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We just moved to a new house and new neighborhood and I was concerned there are too many doors that our indoor-only cat could accidentally get out of. When we'd arrive home he'd be right at the door, literally sticking his head through the opening, as you tried to enter and you'd have to try to push or hold him back. Our cat is a "big-boy" (part Maine Coon, almost 16 pounds) so the receiver collar doesn't seem too big or heavy for him. He's leash and harness-trained as well as has a large outdoor enclosure he can spend time outside in, off-leash. He can also be outside in the yard or patio with us, on his harness and a long tie-out when we're supervising. We just don't let him roam free for his own safety. He has no fear of cars or strangers. He likes and will approach everybody and doesn't understand that some humans do mean things to kitties. I'm aware that there are many instances where pets get out and get lost, (or worse) especially when their family has moved to a new home. We entertain and have family (including children) and friends over to BBQ, etc when the weather is nice. With Summer upon us, I wanted some way to help keep him away from exit doors so he didn't slip out when people were going in and out and not vigilant of where he was. Even though it says the static correction is harmless and the collar issues a beeping warning for 3 seconds, before any static correction, I was still a bit hesitant to try this on him at first. I didn't want him "scared" by it and didn't like the idea of him getting even the "lowest-level" uncomfortable correction. However, I put his leash and harness on him and let him approach it, with me able to pull him away from it as soon as it appeared that he got any correction at all. By his reactions it seemed to me that he only got the actual lowest-level "static correction" just one time. He did kind of flinch and looked a bit startled, but I'd quickly guided him back away from it. He cautiously approached it again, but then moved back away on his own, as soon he heard the beeps. I "showed" him the other barriers the same way. After that, I took off his leash and let him roam freely were by the doors so those areas were off limits. He appeared to understand exactly where he wasn't supposed to go and...that the warning "beeps" indicate an area that he should move away from. In fact, he now seems to know exactly where the invisible boundaries are, even without the collar beeping (when NOT even wearing the collar). He now stays back away from the doors. I'd expect individual training experiences and degrees of success with this will vary depending on the pet and the situation. However, I found our cat learned extremely quickly without much undo stress or upset at all. I highly recommend it for keeping your pet safe from escaping out an open door or for teaching them to avoid any areas where you don't want them to go.Read full review
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Have used these for years for three dogs. Just replaced one because I left batteries in it when not in use for two years and one leaked. Keeping the bad one because once my pup is trained It will not need to be turned on to work. I used these when we moved into our condo. workmen were carrying in furniture and I had our dog safely in the kitchen with no chance he would go past our PetSafe devices.
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The range is much better than the smaller puck. Great battery life
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