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Well I was afraid of getting this, I purchased this for my indoor cat, who developed a bad habit of taking a dump in the sink when nobody is around to stop him. I tried all sorts of deterrents before deciding on this (because I was against shock collars). Here are the methods I tried.

#1. Tattle Tale: worked well but was VERY annoying. Any visitors would bump into it and set it off and it was very loud.

#2. Ssscat: Worked well but only if you remembered to turn it on, we constantly turned it on and off between using the sink for our own purposes and it does release an initial bust of air for no reason which scared our cats because they thought they were doing something bad. Our cat quickly learned to identify this item so we had to camouflage it and hide it inside random counter items so he wouldn't just recognize it, and somehow even if he did recognize it he still went ahead and took the change because sometimes somebody would forget to turn it on and so he would get away with his business.

Now finally we have this item. Before purchasing I did as much research as I could for this item, something not too strong and with a small radius for shocking so it could be reserved for just the area that is off limits. So I decided on this item.

Upon arrival I tried it on myself to ensure that ths was not going to be too painful. It continuously gives you a mild shock (about as strong as carpet shock or a sweater static shock you would normally get) I set it to the smallest shock radius (2 feet diameter, 1 ft radius) and placed it on my cat.

I am pretty confident that it has been working. It has now been over a month and he has not used the sink for relief (he used to go maybe 1 x week)

If I had a large dog I would probably rate this 5 stars and I know it wasn't designed for small dogs and cats but that is the reason I gave it a 4 star.

I cut the collar small enough to fit my cat, but the strap is not tight enough and after two days my cat was able to scratch it off himself so I had to replace the strap with a 3/4" double sided velcro collar and that one holds on well. It even looks much better than the original blue collar as well.

I will update this in the future if my cat decides he doesn't agree with this review :)

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I used this on my cat so he wouldn't go into my roommate's bedroom. If you're worried about the shock, don't be. I shocked myself and it just feels like a strong static shock you get on dry days, nothing more.

There's a warning tone at a certain distance, and then a shock at a closer distance, which leads me to my two complaints.

1) Warning and shock should be able to be set separately. Instead, they're linked as one setting. So if you increase one, the other increases also, with the warning maybe 2-3 feet out from the shock radius. In my case, this lead to a situation where my cat couldn't even go in the kitchen down the hall from the bedroom. No, you cannot turn the warning tone off.

2) Maybe certain animals are different, but my cat quickly learned the radius for both the shock and the warning. So, because he's a cat, what he would do is stand inside the warning radius...and not move. BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP. It's not super loud but it's loud enough to be very obnoxious to anyone in a somewhat quiet house.

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Original Review (2011):

I own a SportDog (SDF100A) underground fence and the remote collar IS compatible with the PetSafe (PIRF-100) Indoor Fence Transmitter.

I have been doing a lot of research on different underground fences and although the concept of the Innotek/Petsafe Contain and Train system sounds like a winner and is compatible with the PetSafe Indoor Fence Transmitter, reading all the bad reviews on the contain & train remote trainer and on the collar's battery life turned me away from the Innotek/Petsafe product. This was a really tough decision as the main reason for me needing this system was not only to keep my puppy safe outside but the capability to use the PetSafe indoor containment areas to keep him safe inside the house.

As my search continued (SportDog vs. Dogtra) I was disappointed that neither one of them have advertised an indoor containment option. After considerable research I ended up finding out that the SportDog (SDF100A) Underground Fence IS compatible with the PetSafe (PIRF-100) Indoor Fence Transmitter.

Well I have been using the system for the last few weeks and all is working great! My puppy no longer goes into the kitchen and the best thing is, I only have the collar set to tone and vibrate. So far this has been the best purchase!

I will try and remember to provide a product update in a year or so to say how it's going.

UPDATE: 1 YEAR LATER (2012)

Okay folks. So it's been about a year now and my indoor fence transmitter is working as good as the first day I bought it. I was originally concerned about the reliability as there have been others that have reviewed it that have ran into problems. I am not to sure what they did to theirs, however, mine is working like a champ.

UPDATE: 2 YEARS LATER (2013):

Still working like a champ! No complaints at all.

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When we bought our first indoor system we so pleased with it that we bought two more. Over time the disks seemed to fade in power. I called PetSafe and they told me it wasn't possible. Now, we have three disks that power on, but give off no signal. Since they are covered under a lifetime warranty, PetSafe is willing to replace them...for $40 each. This is suppose to cover the cost of the repairs. These do work great if you only need them for a very short time, but for the cost, I expected more. We also have the outdoor system, and with five dogs, we've gone through a LOT of collars over the years. PetSafe really needs to make a more durable collar. They are good about replacing the collars when they are shot (They usually don't survive a battery change,) but their exchange charges are unreasonable.

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Works like a charm to keep my two pomeranians out of the living room. Just plugged it in, and put their collars on. It didn't take but a couple of times of getting buzzed and they don't step toe on the carpet. It seems to be important to find the right distance off the ground to place the receiver. Too high and they can slip in under the signal. Too low and they can run in, jump up on the chair and get above it. Overall, I am quite pleased.