Cheryl Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Hello, I want to buy a Fox watch, but I suppose it will make the garden unpleasant for my little dogs...is this true?.. and if so is there anything else I can get to deter foxes..but not my dogs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 You can always turn it off whilst the dogs are in the garden. I've got one, and although I would never rely on it totally, I do think it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share Posted November 17, 2007 ermmmmmmmm, well, cant really do that..our dogs get let out most of the time on and off and at night we send them out quite late when we are about to go to bed for their last poo... this is a real shame now because i would like to have bought one of these... hhmmmph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Have a dog and 3 cats and a foxwatch, no problems at all BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 It certainly doesn't bother my cat, and I thought I'd read somewhere that the frequency it is set at means it doesn't upset dogs, but I can't vouch for that. Whereabouts in North London are you? I'm in Buckhurst Hill which is only just on the Essex border - you could always bring the dog over and see if mine upsets him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 My foxwatch has no apparent effect on dogs or cats, so it should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 It certainly doesn't bother my cat, and I thought I'd read somewhere that the frequency it is set at means it doesn't upset dogs, but I can't vouch for that. Apparently, http://www.lsu.edu/deafness/HearingRange.html the hearing range of dogs is 67-45,000 Hz and cats 45-64,000 Hz. and chickens... I hear you ask 125-2,000 Hz but I'm confused by these numbers. So, I emailed concept, the makers of foxwatch who replied (very promptly) "FOXWatch works on the frequency of 40-45 khz and the CA"Ooops, word censored!"ch works on the frequency of 21-24khz. The FOXWatch will deter Foxes and Dogs. CA"Ooops, word censored!"ch will only deter Cats." Hope that helps someone ? H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 so it must make the garden a bit unpleasant for the doggies then? well thats not very nice is it? .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 so it must make the garden a bit unpleasant for the doggies then? well thats not very nice is it? .. I guess its unavoidable if dogs and foxes have a similar hearing range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomalexi Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Quite useful to see if it does bother your dogs. If it doesn't then it won't do much to foxes either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
