big dogs train well on a buried-wire system because the correction adjusts across dozens of levels to suit each dog. Your Local Pro sets it for your Dane and includes training so your gentle giant learns the boundary.

Most can. From the ridge-and-valley country of central Pennsylvania to stony ground in the southeast, sloped and rocky yards are common here, and that's exactly why the evaluation matters. Your Local Pro finds the best path for the wire around rock, roots, and steep grades, and factors the terrain into your estimate.