Discover the Top 6 Best Wireless Dog Fences of 2025 – The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide

★★★★★ After trying several GPS systems, I decided to try one that made its own signal. I had a GPS tracker, and she would be a mile away before it even said she was gone. A wireless fence with GPS, our signal was too weak to set it up. This or wired fence was all that was left to choose from.Our girl is special to us. She wandered onto our property although our herding dogs barked at her. She was emaciated and it was cold outside. She had no chip or tags, and no one was looking for her. That is a common occurrence around here. About 2 weeks later she kept running away. Always to the same place. A little boy to play with. The little boy told the truth. It was theirs. They didn't want her anymore. We tried everything and this was the last resort. It worked great.It was very easy to set up. The transistor is lightweight. You don't even need molly bolts to hang it. Before I actually put the collar on her and turned the transistor on, she was outside tearing up the flags. LOL But you get lots of them. Is it very expensive? It depends what price you put on your dog. Priceless. Now I can get something done besides chasing dogs down the road. The system has very sturdy collars and with a battery I don't have to charge every night. On other collars the dogs play rough and actually turn the thing off. Fitting the collar was the hardest part of setting this system up. It worked so well, we bought this extra transistor to expand the play area. I was worried that the collars might shock them in the house where the areas intersect, but I found no places that would do that. We are extremely pleased with this system.

★★★★★ For ease of setup, I gave the PetSafe Wireless Pet Containment System a 4 stars, but for actual use, it is definitely worth 5 stars for performance.We adopted a 3 year old mixed breed (30lbs, looks like a hound-mix) who has escaped our 6-foot tall privacy fence by digging under the concrete footer, by chewing a hole and yanking a board loose, and by dashing out the gate. He is an inside dog and we have a pet door, which allows him (and our other dogs) access in and out as they wish. It is almost as if he becomes overcome when he gets a whiff of something and just goes nuts trying to hunt it down.The third and last time he escaped he was found nearly a mile away across a busy road, which made us finally face that we needed a more drastic approach before our little guy gets himself killed (or one of the other dogs, who like to go with him). So with deep reservations and regret, we overnight ordered one of these systems. Neither of us liked the idea of a shock-collar, but were at a loss as to what else we could do to keep the little guy safe from his own instincts.It took two of us about 2 hours to set it up. The difficult part, ironically, was the shape of our lot (narrow and deep) and house (three stories) compared to the spherical size of the electronic boundary. In order to allow our dog access to as much of the backyard as possible but not more than the fence, we had to not only change the strength of the field but move the transmitter until he also had access to the front part of the house. He still cannot quite get all the way to the front of the house upstairs but it was the best we could do. The transmitter (which is HUGE) has to sit on a table in our central hallway on the second floor in order to give him the access we wish.Something I wish we had known before we bought it was that you are not intended to leave the collar on the dog 24/7, but rather to put it on him just when he is being let out. We have conditioned ours to wear it during the day, then we take it off at night when we close the dog-door. Hopefully he will not get raw where the electrodes touch him (that seems to be the concern with leaving it on too long). So if like us, you normally give your dog free run of both house and yard and want to use this to limit escaping it might not be the best option (though if like us you are at your wits-end as to keeping your dog safe, it might be one of your only options shy of an in-ground system).The electronic part of the collar is large and not suited to small dogs. It looks large on our 30lb dog and he has a very stout 14" neck. I can't imagine putting it on a 10lb dog.Setting the charge on it: So once we were happy with the field we went to test it. My son-in-law happily volunteered to be the guinea pig. We set it on 4 as that seemed to be the strength recommended for medium sized short-haired dogs (shock settings are 2-6). My son-in-law got quite the shock (he had it across his palm). So we turned it down to 2 (the lowest setting that shocks) before putting it on the dog. When he crossed the line and it shocked him he yelped, reared up and nearly flipped over. It was painful to watch. Fortunately after that he was quite cowed by just the beeping. I've only seen him get shocked one other time and that was sadly in the house.Unfortunately it made him loathe to go outside at all at first, so that created issues with house-training. But better to have to re-crate train him than to have him escape and get run over. This has improved recently as he has gotten used to his new restrictions and I'm confident he will be fine. At least now he does not have to be leashed indoors in order to keep him from sneaking off to do his business where he should not. The last week I have let him have free-reign while on collar with no issues. But it is an unexpected consequence that other pet-parents should be aware of when considering this system.Overall, I am so glad it has stopped him escaping, but still wish this had not been necessary.

★★★★★ I should have made this purchase ages ago...Summary: Works wonderfully, even with a very stubborn dog. Highly recommended. Training and patience is required but only for the first couple of weeks. Well worth the money and time spent training.There's lots of good technical information in other reviews here (and elsewhere on the net) so I'm just going to write up my experience assuming you understand how it works.Crash is my year-old male Boxer + American bulldog mix. He is 85ish pounds. He's clumsy but tough. He hits his head on things all the time and nothing seems to hurt him. Sometimes he hits his head so hard it makes me cringe, but he just happily wags his tail and walks away... so I was worried he would just run freely and ignore the collar. I worried it would hurt him too much or be cruel. He's clumsy but very smart. As soon as he was old enough for puppy school, I took him to several months of obedience/socialization classes. He is a VERY well behaved dog except when he sees other people or animals that interest him. He nearly always gives chase. He is so friendly and happy but he's big and doesn't know he can be scary so when he runs to play with people. Sometimes when they see him running toward them, they are very afraid (I don't blame them! They don't know he's harmless). Also, I have a road which people tend to speed on in front of my house and I don't want him anywhere near that street. Even on a leash he was a REAL handful when he saw something interesting.Very skeptical, I finally purchased the Petsafe wireless containment system. I actually own a wired system (given to me as a gift) but the configuration of my home and property make it VERY difficult (expensive) to get a line around the containment area. Which reminds me of the only drawback to the wireless version I've found: I can't utilize all the area I could with a wired system (circle in a square area basically). I can get 70 percent of it though. That is simply because of the shape of my property.I found a place to install the transmitter, plugged it in and walked the property, placing flags where the alarm sounded on the collar (after some signal strength adjustments). It ended up providing a pretty good area for the dog to enjoy and gave him additional freedoms that I couldn't accomplish with a wired system. After the installation, I followed the training procedure with him. He was previously allowed in some areas of the yard which the new containment system didn't cover, so I was worried about that as well. The first time he heard the collar alarm sound he did associate it with "no" and stopped in his tracks. He happily ran somewhere else and played. The same result after the second time the alarm sounded. The third time my neighbor walked out (my dog loves him) and Crash ran full speed toward him. He ignored the alarm and my audible "no!" correction- he was in "one track to the goal" mode. When he does this, I've never been able to get his attention despite training him patiently using proven methods. The collar corrected him just where I had hoped, a few feet before the edge of my property. When he received correction (level 2 of 6) he was already aware he was doing something wrong (alarm, me yelling "no"). I could have ever hoped or wished for a better response from him: he immediately came running back to the safe zone (and yes, he cried, which made me sad... but I think it mostly scared him) and laid down. After the correction, he completely ignored my neighbor. The kicker here is that he knew why it corrected him and what he needed to do. It worked like a charm. I consoled him and praised him for coming back into the containment area. Since that time, he's been corrected only 3 times total (in around a month). He knows what the flags meant (which I have since taken down), he knows what the alarm on the collar means and he knows where he's allowed to go. It's the craziest thing, it's like he's on an invisible leash now... he runs to the edge of his zone and barks at squirrels, etc. Even if I walk outside the zone he sits patiently and waits for me to return.I was worried about him being corrected (I like that word so much better than "shocked") but it has only happened 3 times and that was in the first 5 days. Since then, the alarm is plenty to send him back to the containment area. I no longer have to leash him up when he wants to go outside, I just go outside and sit and watch while he plays happily in the yard. It's fantastic. He doesn't fear the collar; in fact he gets excited and stands still so I can put it on because he knows that means it's time to go outside. I should have made this purchase ages ago. I've never had to turn up the correction and he's a big, tough, stubborn dog. He and I both love our new freedoms! Now I can work in the yard, etc. while he plays. I don't have to concentrate completely on him. I highly recommend this product but PLEASE follow the training instructions and be patient. Letting your pup run free before he understands the boundaries isn't fair to him/her. He should know why he is being corrected BEFORE he actually receives a correction or he wont know what to do to make it stop. This product is as effective as long as you are willing to be patient and follow instructions. Heck it's more than effective, it's fantastic.

★★★★★ I've had my Pointer on the Pet-Safe system for one month. I've waited to review to make sure the system works. I was very skeptical before purchasing because my dog is highly active. Seems ADHD. When let to run free, he will always pick up a scent, and then he's off for the running. Nothing will call him back! I will eventually get a call from the police in the nearby town, or the kennel just up the road. We are on ten acres, semi-rural, just within the city limits. Would love to just let him run. But?? Anyway, the Pet-Safe. I received the system about a month ago and will share my experiences.Day One: I set up the system, established the perimeter at the maximum range, white flagged..... I then put the Pet-Safe collar (at level 3) on the dog and walked him (his normal lunging from side to side) out to the perimeter. When approaching the perimeter, he would stop and just look around like "What is going on?". I would return to the safe zone and then walk out to another flag at the perimeter. Same thing, "What is going on?". Then return to the safe zone. We did the entire perimeter this way, and then called it a day.Day Two: I now set the level on the collar to 5. We did the perimeter walk the same way, but this time the collar got his attention and he would initiate the return to safe by himself. We made the entire perimeter with the same results. I decided to take a risk and let him run free, even though it was just day 2. He loved running free, and when nearing the perimeter, he would run back to me and sit there for a moment (while receiving praise and petting). I let him run for another twenty minutes with the same results. We called it a day.Day Three: I put the collar on him and let him run free. We enjoyed positive results and he never left the perimeter. I let him run for another half hour, then called it a day. I removed the Pet-Safe collar from him and went to turn the collar off. But, what I noticed was that I just now turned it on. Uh-Oh, I had neglected to turn the collar on when I put it on him. But, he had responded as though the collar were active. Wow, was I surprised. Trained by day three!?!This is a dog that could never be called back if he picked up a scent, which he always did. We now get to run free twice a day (usually), and have never had a failure. A few days ago, I pulled my flat bed trailer around to the back area of the property, well beyond the Pet-Safe perimeter. My dog followed and I wondered what would happen. He followed right along, but at the perimeter he immediately bolted back to the safe zone. Has done wonders for his disposition. I had to be trained too. I now make sure I've viewed the on/off status of the collar.I would like to comment on the system installation. The instructions mention that the system does not work well if installed near steel. My shop and all my outbuildings are covered with corrugated steel roofing and siding. I had to install this in my shop. Works fine and I'm achieving a consistent perimeter of a 150' radius.I would like to offer an update to my above review. We are now about six months into the use of the PetSafe system. Nothing has changed from my original review. Stills works great. Not one glitch. My GSH Pointer really loves to run. He looks forward to it every day. There have been times that he's come running back to me on his own, sitting there with an "expression" on his face as if to say "OK, I'm done now". This has really helped with his overall behavior (much less destructive), and my feelings toward my dog have greatly improved.Additional Update: We are now thirteen months into the system. Everything is functioning just the same as previously stated. I'd like to comment on durability. As I mentioned earlier, this dog has hunting instincts. We live on a wooded ten acre site with outbuildings, also some junk piles (left over building supplies) out back. This is a perfect place for wildlife, therefore, opportunities for hunting. My dog takes advantage of this and pursues critters into and under the buildings, also into the junk piles. I had been concerned as to the durability of the collar and transmitter with the abuse of that environment. The transmitter housing is a bit scratched up, but everything is functioning fine. I had purchased a replacement collar with expectation of having to use it. The replacement still hangs new on the wall.

★★★★★ Very effective in keeping my furbabies inside the boundary lines even my most rambunctious boy with the neighbors dog outside. I purchased 2 to give them about an acre to run on. Now I don’t even have to use it anymore. They came with clear instructions and set up was easy.

★★★★★ I was really hesitant to get an electric fence, because I felt like it was mean, and wouldn't work. And we tried the kind with a wire for our English Setter, which you have to burry and oh my god that was awful. It didn't work at all, and the dumbest part of was that if he went past the boundary it would shock him when he came back! So we returned that awful contraption and had given up. But then we got a husky/German Shepard puppy, and letting them out became impossible. They would run all over the place and get into the neighbors compost, not to mention the the husky hates being indoors and would just whine all day wanting to go out. So we finally decided to try this wireless fence. We live close to a main road and have a lot of neighbors, and with two very energetic dogs that want to be playing outside with each other ALL day, we didn't know what else to do.I was a little nervous/intimidated when we got the wireless fence in the mail, but the set up was really easy. I plugged in the base and took the collar out. The beeps to let you know when you're getting close to the boundary line and nice and loud and easy to hear, unlike the beeps for the other fence we tried which were so faint you could barely here them at all.I set the fence up in the middle of winter, so the flags were really hard to see, because of all the snow. I read the whole training manual, but I didn't end up following it. I walked the dogs around their perimeter a couple times on a leash, and then let them explore on their own. I started out using the short prongs and the lowest shock level for the husky puppy (who was 6 or 7 months when we got the fence). He went right through the barrier and didn't seem to feel any correction, so I switched to the long prongs and turned the collar up to mid/high level. He only had to get shocked once. I felt really bad when it happened, and he was scared to go outside alone for a few days after, but we've had the fence system for several months, and he he understands the boundary now, and won't go passed where he hears the beeps. The training situation was similar for our English Setter who is 4. We had to order a second collar for him, because the fence system only comes with one, and the first one we ordered took batteries, instead of the rechargeable one the fence came with, so I had to send that one back for a rechargeable one (because who wants to deal with batteries). So it ended up being a couple weeks before we were able to train the English Setter on the fence also. We were more worried about him, since he's a bird hunting dog, and will take off after birds, and also because the first fence with the wire we had to bury didn't work at all. He has short hair so we did the short prongs on his collar and set it to the mid/high level. He also got shocked once, and for about a week would only hangout in the middle of the backyard, but now he's completely comfortable going outside. The dogs can go out together and play for hours and I don't have to worry about them running off. People will walk by our house with their dogs and our dogs will just sit on the front lawn behind their boundary line and won't go passed. My boyfriend can leave the house in his truck while they're out there and they won't try to follow him. Which really surprised me about the English Setter, because he used to take off after him all the time.In short, this fence system has been amazing for us. Our dogs are so much happier now that they can go outside and get exercise whenever they want. They get so excited when I put their collars on, because they know it means they get to go outside. I take their collars off when they come inside, and never leave them on overnight, and I haven't noticed any type of irritation from the prongs. The collars last a couple weeks before they need to be charged. I charge them when I see the collar beep red, which only takes a couple hours. I can't recommended this fence system highly enough.

★★★★★ This wireless fence system is very easy to install and works very well for our high energy dog. Our property is not fenced, but is essentially flat so we were able to achieve a consistent boundary perimeter. We bought a package of 100 yellow plastic flags and are using them rather than the 50 flags included with the system, as we needed that to achieve an even ten feet between flags. We followed the training instructions exactly as described, and by the second day, our dog would not go so far as to be within the buzzing-alert range. The first 4 days of training, I kept him on the leash and walked in all directions towards the boundary, multiple times each day. He consistently initiated “putting on the brakes” as we approached the boundary, so I would lavishly praise and reward him. Days 5 - 8, I still kept him on the leash and added distractions. He completely restrained himself and would not pursue the toys or people approaching until they were far enough within the boundary for the dog’s comfort. Days 9 - 30 (we’re currently on day 24), we moved to unleashed supervision and play. We’ve successfully played fetch an unlimited number of times every day and played endlessly with the kids. If the ball happened to land too close to the flags, he would not go get it. Or, if the kids left the boundary, he would not follow them through it. However, one afternoon around day 17, a cat was meandering within the boundary and the dog saw it from inside and went nuts. When I let him out the door, he chased the cat through the boundary. He got alerted and zapped but didn’t stop until he was a hundred yards away. Then he came to a complete stop and walked back to me. We walked inside the boundary and I praised him for coming back within safety. Following that, I walked the boundary with him on leash again and he would not go anywhere near the edges. After that we went back to unleashed play and supervision, and he has not chased anything through the boundary again. Two days ago, as we went outside, we surprised the cat, who ran away quickly. My dog gave chase for about 6 feet, then stopped well within the boundary and just turned around and looked at me. I praised him lavishly again. I’m very optimistic that this will be a reliable, long term solution. I recommend it.

★★★★★ This is our second wireless pet fence collar. The first was PetSafe Stay + Play Wireless Fence Receiver Collar and it had a built in rechargeable battery. I do not recommend that product! It got muddy and stopped working, and with no way to replace battery it only lasted a few months total until it could no longer hold a charge more than a few hours. This one however has been an entirely better experience and I recommend this product. It uses REMOVABLE and replaceable batteries and the batteries are very affordable considering we have averaged 2 months for each. This product works with the same base/transmitter as the other collar so it was a simple matter of switching out the collars.I recommend getting a pack of the batteries as that should be cheaper and more convenient than buying them one or two at a time.We remove the collar and turn it off at night when our dog stays in the house, and replace it every morning before she goes out. It works great, and allows our german shephard/husky mix to roam and run in our yard and have plenty of room to play. The main reasons we purchased the wireless pet fence was to keep our pooch out of the roads that are near our home. It has proven effective and safe and has kept our dog safe for over a year now. She stays off of our neighbors property and never leaves our yard unless we remove the collar for a walk or ride. Do yourself a favor and get the one with the replaceable battery.

★★★★★ Must have if you own a dog! This perimeter collar works great for my small dog. I love that he can be outside without being on his leash. It was easy to install and set up. My dog learned where he can go super quick. He is very cautious and knows his limits.

★★★★★ We are impulsive and got these 2 goldens without having a fence… this has trained them on the boundary of our yard. The female respects the boundary. The male *mostly* respects the boundary. He is much more likely to break the barrier and not care. Battery life is fantastic. I charge them maybe monthly. They are waterproof which is great for these water dogs. They have lasted over a year now. I usually charge them overnight when they are crated. Key point is to make sure they’re tight enough but not too tight. They fit with extra collar- we use as a mini leash if needing to lead into the crate. Very happy with this purchase and recommend for fellow impulsive pet parents. Only downside is that the barrier is in a circle from the plugin unit, but you are able to adjust the size of the barrier from the unit in feet increments.

★★★★★ Amazing! I have a cat who was indoor/outdoor. We moved to a place that has coyotes and he struggled with being indoor only. Got this so he’d be able to roam our fenced yard. I am so happy with this product! I can increase his radius when I’m outside and decrease when he’s on his own. Super easy and fantastic. He runs in at the beep and respects his boundary without it having to shock him. He’s a big boy at 12lbs if that helps anyone but it would be safe for a smaller cat too. The collar is big and he’s not a fan but he’s outside so it’s a compromise. The battery lasts just fine, I try to remember to turn it off when I take it off, every time he comes inside, but I often forget and it lasts for days.I would love to have one that allows me to program 2 animals because I would get one for my dog too. He’s a big guy and can travel further from the house. When they come up with that, I’ll buy it right away.

★★★★★ Think it won't happen to you? Yeah, neither did I, but six months ago my 5 year old Border Collie/German Shepherd Dog chased a squirrel out into the road and got clipped by a car. She was lucky; only a broken front leg, but the leg was broken badly, had problems healing and six months, countless animal hospital visits, two surgeries and shock wave therapy later, she is finally able to roam free in the yard again.I have over two acres of land and two dogs. My other dog is a 7 year old German Shepherd mix as well and while she respects her boundaries, my five year old tends to get "in the zone" when she is chasing something and nothing else matters. Until now that is...I bought two of these units so that I can overlap the signal and got two collars that way. Set up was a breeze; the worst part is figuring out where you want your boundaries to be and then setting the flags. They are pretty much plug and play once the collars are charged. I have a garage on the back of my property so putting one there and one in the house garage ended up working near perfectly, with the exception that it creates a bit of a figure eight, so the boundary is pretty narrow in some spots. Obviously if I moved the units closer together this would not be an issue but I wanted to get the maximum acreage out of the units to allow my dogs as much freedom as possible while still keeping them safe.I won't lie to you...it hurts to train them, especially if they are older dogs and have had a lot more freedom in the past. It takes them a few days to understand why they can't go the same places that they used to and when they get the "correction" it momentarily hurts them and confuses them. Yes, it hurts. I tried it on myself. It hurts while it happens but leaves no lasting effect. When they yelp and jump it will break your heart, but it is absolutely needed. The level of correction depends on the dog. My older dog was on a 3 and was traumatized for two days afterward but has since gotten over it. My younger dog, the one that got hit by a car, was not phased by 3 at all and I ended up giving her the highest setting. It only took two corrections for her to understand that when she hears the beep she'd better turn back and get back onto the property. Tonight she was chasing a bird at full speed and stopped short before the boundary. I was amazed.Is the system expensive? You betcha. But it's worth every penny. After spending upwards of $6k to fix my girl after getting hit by a car, trust me, it's a pretty small price to pay. Not to mention not having to walk her in the yard on the cold New England winter nights anymore which is priceless. I love that they can once again use the doggie door to the house and come and go as they please without me ever worrying that they will leave their yard. It only takes 10 seconds for them to make a bad decision and get hurt.A couple of notes:I had some issues with wishy-washy boundaries and lack of beeping/correction when I first set it up and read that you should not place near metal objects. Since both of my units were in garages and near cars/metal door frames, etc. mounting the units up high on the walls as far away as possible from metal corrected that issue.MAKE SURE YOUR COLLARS ARE CHARGED! They will emit a beep when they need to be charged and it confuses your poor dog if they are in the yard when it beeps or if they hear the beep while they are in the house. I turn the collars off now when not in use (whenever they are in the house) and make sure they are charged as often as possible. My next door neighbor has the other unit with the battery operated collars and constantly complains that the batteries do not last long at all, so the fact that these collars are rechargeable was another plus for me. We shall see how long they last.This product gets a five star rating from me. It has only been a few weeks since I received it but I am already very pleased with the peace of mind it has given me, ease of use and how quickly my dogs adapted to it.

★★★★★ Keeps my dog in the yard.

★★★★☆ Works good. could use a bit more range. easy to setup just needs some tweaking. My back yard is about and acre and wish this would cover the entire yard. The dogs get a chime as approaching the invisible fence line and know to return based off previous training from a manual training device we already have.

★★★★★ Fast shipping, easy to use, very effective!