Freedom. Safety.
Peace of Mind.
Freedom & safety for your pet
DogWatch® Hidden Fences keep your pets safe and are safe for your pets. Hidden Fences are also know as; wireless fences, underground fences, invisible fences, electronic fences, etc. Our Hidden Fences allow pets to run, play, and exercise, so they stay happy and healthy. With DogWatch, your pets will stay safely in your yard and away from places you don't want them to be. Guaranteed. For more information select the "User Friendly Features", "Receiver Features", or "Transmitter Features" tabs below.
Designed with both you and your pet in mind.
Simply the best. No getting around it.™
The DogWatch ProFence is a full-featured product designed with industry-leading technology and pet-friendly safety features to keep your pet safe and give you peace of mind.
Satisfaction Guarantee
The safe containment of your pets is insured by a Money Back Guarantee. If we can't safely contain your pets, we will refund you for the equipment.
Customized Just For You
- We help you design a system to fit your yard and your lifestyle.
- You can designate "pet-free" zones within the fence boundary.
- Works with any size property from small yards to 200-acre farms.
- Works with all breeds, ages and personalities of dogs and most cats.
- No limit to the number of dogs (or cats) per system — each pet wears an individually programmed receiver.
- Works in concert with our Indoor Boundaries for seamless transition from outside containment to inside pet management.
- DogWatch works coast-to-coast and in many other parts of the world. If you move, you can take your system with you.
- Multi-Residence capability. The receivers will work with other DogWatch transmitters. Great for pet sitting or traveling.
PetFriendly™ Training
Our PetFriendly™ containment training, is safe, effective, and UNLIMITED for the life of your pets. Our experienced training professionals make it easy for your pets to learn, respect, and most importantly, enjoy their new boundaries.
Adjustable Settings
After we install your hidden fence system, it is unlikely that you will need to adjust anything. However, if settings need to be changed, all of our equipment is easy to understand and adjust, without the hassle or expense of an in-home service call.
Lifetime Equipment Warranty
We include a Lifetime Equipment Warranty on our Dealer installed outdoor systems on both the transmitter and receiver (including dog chews on receivers!) at no additional cost.
Lead Free Products
DogWatch products are compliant with the Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) initiative - a European-based initiative to reduce the amount of lead and other hazardous metals in electronic products.
Small package. Outstanding Performance.
The R9 (our most popular), is a full featured programmable receiver with an industry leading 2 year battery life.
The R7 mini is a Big Product in a small package. It is the smallest receiver available at only 1.1 ounces (including the battery!), Perfect for small dogs and cats!
2-Year Battery Life
DogWatch receivers have the longest battery life in the industry. Compare DogWatch to the 3-4 month battery life in other brands. Fewer battery changes = greater safety for your pet and less expense for you (and better for the environment.)
Flexible Training Levels
The ProFence receiver collar includes 7 easy to understand and adjust training levels plus an ‘audible only’ feature to ensure safe and appropriate training and containment for your pet.
User Programmable
DogWatch receivers have multiple settings for different pet personalities and can be set individually for each pet. The settings are easy to understand and easy to adjust – no service call required.
Status Light
The multi-function status light on the receiver lets you know if the battery is good or if it needs to be replaced, if your pet has recently challenged the boundary (the “Tattletale” feature), and what correction level it is programmed to.
High Impact, Waterproof
The DogWatch receiver is tested to withstand the harsh outdoor elements of rain, sleet and snow . . . as well as rigorous play!
AutoMemory®
Our patented AutoMemory feature automatically adjusts the correction for 24 hours after your pet challenges the boundary. This discourages additional boundary challenges.
GentleFit™ Contact Posts
These unique contact posts are easy on your dog’s skin. They are smooth like our standard stainless steel contact posts to minimize friction and low profile for a comfortable Pet-Friendly fit. Purrfect for cats and dogs with short coats.
Audible or Vibration Boundary Warning Alert
All DogWatch receivers include an audible warning to alert your pet that he is approaching the fence boundary. The R9 receiver offers your choice of either an audible or a vibration alert. The vibration alert is perfect for hearing impaired pets.
FastReact®
If your dog runs at the boundary, the receiver reacts with a warning signal before he reaches the wire, not while he is traveling over it.
The most advanced technology and the easiest to use.
DogWatch is the ONLY hidden fence that uses a digital FM frequency; all other hidden dog fences operate on an AM signal. What does this do for you? It insures that your new DogWatch fence will not be interfered with by underground utilities or neighboring pet fences.
SafeLink® Digital FM Technology
Our patented digital FM technology provides the maximum protection against false activation caused by stray radio signals. DogWatch is the only pet fence system that offers FM technology – one more reason that DogWatch is the most secure and the most Pet-Friendly™ hidden fence available.
Flexible Training Levels
The combination of settings on the DogWatch transmitter and receiver offers up to twenty easy to understand options to ensure safe and appropriate training and containment for your pet. You can even set your system to “audible only” when introducing your dog to his new boundaries.
Range Setting and Loop Monitor
This dual function display allows you to set the width of the signal field to best meet the personalities of your pet(s): With this feature, not only can you adjust how close your pets can venture to the edges of your property, you can also see this reading, measured in feet, on the digital display. It also alerts you to any change in the strength of the boundary signal or to a break in the boundary wire. This is an invaluable safety feature for underground fences.
Lightning Protection
Your DogWatch pet fence is protected should your home experience an electrical surge due to lightning. We’ve gone to extremes, like no one else, to equip your DogWatch Hidden Fence with both internal and external surge protection. External Surge Protection diverts the power surge from a lightning strike, into the copper ground rod, and safely away from your home. Internal Surge Protection suppresses surges coming in through your house wiring and diverts them to your house ground.
Custom designed with your pet in mind.
We will meet with you to determine the best containment configuration for your pets and your property. We can install systems in all kinds of terrain – from finely manicured lawns to orchards, barnyards, beaches, and wooded areas. On waterfront properties, we even give you the option to allow your pets varying degrees of access to the water.
A wire is buried in the ground to create the containment area. The wire used is an extremely durable, UV resistant and direct burial rated wire. It is MUCH more substantial and durable than the wire used with lesser systems. We use a special wire laying machine to install the wire with minimal lawn damge. In most cases the wire is buried deep enough to avoid damage from an aerator or edger. Much care is taken to ensure the durability of the wire where it transitions from your yard to crossing your sidewalks, driveways, and landscaped areas. The FM SafeLink Transmitter is then installed in an appropriate location (garage, basement, etc.) and connected to the buried wire. The Transmitter sends a special FM radio signal through the buried wire. When your pet approaches the wire, he will receive an audible or vibration warning as a reminder to back away. The DogWatch Transmitter provides you with the ability to easily adjust how close your pet gets to the wire before receiving audible or vibration warning. The range is typically set anywhere from 2-10 feet, depending on your needs.
DogWatch by K9 Keeper Fencing LLC proudly serves the West Michigan, including; Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Holland, Muskegon, South Haven, Alma, and more. area. Our trained experts are prepared to work with you to create a custom tailored solution for your pet. If you have any questions, please Contact Us or Read Our FAQs.
Contact UsCustomized Containment Solutions
We tailor our system to your needs. Our fences are customized to fit your yard and to keep your pet safely inside the areas where you want them and out of the areas that are “off-limits”, such as gardens, pool and play areas. Click below for sample configurations.
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What Our Customers Say
Patrice NicholJanuary 6, 2025 Needed assistance with our R9 transmitter and, as usual, K9 keeper is very responsive and offers GREAT customer service. Always a pleasure to work with. Harvey DumondJanuary 2, 2025 My wife and I have been very happy with the service we have received from the K9 Keeper team. Jordan installed our DogWatch system recently. I appreciated the quality of Jordan's work and his attention to detail. It was obvious from the start that he wanted us to be happy with our containment system. Jordan made suggestions about how to run the underground wire and responded to all of our questions and concerns. After the system was installed, he made sure we understood how it functioned. From the time I first called to ask about their product until it was installed, the K9 Keeper team has been responsive and professional. I highly recommend them. Abigail ZbiciakDecember 31, 2024 Jordan installed our fence, and he was nothing but kind and helpful. He did really good with my fur babies while training them. I highly recommend them! Trever LullDecember 20, 2024 Excellent choice if you are on the “fence” of what type of fence you want. We had Jordan come out and give us a quote. Discussed with him benefits of an in-ground fence versus a physical fence. He brought up an excellent point of training your dog to stop at a certain point with an in-ground fence versus preventing your dog from get out using a physical fence. Between the cost difference of a physical fence and the benefit of an in-ground we decided on the in-ground. This worked well since we didn’t want to have to fence in the front yard as well as the back. K9 keepers attitude of training and corrections versus others idea of punishment when it came to in-ground fences also gave us peace of mind. Jordan was excellent and was able to come with solutions to allow us to get the fence installed even when faced with unexpected equipment and weather related issues. His love of dogs and training was evident. The install of the equipment and explanation of use of equipment was top notch. Would definitely recommend to anybody with property just big enough to not want a physical fence but too small to let your dog roam free. Ryan GillonsOctober 29, 2024 Jordan did a great job with the install and our training session for the dogs! Very patient and knowledgeable!! Stacie ByersOctober 22, 2024 Jordan did a really great job with the installation of the fence. He was knowledgeable and extremely helpful with anything we had questions about. The training went way quicker than I anticipated for our puppy( she’s pretty pooped after the session). Thank you so much! Emily BucklewOctober 11, 2024 Jordan was absolutely amazing with install and working with getting new prong on collars. The absolute easiest and friendliest service I could imagine! eric curryOctober 8, 2024 Great return service! Long time user of DogWatch hidden fences and the customer support is a huge part of what keeps me coming back! Jody LettecciOctober 8, 2024 Jordan is awesome!!! We love this company they genuinely love your animals🐶❤️. Curt ComptonOctober 4, 2024 We had a great experience with Derrick - DogWatch hidden fences. Very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. He answered all our questions and took time with the training. We are very excited about this invisible fence.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a hidden fence?
A hidden fence is an underground pet fencing system that uses a radio signal to keep your dog in a designated containment area, such as a yard; or out of an area, such as a swimming pool, patio, or garden. Hidden fences can also be used to create Indoor Boundaries that work inside your home to keep your pet off a couch, out of a room or away from a kitchen counter.
Hidden fences are often mistakenly referred to generically as “invisible fences”. Invisible Fence® is a brand name and Registered Trademark of the Invisible Fence Company.
How do hidden dog fences work?
Hidden fences are created by burying a ‘boundary wire’ a few inches underground around your property. The buried wire carries a harmless, low level radio signal from a transmitter installed in your house or garage. Your pet wears a lightweight, waterproof receiver collar that recognizes the radio signal. As your pet approaches the buried wire, the receiver collar emits a warning signal (audible or vibration). If your pet travels further, he will receive a mild but safe stimulation (also called a “correction”) from the receiver collar. Through a training program, your pet learns to recognize his fence boundaries and learns to stop at the warning signal. Although there are differences in some of the product features, this is how all hidden fences work (DogWatch®, Invisible Fence® and other radio fence brands.)
With an indoor system, the hidden wire runs around your couch, under the lip of the counter, around the trash or across a doorway or wherever you need to create either a containment area or an “off-limits” area. We also have “wireless” indoor units that do not require placement of a boundary wire. Give us a call to discuss your options.
How does my dog learn where the hidden fence boundary is?
Training is an important part of the process. After we install the hidden fence, we work with you to train your pet. The training includes teaching your pet to recognize the containment area boundaries through a combination of voice commands, audible warning signals from the receiver collar and visual flags that are set in the yard where the pet hears the warning alert. With training, the dog remembers the placement of the flags and associates the flags with the warning signal. As your pet learns, the flags are slowly taken away. Your pet also learns that if he continues beyond the flags and warning alert, he will receive a mild correction (a stimulation from the collar). After training, most dogs do not cross the hidden boundary; they usually stop before the warning signal to avoid the correction.
We will initiate the training and provide instructions and support so you can complete and reinforce the training. After the initial training, your dog goes through a training session with you for a few minutes each day for about two weeks. We will develop a plan to meet the specific training needs of your pet(s).
Will the stimulation from a hidden dog fence collar hurt my dog?
No. The “stimulation” from the collar is unpleasant, but it will not “burn” or injure your pet. It is a sensation similar to the static shock you receive after walking across a carpet in your socks. It is uncomfortable, but it does not harm you.
How much do hidden fences cost?
The cost for a DogWatch Hidden Fence is almost always much less than traditional fencing. The cost varies based on which system is right for you, the number of pets, the size of the property, how many sidewalk and driveway cuts, if you want internal “garden loops”, etc. Contact us for a free consultation and an estimate for your property.
In addition to costing less than traditional fences, hidden fences provide more flexibility and more secure containment than traditional fences. For example, you can contain your dog in your yard, but keep him out of a pool area, garden or driveway gate. Plus, your dog cannot jump over, chew through or dig under a hidden fence. And hidden fences don’t need to be painted and don’t deteriorate like traditional fences.
There usually isn’t much difference in the cost of a DogWatch® fence and other Dealer installed brands (such as Invisible Fence®.) Retail brands may seem to cost less than the Dealer installed brands, but they do not include installation (which can be challenging), training (which is very important), ongoing support or a good Warranty program. Also, Dealer installed products tend to be better quality than retail brands.
What else do I need to know about DogWatch?
We’ve been surrounding pets with freedom since 1990. We are a privately-owned, people-oriented company that takes pride in our quality customer service. Our engineers constantly research and develop new ways to make our products the safest for your pet and the easiest for you to use in your home. Our products are all designed, fully assembled and tested in our office in Massachusetts. We strive to create the best pet containment products in the industry. We’d be happy to answer any questions you have. Contact us.
Customer Testimonial
We are so pleased with our fence! Jaz is doing very well. She respects the boundaries and responds immediately if she hears the "tone". The DogWatch fence is not confusing to her like the other invisible fence was.
Donna P.