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"  I want to keep my dog confined to my yard, but I don&amp;#039;t like the idea of an invisible fence and I don&amp;#039;t like the look of a regular fence. How can I keep him in without a physical barrier? You can&amp;#039;t, at least not reliably. The main problem with boundary training is that even though you probably could teach your dog where your property line is, the minute you weren&amp;#039;t outside with him and he saw something he wanted \u2014 squirrel, cat, skateboarder \u2014 he would more than likely run straight over that line, to infinity. Your dog doesn&amp;#039;t have the ability to reason things out before he takes chase. He doesn&amp;#039;t think, &amp;quot;If I run in front of that car I&amp;#039;ll be seriously injured&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Well, my owner was very clear about not wanting me to leave the yard, so I&amp;#039;d better not.&amp;quot; Maybe \u2014 big emphasis on maybe \u2014 he won&amp;#039;t leave if you are standing there next to him while he&amp;#039;s on a leash, but if you&amp;#039;re not, your dog can and will leave the property. Is an invisible or hard fence invincible? Not at all. Is it a safer option than nothing but wide-open space and a prayer? You better believe it. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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