If you already have an Invisible Fence® brand system in the ground, you do not need a new fence. Your transmitter and wire are probably fine. The collar is where the frustration lives, and Pet Stop receivers work with the system you already own.
The buried wire and the wall transmitter are the durable half of any dog fence, including an Invisible Fence® brand system. What wears out, runs through batteries, and limits what you can adjust is the receiver on the dog's neck. Pet Stop builds receivers that read the signal your existing transmitter is already putting out. We are not here to sell you a new fence. We are here to make the one you have work better.
If any of these is you, the answer is usually a receiver, not a re-install.
Your system works, but the collar batteries only come from one place, on their schedule, at their price. Pet Stop receivers run on standard replaceable batteries or recharge on a cradle, so that recurring cost either shrinks or disappears.
There is a wire around the property and a box in the garage, and nobody left you a collar. Happens every week around Birmingham. We test the system, tell you what you have, and set you up with a receiver that works with it. Your dog inherits a fence for a fraction of a new install.
Often that is not the fence failing. It is a correction range too narrow for that particular dog. Pet Stop receivers run an unusually wide range, and we set the level to your dog in person, in your yard, not to a factory default.
All of these work with 700 series Invisible Fence® transmitters. The Link receiver also works with 800 series. If your transmitter runs Boundary Plus® or SSP mode, the ProCollar Connect is built for exactly that. Not sure which transmitter you have? Text us a photo of the wall box and we can usually tell you in minutes.
If your transmitter runs Boundary Plus® or SSP mode, most aftermarket receivers cannot read it. The ProCollar Connect is a Pet Stop receiver engineered to work with any Invisible Fence® transmitter regardless of frequency or modulation. It includes its own programmer and connects to an app, so you can adjust correction levels yourself instead of living with factory settings.
We confirm compatibility with your specific setup before recommending it. That is a five-minute phone call, not a service visit.
When an Invisible Fence® collar dies or a dog starts testing the line, there are three real paths. Here is what each one actually gets you.
| What matters to you | Replace the collar through your IF® dealer | Pet Stop receiver on your existing system | Rip out and install a new system |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeps your existing wire and transmitter | Yes | Yes | Starts over |
| Battery situation afterward | Proprietary batteries continue | Standard or rechargeable | Standard or rechargeable |
| Correction range and in-person tuning | Varies, ask your dealer | Wide range, set to your dog | Wide range, set to your dog |
| Relative cost | A collar | A collar | A whole system |
| When it is the right call | You are happy with the collar you had | System is sound, collar is the problem | Wire or transmitter is genuinely failing |
If your wire or transmitter really is failing, we will tell you that too, and quote a repair or a new system, whichever is cheaper for what you need. Most of the time it is not that.
Wire breaks, dead transmitters, boundary adjustments, systems that came with the house and nobody knows if they work: we handle all of it, on Invisible Fence® brand equipment and most other brands. You do not have to switch anything to get service from us.
We have been installing and servicing dog fences around Birmingham since 1994, and we have been working on other brands' systems the whole time. If you want to keep everything you have and just get it running, that is a normal Tuesday for us.
Straight answers to what people ask before they call.
Text a photo of your transmitter box and we can usually tell you what fits in a few minutes. No visit required, no pressure.
Invisible Fence® and Boundary Plus® are registered trademarks of Radio Systems Corporation. Pet Stop of Alabama is an independent dealer of Pet Stop® brand products and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Invisible Fence Brand or Radio Systems Corporation. Compatibility references describe the ability of Pet Stop receivers to operate with certain existing transmitters and imply no affiliation.