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Forgive my ignorance. I know absolutely nothing about how these work but had
a question I thought someone here may be able to answer since Google hasn't
found anything.

We used a Petsafe brand wireless dog fence with our pets two days ago and
they broke through the barrier despite being trained to go back when they
hear the beep. One of our dogs was found at our neighbor's house, but her
sister is still missing. I know you can use AM radio to find a break in the
Underground wire dog fence and was wondering if we could do something
similar to locate our missing pet if the worst has happened. We thought
maybe we could drive around our area with the transmitter in our van to set
it off and it would make a noise on the radio if she was in range. Is this a
possibility? Is there a way to know if we are near the receiver on her
collar without risking shocking her?

Sorry if the answer to this should be obvious. I am just desperate to find
her.


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If you could point us to the technical spec (URL?) for the fence, then we
would be in
a better position to assist you.

You may well have come to the right place, but not enough info (for me, at
least)
to help

Here is the manual for the unit we have. I'll have to look for the specs...

http://www.1800petmeds.com/images/pr...tem-manual.pdf

On 20/07/16 14:48, wrote:
Here is the manual for the unit we have. I'll have to look for the specs...

http://www.1800petmeds.com/images/pr...tem-manual.pdf

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Are you sure the battery in the collar device is OK?
And is there power to the transmitter /

Frank in north of Scotland

We had just replaced the battery in the collar Sunday night. We think we just didn't train them as long as they needed to be trained to understand to go back when it beeps and not go through the barrier.

We've disconnected the power to the transmitter so that, in the off chance that she returns, she doesn't get buzzed when she approaches the boundary. We can definitely put power to it in our vehicle or in our home if there is possibly a way to locate her using it.

ALisha Hohman wrote:
We had just replaced the battery in the collar Sunday night. We think we just didn't train them as long as they needed to be trained to understand to go back when it beeps and not go through the barrier.

We've disconnected the power to the transmitter so that, in the off chance that she returns, she doesn't get buzzed when she approaches the boundary. We can definitely put power to it in our vehicle or in our home if there is possibly a way to locate her using it.

I would think when you make a big loop of wire or other material with
wire attached to it (as big as you can handle, say 3-4 feet across),
and connect that to the transmitter, it can be used to locate the
transponders. Check that on the other transponder.

But it will probably not work more than a few feet away, just like in the
original setup, so it is unclear how useful that is.

It is a wireless transmitter, but that would probably work with the wired system since that's the method used to check to see if the transponder is functioning correctly.

I emailed the company Petsafe to ask if there was a way to find her using it and was told no, so it seems I'm going to have to hope she just shows up or is found.

ALisha Hohman wrote:
It is a wireless transmitter, but that would probably work with the wired system since that's the method used to check to see if the transponder is functioning correctly.

A wireless transmitter?
Those virtual fences normally use a buried wire to define the boundaries
of the area the pet is allowed to be in.
Is that not the case with your system?

This is the product page which has specs for the unit:

http://m.homedepot.com/p/PetSafe-1-2...-300/100043603

Here is additional information I found about it.


Specifications of the Transmitter:
18 kHz Frequency
Depth: 8.5 inches, Width: 9 inches, Height: 9 inches
250 volt ½ amps fuse
Rounded barrel/front shaped
Low/High dial and boundary controls
The color is Light gray
On the left side there is the Off/On switch
Battery – 6-volt
Depth: 1 inch, Width: 2 inches, Height: 1 inch
Weight: 2.5 OZ.
Waterproof
Indicator for low battery that will signalize a flash of light on every 4-5 seconds
Short and long contact points

Receiver Collar Specifications:
Battery – 6-volt
Depth: 1 inch, Width: 2 inches, Height: 1 inch
Weight: 2.5 OZ.
Waterproof
Indicator for low battery that will signalize a flash of light on every 4-5 seconds
Short and long contact points

Is that at all helpful? If not, could you be a little more specific on what information you need some can try to find it?

Thanks!

Or if there was a way to activate her passive RFID (microchip) and detect it at a distance without having to be a few inches from it, that would be helpful too. I suspect if the technology exists and is readily available, they wouldn't be putting the chips on all of the new credit and debit cards, though. Haha.

On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 08:39:00 -0700 (PDT), ALisha Hohman
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Or if there was a way to activate her passive RFID (microchip) and detect it at a distance without having to be a few inches from it, that would be helpful too. I suspect if the technology exists and is readily available, they wouldn't be putting the chips on all of the new credit and debit cards, though. Haha.


No.

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