- 1). Call your local utility companies and ask them to mark their utility lines on your property. This is to be sure that you do not dig where their lines are and accidentally cut them. Cutting into a utility line can cause physical injury, utility outages and expensive damages.
- 2). Sketch out a plan where your pet fence will go. Decide where you would like to keep your pet confined. You may want to keep him away from yard structures like pools, flowerbeds or children's play areas. Once you have decided on a pet confinement area, draw a circle around it to represent the warning boundary perimeter. About 3 to 4 feet out from the boundary perimeter's dimensions, draw another line to represent where the pet fence perimeter will be. Be sure it does not cross any utility lines.
- 3). Screw the radio transmitter unit into an exterior wall using the screws provided. The location should have easy access to both the pet fence wiring and an electrical outlet. The location should also be weatherproof to avoid any water damage.
- 4). Lay the provided wiring along the pet fence perimeter that you plotted in Step 2. Do not do any digging just yet. You are just getting a feel of where the wiring will be installed.
- 5). Attach the fencing wiring ends to the radio transmitter box. The exact procedure will depend on your brand of pet fence. Some brands provide wire splices, while others have transmitter jacks. Please see your fencing instructions for your brand's exact procedure. Once the fence wiring is attached to the radio transmitter box, plug the box into an electrical outlet and turn it on. If the circuit is complete, there will be a green indicator light to tell you.
- 6). Test the pet fence to make sure that it is working. Most pet fence brands come with a test light strip to assist you. Place the test light over the shock plate or shock electrodes and walk toward the pet fence perimeter. You should hear a warning beep or tone as you near it. Continue forward. The test light strip should light up to indicate that an electric shock is being emitted.
- 7). Install the fence wiring underground once you are sure that the pet fence system is working correctly. Using a straight-edged spade or a gas-powered edger, create a narrow trench along the pet fence perimeter that you plotted in Step 2. The most effective way to keep the fence wiring underground is to dig the trench at an angle and about 3 feet deep. Place the fence wiring into the ground.
- 8). Place the provided training flags along the boundary perimeter that you plotted in Step 2 to warn your pet and others that crossing the boundary with the pet collar will cause an electric shock to the pet.
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