Instructions for the Guardian Underground Fence by PetSafe

An underground fence is essentially a buried wire that runs in a loop out from and back to a central transmitter device. Whenever your dog gets to close to the wire, a warning beep is sounded on its collar, followed by a small corrective shock if the dog persists inside a configurable "warning" zone. Laying out and installing an underground fence is not something you want to do in a rush, but it is a fairly simple project.

Things You'll Need

  • Fence transmitter
  • Mounting hardware
  • Power adapter
  • Boundary wire
  • Wire cutter
  • Wire stripper
  • Receiver collar
  • 2 batteries, 3-volt
  • Shovel
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place the fence transmitter somewhere that is dry, secure and never extremely cold. The garage is typically a good place for it, or any window that opens toward the fenced area. Keep the transmitter at least 3 feet from any large metal objects, appliances or any other objects that might interfere with the signal.

    • 2

      Plan how the fence will be configured. The boundary wire must begin at the transmitter, work its way about your yard somehow, and wind up back at the transmitter. Download fence-planning software from the PetSafe website if you need help with this (see Resources).

    • 3

      Lay the boundary wire on top of the ground, in the configuration you planned in the previous step. Keep the wire at least 5 feet from any buried cables, phone lines or electrical wires. If you must cross an underground cable of some sort with the boundary wire, do so at a 90-degree angle to ensure minimum interference.

    • 4

      Twist two lengths of boundary wire together over areas of the fence where you wish the signal to be canceled. There should be 10 or 12 twists per foot for these sections.

    • 5

      Strip 1/2 inch off each end of the boundary-wire loop you have created. Plug one end of the loop into one of the boundary wire terminals on the bottom of the transmitter, and plug the other end of the loop into the other boundary wire terminal.

    • 6

      Turn the Boundary Width Control knob all the way to the right.

    • 7

      Plug one end of the power adapter into the transmitter, and plug the other end into an electric outlet. At this point, the power light and the loop-indicator light should both be on.

    • 8

      Turn the battery door on the receiver collar to the left, and install the 3-volt batteries. Positive (+) should face outward, and negative (-) should face inward.

    • 9

      Press and hold the Static Correction Level button on the receiver collar until the Receiver Indicator Light flashes. Count the number of times it flashes to determine its current level, and press the button again within five seconds of these flashes to increase the static correction level. If the static correction level is already at the maximum of 3, pressing this button will reset the level back to 1.

    • 10

      Bury the boundary wire 1 to 3 inches below the ground, using a shovel. Leave some slack in the wire so that it can expand and contract as the temperature changes.