Plantation Project Study · March Installation
Plantation Underground Pet Fence Installation for Three Goats and a Great Pyrenees
Oat, Almond and Peanut needed room to graze. Shaman, a six-month-old Great Pyrenees, needed room to move. Their owner needed all four to enjoy 3.75 acres without reaching the home, entering either pond, or slipping through the trees to the canals behind the property.
The Challenge
A large property where the hazards were inside the fence line
Most containment problems are about keeping a pet in. Here, the perimeter was the easy part. The risks sat within the property itself — two ponds, the home, and a tree line with canals directly behind it.
The goats also complicated the brief. Grazing is the point of the property for them, and the vegetation they graze runs right along the wooded edge, the same edge that separates them from the canals. Pushing the boundary inward to be safe would have taken away the grazing. Running it to the tree line without care would have put them near open water.
Four animals of two species added a third constraint. A six-month-old livestock guardian dog and three goats do not respond to the same settings, and they were all going to share one boundary.
The Pet Stop Solution
One boundary, drawn around how the property is actually used
Pet Stop of South Florida designed a custom layout using approximately 3,100 feet of Pet Stop boundary wire across the 3.75 acres. This was not a rectangle around the property line. The route held the home and both ponds outside the permitted area, then followed the wooded edge along the outer portions so the goats kept their grazing while staying separated from the canals beyond the trees.
Each animal received its own rechargeable Pet Stop EcoLite receiver, individually fitted and programmed to match that animal's temperament and personality. Adding an animal to a Pet Stop system means adding a collar, not a second system — every receiver holds its own settings, and no collar affects the signal field the Pet Stop transmitter creates.
Boundary route planning
The layout was designed around the ponds, the home, the tree line and the grazing the goats actually use — not around the property line.
Wire installation across 3.75 acres
Approximately 3,100 feet of Pet Stop boundary wire was installed along the planned route, including the exclusions that kept the home and both ponds outside the permitted area.
Four receivers fitted and programmed
Each animal was fitted with its own Pet Stop EcoLite receiver and given its own settings, matched to temperament, size and personality.
Pet Stop GentleSteps™ training
All four learned the same boundary using visual flags and tone-first guidance, advancing at each animal's own pace.
The Finished Project
Four pets, two species, one shared boundary
The completed installation gave all four animals a large, defined area across a 3.75-acre property while keeping the home, both ponds and the rear canals out of reach. The goats kept the vegetation along the wooded edge. Shaman got the room a young Great Pyrenees needs.
- 3.75 acres covered with approximately 3,100 feet of Pet Stop boundary wire
- Home and two ponds held outside the permitted area
- Rear canals protected behind the tree line, with boundary vegetation still available for grazing
- Four individually fitted and separately programmed Pet Stop EcoLite receivers on one shared boundary
- Pet Stop GentleSteps™ training completed with all four animals off leash
Final Training Visit
All four off leash on the same boundary
Oat, Almond, Peanut and Shaman move together, graze, and work the marked boundary during the last Pet Stop GentleSteps™ training visit. Pet Stop GentleSteps training typically begins with tone only, introducing correction gradually and only as each pet is ready.
Common Questions
Underground pet fences for large properties and multiple pets
Can one Pet Stop dog fence work for multiple pets?
Yes. One professionally installed Pet Stop boundary supports any number of receiver collars. This project used four individually fitted Pet Stop EcoLite receivers on one custom boundary, each with its own settings.
Can an underground pet fence cover a property larger than three acres?
Yes. The Pet Stop OT-300 transmitter is rated for properties up to 50 acres. This project used approximately 3,100 feet of Pet Stop boundary wire across 3.75 acres. The correct design depends on the actual boundary route, terrain, crossings and exclusion areas, so acreage alone does not determine the installation.
Can the boundary keep pets away from ponds, canals or the home?
Yes, where property conditions allow. Custom Pet Stop layouts create permitted areas and exclusion zones. Here the layout kept the animals away from the home, two ponds and the rear canals while preserving a large grazing area.
Do all the collars need the same setting?
No. Each Pet Stop receiver holds its own settings, and no collar affects the signal field the Pet Stop transmitter creates. Sensitivity can also be adjusted per animal, so one pet can be allowed closer to the boundary than another on the same wire.
Can goats use the same containment boundary as a dog?
This project included three goats and a six-month-old Great Pyrenees on the same Pet Stop boundary. Each animal still requires an appropriately fitted Pet Stop receiver, individual evaluation and professional Pet Stop GentleSteps™ training.