- 1). Have your local utility companies mark their underground utility lines so that you can avoid cutting them. Most companies provide this as a free service.
- 2). Decide where your dog should stay confined, avoiding water hazards and possible digging spots. If you have kids who have a backyard playground or a basketball hoop, you may want to avoid those, too. Plan to bury the dog fencing about 3 to 4 feet outside the perimeter of the dog confinement area.
- 3). Lay out the dog fence wiring on the ground along the perimeter you plotted in Step 2. Do not start digging. You are only trying to figure out the dog fence layout and how much wiring you will actually need. Be sure that your dog fence layout will not cross any of the utility lines that your utility companies marked. Avoid 90-degree angles if the dog fence layout is in a rectangular shape. Round the corners. You should also avoid positioning two lines parallel to each other closer than 8 feet because they will cancel each other's radio frequencies.
- 4). Connect the dog fencing system. This will include mounting and powering up the radio transmitter. You will also connect the ends of the fence wiring to the radio transmitter. The actual process depends on the brand of dog fence. Some require splicing the two ends of the fence wiring to the two transmitter wires; others simply require you to insert the wire ends into radio transmitter jacks. Check the instructions that came with your dog fencing system for directions specific to your brand. Do not proceed until you are sure the fencing system is in working condition.
- 5). Unplug the radio transmitter so that no electricity is flowing through the dog fencing system. Using the specifications you worked out in Steps 2 and 3, dig a trench just wide enough for the fencing wiring to fit. You can use a gas-powered edger, but a straight-edged spade works just as well. Dig the trench at an angle so that the fencing wiring has a better chance of staying put. There really should not be much displaced dirt, but if you find yourself with any, us it to cover the narrow trench.
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