Underground Dog Fences in South Dakota

Your price is set by your property, not a flat rate, which is why a Local Pro evaluates yours and provides an estimate based on several factors. Yard size, the number of dogs, driveway crossings, slopes, and landscaping all play into it. A new-build lot on the edge of town and an older lot with mature trees near downtown usually price out differently.

State law requires a call to 811 at least two working days before any excavation, and the South Dakota PUC specifically lists adding fences and landscaping as projects that count. Burying a boundary wire is digging, so utility lines need to be marked first. Ask your Local Pro who places the request for your installation and how long to allow before install day.

It can be, if the system was protected. The Dog Guard Limited Lifetime Manufacturer Warranty covers lightning damage only when an approved surge protector was used, so that small add-on matters on the open plains. The same warranty covers transmitters, receivers, and surge protectors for 15 years from the date of sale against defects when you register within 30 days. Your Local Pro can walk you through registration and the 30-day money-back guarantee at install.

No, and that is worth knowing up front. An underground fence trains your dog to stay in; it does nothing to stop wildlife from coming across the boundary. The coyote is South Dakota's official state animal and shows up statewide, so supervise small dogs outside, especially early and late in the day, and bring pet food in at night.

High-drive bird dogs can do very well with a buried-wire system, which makes sense in the state that adopted the ring-necked pheasant as its state bird in 1943. Correction levels adjust per dog, and Turn Detection stops the correction as soon as your dog turns back toward the yard. Your Local Pro fine-tunes the settings for a determined retriever and trains around real distractions, like a rooster flushing from the ditch.

Normal snow clearing happens on the surface, and the boundary wire is buried, so a Sioux Falls winter of shoveling and snowblowing generally leaves it alone. Driveway and sidewalk crossings are planned during the install, and your Local Pro can explain how yours is handled. If a line ever does get damaged, the transmitter lights and audible alarm let you know right away.

Small breeds are a good fit. The Dog Guard receiver weighs under 2 ounces and works for dogs from about 4 pounds and up, much smaller than many GPS collars can fit. That means a Yorkie or a mini dachshund can share the yard with the family bird dog on the same system, each with settings your Local Pro adjusts for that dog.

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.