Innotek ZND-1000 Extra Indoor Pet-Containment Zone Reviews

• Great Product - But things you should know before buying

  
  By A1WT40TFTG5YN9 on 2006-01-17
  The zones work great, within the limits listed below.
  
  Good Points
  1. Has a A, B, and AB setting which lets you control individual dog access to areas or objects (such as separate food bowls for special diets, rooms, etc)
  2. The shock is mild but definitely uncomfortable (I tested it on me before I used it on the dogs). It is milder than the strong static shocks I regularly get around the house.
  3. The dogs quickly learn to avoid things that cause shocks.
  
  Limits
  1. Collar wear is recommended to be limited to 12 hours due to rubbing by the stud on the neck. This can be a problem with intelligent dog and schedules requiring longer wear times. Intelligent dogs can quickly learn that the collar is the source of the shock and can wait until they are not wearing it to get into the forbidden.
  2. The range increments listed (2-12 ft) are not dependable. I find mine, with direct line of sight, is half that or less.
  3. The six available range settings are not enough. There are times that 1 or 2 ft increment is too much.
  4. Area of affect is spherical. Keep this in mind when deciding where to use them. Depending on the range setting, just walking by the counter or under the table can set them off even if all you intended was to discourage Fluffy's nose from appearing on the counter/table top. The only way to alleviate this is to find some way to dangle the zone from the ceiling to correctly limit the reaction area to those 3 ft off the floor.
  
  

• Dog saver

  
  By A19MBSHIW2HWFY on 2007-02-23
  These zones are a terrific investment. Our dog is very intelligent, so my wife and I devised a plan. I always put the collar on before we take the dog outside. He gets so excited that he associates the collar with going outside and never puts 2 and 2 together. He has figured out that the source of the shock emanates from the zone though.
  
  Even so, he doesn't mess with them. After numerous episodes of his destructive shenanigans and many failed attempts at containment, this finally did the trick!!
  
  
  

• Love this product!!!

  
  By AXQSBJCXIPSHR on 2007-09-18
  We purchased the disc as an add-on to the Innotek contain n train system. While it took some time to get our 2 dogs conditioned to the underground fence and the remote trainer, the disc worked right out of the box... Within a day, both dogs avoided the area and after less than a month, both dogs seemed to respect the zone whether they had their collars on or not. We've had one disc for around 3 months and just ordered a second one for another area of the house because we love how well the zones work.
  
  

• Works great, but one zone was enough for my dog

  
  By AI3DMA3TRZZ4O on 2008-03-20
  I bought the collar that came with one zone and thought I'd need additional zones, but with one I could have trained my dog to avoid two areas. The stairs going to the basement (because my cat needs to get access the its litterbox and the dog likes to mess with the litterbox) and the stairs going upstairs because I don't want the dog in the bedrooms. It took one day to get her away from going to the basement and never had to turn on the zone again as even if she's not wearing the collar she doesn't dare going there again. I could have used one zone to train her in one stairs and then use the same zone for the next stairs. After two days, I never had to put on her collar but she's only 5 months old, so I'm not sure if this is the same effect for older dogs. Maybe older dogs need longer collar enforcement. Also, I put her collar first thing in the morning to take her out in the backyard, so she didn't associate it with the zones.
  
  

• wireless dog proofing!

  
  By A1008R8NVX7CJL on 2008-04-11
  This thing is awesome. I could use at least 2 more!
  
  I have the Ultrasmart fencing system and bought the disk as an add on. it works with the same rechargeable collars that the fence uses and allows me to keep my 3 rowdy mutts out of our game room without the burden of installing a gate.
  
  I've seen negative reviews on this system and the only reason I can think of for this is because they don't realize it is an EXTRA zone disk, you have to have a system with a compatible innotek collar or its just a piece of plastic.
  
  

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