PetSafe Stay & Play Compact Wireless Pet Fence for Dogs, No Wire Circular Boundary, Secure up to 3/4 Acre, No-Dig and Portable for Travel, for Dogs 5lb & up, from Parent Company Invisible Fence Brand

Amazing! I have a cat who was indoor/outdoor. We moved to a place that has coyotes and he struggled with being indoor only. Got this so he’d be able to roam our fenced yard. I am so happy with this product! I can increase his radius when I’m outside and decrease when he’s on his own. Super easy and fantastic. He runs in at the beep and respects his boundary without it having to shock him. He’s a big boy at 12lbs if that helps anyone but it would be safe for a smaller cat too. The collar is big and he’s not a fan but he’s outside so it’s a compromise. The battery lasts just fine, I try to remember to turn it off when I take it off, every time he comes inside, but I often forget and it lasts for days.I would love to have one that allows me to program 2 animals because I would get one for my dog too. He’s a big guy and can travel further from the house. When they come up with that, I’ll buy it right away.

This collar is perfect for dogs that need some time outside while keeping them and everyone around safe. My dog learned her boundary quickly and it was such a relief to us to know she wouldn’t run in the road chasing a ball or another dog. There are at least 4 other dogs in our neighborhood that use this. The collar battery lasts a long time if you charge it when not in use. (I think they don’t recommend more than 8 hrs a day) We only put it on when she goes out and she knows what it means. We have so much peace since using this. She actually doesn’t need it anymore at all but I can’t recommend it enough. Our last dog could not hang outside bc she could never be trusted. This product is perfect for stubborn dogs or dogs excitable with some impulse control. Cannot recommend enough.

Think it won't happen to you? Yeah, neither did I, but six months ago my 5 year old Border Collie/German Shepherd Dog chased a squirrel out into the road and got clipped by a car. She was lucky; only a broken front leg, but the leg was broken badly, had problems healing and six months, countless animal hospital visits, two surgeries and shock wave therapy later, she is finally able to roam free in the yard again.I have over two acres of land and two dogs. My other dog is a 7 year old German Shepherd mix as well and while she respects her boundaries, my five year old tends to get "in the zone" when she is chasing something and nothing else matters. Until now that is...I bought two of these units so that I can overlap the signal and got two collars that way. Set up was a breeze; the worst part is figuring out where you want your boundaries to be and then setting the flags. They are pretty much plug and play once the collars are charged. I have a garage on the back of my property so putting one there and one in the house garage ended up working near perfectly, with the exception that it creates a bit of a figure eight, so the boundary is pretty narrow in some spots. Obviously if I moved the units closer together this would not be an issue but I wanted to get the maximum acreage out of the units to allow my dogs as much freedom as possible while still keeping them safe.I won't lie to you...it hurts to train them, especially if they are older dogs and have had a lot more freedom in the past. It takes them a few days to understand why they can't go the same places that they used to and when they get the "correction" it momentarily hurts them and confuses them. Yes, it hurts. I tried it on myself. It hurts while it happens but leaves no lasting effect. When they yelp and jump it will break your heart, but it is absolutely needed. The level of correction depends on the dog. My older dog was on a 3 and was traumatized for two days afterward but has since gotten over it. My younger dog, the one that got hit by a car, was not phased by 3 at all and I ended up giving her the highest setting. It only took two corrections for her to understand that when she hears the beep she'd better turn back and get back onto the property. Tonight she was chasing a bird at full speed and stopped short before the boundary. I was amazed.Is the system expensive? You betcha. But it's worth every penny. After spending upwards of $6k to fix my girl after getting hit by a car, trust me, it's a pretty small price to pay. Not to mention not having to walk her in the yard on the cold New England winter nights anymore which is priceless. I love that they can once again use the doggie door to the house and come and go as they please without me ever worrying that they will leave their yard. It only takes 10 seconds for them to make a bad decision and get hurt.A couple of notes:I had some issues with wishy-washy boundaries and lack of beeping/correction when I first set it up and read that you should not place near metal objects. Since both of my units were in garages and near cars/metal door frames, etc. mounting the units up high on the walls as far away as possible from metal corrected that issue.MAKE SURE YOUR COLLARS ARE CHARGED! They will emit a beep when they need to be charged and it confuses your poor dog if they are in the yard when it beeps or if they hear the beep while they are in the house. I turn the collars off now when not in use (whenever they are in the house) and make sure they are charged as often as possible. My next door neighbor has the other unit with the battery operated collars and constantly complains that the batteries do not last long at all, so the fact that these collars are rechargeable was another plus for me. We shall see how long they last.This product gets a five star rating from me. It has only been a few weeks since I received it but I am already very pleased with the peace of mind it has given me, ease of use and how quickly my dogs adapted to it.

I'm writing this review because its the easiest way to get support by letting everyone know there is a problem with the product. I tried traditional avenues but it seems there is a wall for support on these products. Maybe Amazons more public forum of reviewing will stimulate a response.I have had about six of these collars now and 2 base stations. A common problem is these collars start to beep and shock erratically, randomly, and not in a function described by the manuals. This makes me and my dogs lose hard earned confidence in these very expensive collars. I have replaced them because it seemed easier than dealing with support. Chalking it up to a broken collar.The problem I'm currently having is the collar is giving one single beep combined with shock randomly. My dog gets scared and starts looking for the boundary and doesn't know which way to go to satisfy this thing. Last night my wife took the collar off and was holding it (well within the boundary zone) when it single-shock/beeped her. She was understandably startled and yelled out "ouch". It was set to level 4 though I don't know if that was the shock level she received. (I have a 90lb dog). Now when this collar is functioning correctly it begins to beep 2 or 3 times before it begins the shock correction cycle. This is a warning that the collar is crossing the boundary and needs to return before shocking commences. Most of the times it works properly. And my dog turns around and returns to her area without being shocked. She is smart and has well learned her boundaries. What is happening now is not that its losing signal or crossing the boundary, its a short (not complete) beep combined with a short rapid shock. Its a malfunction. A technology fart. Petsafe not so safe.And before you ask if I went through the resetting procedures or if its fully charged or if its near a refrigerator, I'll answer yes, yes ,and no. I can't take the battery out of it because its a rechargeable unit, only hold the button until it resets. Also note that's not in the manuals. Now consider what I have described is not any function of the collar described in the manuals. Single random short beep/shock. Its a malfunction.To Petsafe to respond....