KD661 Outdoor Wireless Dog Fence

Must Know Facts

This wireless fencing system uses a constant radio signal to create what is called a “stay zone”. The transmitter emits a 433 MHz radio signal around your home, and to the predetermined boundaries of the “stay zone”. The collar that you place on your dog picks up the signal that is being omitted by the transmitter. If he or she begins to approach any of the boundaries of the predetermined “stay zone”, they will hear a warning beep that is emitted from the collar. If the dog does not back away from the boundary and continues to cross it, the warning beep will be followed by a light shock that is called a static correction. This shock is only meant to startle your dog, in order to get their attention and let them know that they need to stay within the boundary. The company that makes this product promises that the shock that is administered to your pet is safe and humane.

Check Carefully

Multiple online reviewers of this product have reported that the shock collar that comes with this system randomly shocks their pets, for no reason at all, when their pets are still well within the designated containment area. Another issue that has been reported is that dogs who have made it out of the containment area are continuously shocked, when the shocks are supposed to stop or be intermittent, at most. Yet another issue that has been reported is the collar administering a shock to the dog after the pet owner has turned off the transmitter.

Please be certain to check all of these reported issues out for yourself, before putting the shock collar on your pet. Never put the collar on your pet without first testing the perimeter, shock level intensity, and frequency. If unauthorized shocks occur, discontinue use of the product immediately, as using a malfunctioning, shock-administering product on your animal would be cruel.

What to Watch Out For

Even when using this product to help you to train your dog to stay within its containment area, it is imperative that you take the time to train your pet appropriately, along with the use of this product. There are training instructions included with the wireless fence system. Even with the appropriate training, users of this product have reported that their dogs are able to escape the boundary, and some dogs will not re-enter the boundary once they have escaped for fear of getting shocked again when they cross the line. This could cause your pet to get lost or hurt.

The shock collar is not meant to be worn all of the time. It is recommended that you reposition the collar on your dog’s neck every one to two hours, and never allow your pet to wear the collar for more than 10 hours in a 24-hour period. It is important that your pet has a break from wearing the shock collar. The collars that are included with invisible fencing systems are not the same as a regular dog collar, and therefore need to be taken off of your pet whenever they are safely inside. Doing this will not only give your pet’s neck a break from the collar, you will also lengthen the battery life on the collar if you take the battery out of it whenever you take it off of your pet.

Crucial Tips

• This system is intended for use with dogs only, and dogs must weigh ten pounds or more.
• A low battery can cause the system to malfunction. DO NOT USE the system if the battery is low.
• This system relies on a wireless signal and many factors may impact the control range, such as air humidity, walls, signal strength, and so on.
• The system will be affected by electromagnetic waves and obstacles around the fence’s boundaries, and the effective distance will be reduced slightly.

• The transmitter should be kept inside, out of outdoor elements, and not located near any large metal objects, as they will affect the electromagnetic signal that it emits.

• When you set up your system be sure to test out the boundary area, shock intensity, and frequency before training your dog. NEVER put the collar on your dog before testing these things.
• It is recommended that pet owners unplug the transmitter and disconnect the fence during storms to ensure that malfunctions do not occur, causing your pet to be shocked when they should not be.
• The collar should not be left on your dog for more than 10 hours a day, should be repositioned on their neck every 1 to 2 hours, and should only be worn under close supervision of the dog’s owner.

Customer Reviews

Product Benefits and Features (Pros) 

• Light-weight collar.
• Easy and quick set up.
• 100 adjustable levels of shock.
• Multiple transmitters can be added to create a larger area of containment.
• Features pulsed proportional stimulus, meaning the closer your dog gets to the containment boundary the more intense the shock will be.
• Features a progressive tone stimulus option, meaning that a warning tone, alone, will be issued to your dog as they approach the boundary, and a shock will follow only if your dog continues to move towards the boundary.
• Completely wireless system, which means there is no digging needed to bury wires, and no possibility of pets digging wires up, and chewing on, or getting caught in them.
• The transmitter works with an unlimited number of collars for pet owners with multiple pets. One collar is included with the system, others must be purchased separately.
• The collar has a vibration indicator switch that when activated, will turn the collar receiver off if your dog is still for more than three minutes, in order to save the battery life of the collar while your pet sleeps. The receiver automatically turns back on once your pet is up and moving again.

Product Problems (Cons)

• System should not be used during storms.
• Cannot be used on dogs that are less than 10 pounds.
• System is known to malfunction or not work at all if the collar battery is low, or for no known reason.
• Battery has to be recharged, and changed at least every few months, depending on how frequently your pet sets off the warning signal and shock settings.
• Collar has been reported to shock pets for longer periods of time, and more frequently than it is supposed to when pets escape the containment boundary.
• Collar has been reported to go off randomly in the middle of the yard, well within the pet’s acceptable boundaries, and shocks them when it is not supposed to.
• Customers have reported that the shock is not strong enough to stop their dog from getting out, even for small to medium size dogs, resulting in the product being ineffective.
• Because the containment area is circular in shape, it will not line up precisely with your property boundaries and physical characteristics such as the slope of your yard can impact the effectiveness of the electromagnetic waves.
• Because there are several factors that impact the effectiveness of the transmitter, as detailed above, customers have been upset by the fact that the signal is not reliable and will go in and out. If your pet’s collar does not receive a reliable and consistent signal, he or she cannot be trained to avoid crossing the containment’s invisible boundaries.
• There is no way to know how your dog will react to this system. Some dogs react negatively to shock. And some dogs will refuse to leave the containment area even when you want them to, or will not re-enter the containment once they have left it, out of fear of being shocked.

• PLEASE NOTE: An aggressive dog could turn against their owner upon receiving the shock stimulus. If your dog is aggressive, please discuss using this product on your pet with a certified animal behaviorist before using.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are many important factors to consider when deciding if the KD661 Outdoor Wireless Dog Fence system is the best fit for you and your canine companions’ needs.

There are benefits to installing this type of fence, including the fact that there is not much to install, at all. Set up is quick and easy. Not to mention the affordability of wireless fencing. Building a wood or metal fence is time consuming, requires physical strength, and expensive materials upfront, in addition to upkeep and maintenance throughout the years in order to keep the fence sturdy and looking nice. Whereas using a wireless fence requires none of these things, and eliminates the time it takes to both build and upkeep a fence. Furthermore, some homeowners live in communities that do not allow them to put up fences, or they themselves simply do not want the eyesore that they believe a fence is to their property. For those reasons, a wireless fence system works well.