We install four Pet Stop packages. They all contain the same dog safely, and they differ in how the collar is powered, whether it talks to your phone, and how long the warranty runs. Here is the honest version of who each one is for.
Listed the way people actually pick them, most chosen first.
Our flagship, and the one most people land on once they've seen the options. The collar recharges instead of taking batteries, pairs with an app on your phone, and carries our longest warranty. If you have no strong opinion about any of this, Link is the one we'd point you to.
The workhorse. A tough, straightforward collar that runs on a replaceable battery, so there is nothing to charge and nothing to remember at night. It carries the same lifetime receiver warranty as Link. This is the one for people who want the durability and the long warranty without another device on the charger.
A complete, capable system at a lower point of entry than the lifetime-warranty packages. Everything you need to contain a dog properly, with a shorter warranty term as the tradeoff. A sensible pick when the budget matters more than the length of the coverage.
The lowest-cost way into a properly installed fence, and the only one built to be programmed by the owner rather than by us. Change a setting yourself without calling anybody. It does the containment job the same as the rest, with simpler electronics and a one-year warranty, and it suits someone who wants a solid boundary without the extras.
Do you want to charge it or change it? A rechargeable collar means no batteries to buy and no cap to lose, at the cost of remembering to put it on a charger. A replaceable battery means never thinking about charging, at the cost of a battery every few months. Neither is better. People who already charge a phone nightly tend to like rechargeable. People who'd rather not add one more thing tend not to.
Do you want it on your phone? The app is genuinely useful and it is not essential. If you like being able to see what the system is doing, Link is the one. If you'd rather it just work quietly in the background, the others do exactly that.
Do you need to check it when you're not there? This is the one question with a clear answer. If the property is a second home, a lake place, or you travel and leave your dog with someone, Link Wi-Fi earns its cost. If you're home most days, it doesn't.
Still not sure? Tell us about your dog and your yard and we'll tell you what we'd put in if it were our house. We are not paid more for selling you the expensive one.
Worth understanding before you pick, because it is one of the real differences between these packages.
Both of our most popular systems carry a lifetime receiver warranty, meaning the collar is covered for as long as you own it. That is the great majority of the systems going into yards around Birmingham, and it is not something most companies in this business offer.
Our shorter-term systems carry two-year and one-year coverage instead. That is part of what makes them cost less, and it is a fair trade if you know you are making it. Your estimate states the term for the system you're looking at.
Chewed collars and lightning damage are the two common ones. Coverage still applies and there is a replacement fee attached, which is a lot cheaper than buying a collar outright. We'll tell you the number rather than let you find it later.
Warranty covers equipment. The Shield Plan covers service and labor, which is a different thing entirely. You do not need both, and plenty of people are glad they have both.
We service and repair every major brand no matter who installed it, and we can often upgrade a collar or transmitter without touching boundary wire that is still good.
You will see companies advertise a flat rate up to an acre. It sounds simple, and it is, for them. What it means in practice is that a quarter-acre lot pays the same as a full acre. The person with the smaller yard is quietly covering the difference for the person with the bigger one.
We price the actual property. The boundary your yard needs, the driveway or sidewalk crossings it takes, and the ground we have to get through, whether that is clay, rock, roots, or a creek. A small flat lot costs what a small flat lot costs. A wooded acre with a drive to cross costs what that costs.
It takes us a few more minutes per estimate and it is the only version that is fair to everybody. Your quote itemizes the equipment package and the installation separately, so you can see what you are paying for and change one without redoing the other.
Estimates are free either way, and better than nine out of ten never need anyone to come out. We plan the layout from satellite and aerial imagery of your property, so you are not waiting on an appointment to get a number.
An annual service membership with priority scheduling, discounted parts, and battery coverage, built for homeowners who'd rather not think about their fence again until it needs a checkup.
See Full Plan Details →Tell us about your dog and your yard. We'll come back with a number and a straight recommendation, and there's no charge either way.
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