Dear Hildy & the list- I am a current Berner owner with a long history of other breeds, including Great Danes, Samoyed's, & Shelties. Although this post may not be directly responsive to your post, I feel I must provide it anyway. In 1993 I had an invisible fence professionally installed and trained my dogs thoroughly with it. I opted for it due to regulations in our development regarding perimeter fencing. It worked reliably with my Dane & Sheltie, but my Samoyed never minded it all that well. She had a lot of fur (like a Berner) and was very stubborn, she would just walk through it when inclined and sit outside the fence on the front doorstep. Anyway, it never precluded other animals & dogs from coming in our yard, which they did from time to time, and my Dane was fairly territorial. So this probably was not ideal. BUT, it worked very reliably for my Dane & Sheltie. It was not until my dear, beloved Sheltie got out for the 2nd time in 6 years, that I decided to ditch the invisible fence for an extensive, physical dog run. Why did I do so? Because on that day, my dear Mogul was hit by a speeding car in front of our house & killed. To be honest, I have never gotten over it, but that is besides the point. Technically, the fence DID work, 99.9% of the time, just not on the one occasion that it mattered. I would hate to see anyone have the same tragedy, so I wanted you to know. I wouldn't trust it for my Berner Davos in a million years.
Best of luck in making your decision, Eve Berman -----Original Message----- From: Hildy F. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:16 AM To: Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List Subject: Sensitive topic: Radio/invisable fence Hi all, The invisible fence issue seems to be a black and white issues (at least in the rec.dog.behavior newsgroup). So please do not flame. I just try to make the right decision re: fencing. Do any of you have a radio/invisible fence installed for their Berners and does it work? I know all the basic pros and cons of the invisible fence. So, I am just curious what your experience is with the invisible fence and Bernese. Greetings, Hildy Leesburg, VA Bijou - 5 month
