PetSafe Pawz Away Outdoor Wireless Pet Barrier, Electric Training System for Cats and Dogs with Receiver Collar

This system worked great on my small pets while we were away. Keeper them off the couch. The size of the rock was perfect.

This is an overly price item with very minor effect. I actually have two of this item which I place on my deck for a 10lbs poodle that I have to stop him from coming to defecate on or around my deck. first of all, the company charges way too much money for an over-sized item that does not do what they say it will do. The battery in the collar have to be changed quite often, and even when there is a fresh pair of battery (since you have to put 2 of those cell battery which are so expensive to begin with and in the long rung will cost you quite a fortune) the sound of the so call alarm is still very faint. Now after the sound, there is a shock supposedly to deterred the dog from its path, which is also very faint. Remember I mention to have 2 of this junk, which I place 4 feet away from each other at full bars that they can be set under and that small poodle is able to #1 stand very close to them about 1foot off without being affected by anything and 2nd if he walks fast enough when following my son, he is able to bypassed them and end up right on top of my deck. And to make matters worst, when changing the batteries in the collar, the tiny prongs that is supposed to hold the cover in place is so thin, flimsy and short that it is always breaking off to the point the company had to replace it twice for me. Waste of precious money and time because this stuff does not work and I hope that the company does read those reviews in order to either fix or reinvent this product by going back to the drawing board.

I don't know how well it would have worked if my dog hadn't already been trained that a high beep means you're about to get shocked and you should back away, just back away. But for my extremely stubborn Great Dane, this rock has been a godsend. We already had the YardMax system to surround about 3 acres of "yard," and it works perfectly on the setting where it continues to shock her no matter what distance the dog goes beyond the boundary (up to 15 seconds). She has learned that when she hears the beep, she's come too close to the boundary, and she just turns around. However, she couldn't keep herself out of the chicken run, because the compost pile is inside. I keep the chicken door open in good weather so they can free range outside their run, and my Great Dane could make herself really tiny and squeeze through the hole (about 18" x 24")! That was one determined dog, especially when I put something delicious on the compost pile! Enter the "rock." I set it for a range of about a 6' radius, and placed the rock right by the door to the chicken run. The next time she came towards the door, nose in the air, hoping to go in and snarf some goodies, she heard the beep beep beep of the collar (same collar works with both systems, so it's the same beep!), and she stopped dead in her tracks and turned around. Now she gives the chicken door a wide berth and just jealously watches the chickens dig through the compost pile. Don't worry, she gets lots of treats of her own! I've had this rock for over a month, and haven't had a battery issue so far. Still on the original batteries I installed (and I bought more in bulk from Amazon). Now I'm going to buy another one and attach wire to it to keep the dog out of the new pond my husband just dug by our front door. I want the field to go around the pond but not keep her away from the door, so I'll loop in the pond and put the setting at the lowest so there won't be very much area around the pond that she'll be kept out of. Couldn't be happier with this rock, for my purposes with my dog.

Bought this Outdoor Pet Barrier out of desperation and so far (1st day) it is working well. Our 15lb. rescue dog knows she is not supposed to go into my planter and always looks guilty when I catch her in there, yet the little stinker always goes in whenever I am not looking. Well, today she got quite a surprise when she tried to go into the forbidden zone and I think she'll stay clear of the area (at least while the collar is on). I'm hoping that over time she'll just get out of the habit to run through there, even without the collar on. Anyway, I'm pleased enough with this product that I am going to buy two more "rocks" for other areas of my yard. Some thoughts: - I am getting the advertised range of 16ft in diameter. If you do not, check the range setting under the lid using the + and - buttons. - If the collar seems not work at all, check that the button on the back of the collar is set to "on". It comes in the off position and you need to use the side of the tester thingy to change it. I may or may not have made that mistake. I'm not telling. ;) Also, check that the cell batteries in the collar are not dead on arrival. - The collar is not supposed to be worn for more than 12 hours at a time, so if you need 24hr coverage this is not the right solution for you. - My dog does not seem to have any discomfort from the collar out of the forbidden zone. - The shock is not painful, as other reviewers have mentioned. The warning beeps give the little beastie a fair chance to avoid the shock. - Lastly, the plastic clamshell-like packaging is horribly difficult to open. You risk slicing open your hand on the sharp edges. I have removed 1 star from my rating because of this. In fact, I have decided that whatever I review from now on will get a star deducted for this type of packaging. I hope manufacturers will someday get the message to stop using this kind of packaging and switch to something more earth and consumer friendly. Since this is only the first day I am using this thing, I can't speak to performance over time. If it stops working for some reason, I will post an update.

There are rodents living in our neighbor's garden. Our cockatoo would spend hours digging away at the back corner of our garden, trying to get under the fence to get at them. She’s a small dog (25lb), but she would dig a massive hole, dirt flying everywhere. Muddy dog running around the deck. We tried everything - chicken wire wrapped around rocks buried in the corner (she digs under it), large rocks on top, a new cedar planter in the corner - she tunnels under everything. Finally, in desperation we bought this product. It works! We set the range to 4 (about 5 ft), placed the fake rock in the corner, and adjusted the collar. The first time she went to dig, there was some confusion, a bit of backing off, cautious circling of the area. She ventured into her favourite dig zone, but quickly backed off. This was the pattern for a few days, but then she just gave up on the corner. She still chases squirrels (and she caught a rat the other day), but she avoids the digging corner - even without the collar on.

Reviews are right, barrier without wire is a pretty small area. Did the job for us though.

Mi patio tiene un espacio donde cada vez que dejaba salir a mi perrito el se metia y se salía hacia el monte. Después de instalar el perrito trató unas 4 veces de salir y se retraía. Y ya nunca se volvió a acercar al área.

It has been constant battle to keep my pyrenees and munsterlander off the pond that they think is their personal spa… now they high tail away from it! So peaceful. I may use more to keep off my pool cover in winter which my pyrenees thinks is her trampoline! Wish these rocks had larger area. Wish you could get overlayed fake rock with it to decrease costs- got to cover it to ensure protected from winter. We will see duration over winter. Wire extension not practical if cant dig bc concrete patio area. Had to get two devices to cover 20ft circumference pond

This is a waste of money, doesn't work my dog walked right by is like it nothing. Tried it on the cat and it didn't phase him either.