In 1991 our CEO and founder Larry Volwiler, was looking for a way to contain his Dalmatian, Duchess. Since traditional wood or chain link fences were not allowed in the neighborhood, the only options were a tie-out or an underground dog fence. At that time the only underground fence option was the Invisible Fence brand. Unwilling to pay over $1,200.00 for an Invisible Fence, Larry was resigned to the fact that Duchess would have to be tied up. Two problems quickly arose: Duchess would almost always get tangled around a tree and worse, from time to time, she would get off her chain and run away. Duchess was hit by a car on two occasions resulting in hundreds of dollars in vet bills. At the vet's office after the second run in with a car the doctor mentioned that he thought another company was now offering underground dog fencing. Larry began his research and found the new company, Radio Systems Corp, now PetSafe.
In 1991 our CEO and founder Larry Volwiler, was looking for a way to contain his Dalmatian, Duchess. Since traditional wood or chain link fences were not allowed in the neighborhood, the only options were a tie-out or an underground dog fence. At that time the only underground fence option was the Invisible Fence brand. Unwilling to pay over $1,200.00 for an Invisible Fence, Larry was resigned to the fact that Duchess would have to be tied up. Two problems quickly arose: Duchess would almost always get tangled around a tree and worse, from time to time, she would get off her chain and run away. Duchess was hit by a car on two occasions resulting in hundreds of dollars in vet bills. At the vet's office after the second run in with a car the doctor mentioned that he thought another company was now offering underground dog fencing. Larry began his research and found the new company, Radio Systems Corp, now PetSafe.
