Dog Fence Wire Joiners and Why you DON’T need Them

Wire joiners for a Dog Fence may not be necessary - Remember you are running a radio signal NOT Electricity.

All you need to do is ensure a clean join that allows a consistent radio signal to transmit.

Some of the dog fence wire joiners may break down after a while. Some joiners might let water in and interfere with the radio dog fence signal.

Check out our easy method to fix Dog Fence wire breaks without the need to spend money on wire joiners.

No Need for Wire Joiners when you use this method.

Our main goal in joining dog fence wire is to create a secure connection to the copper core of the wire to continue to transmit the radio signal.

Here’s a video on how to join or splice radio dog fence wire which also explains a simple way to repair the wire that will last for ages.

This guide will give you detailed information on how to easily fix a break in your electric dog fence wire or expand your dog containment area. Of course, you’ve got to choose a really TUFF dog fence wire so you won’t have to deal with this problem first and foremost.

5 Easy Steps on How to join Electric Dog Fence Wire.

1. Gently peel off the wire coating to expose the copper core.

2. Create a ‘butterfly twist’ - join by twisting the ends of the wires together.

3. Secure the join by making a knot near the twisted wire.

4. Protect the wire Join - Wrap the exposed wire join with electrical tape.

5. For future use, create a wire slack by making a fold or 2 folds if possible.

Having all these steps carefully followed, you’ll have an instant skill to repair your broken dog fence wire without the need for dog fence wire joiners.

It’s so easy and you can do it by yourself making you free from spending money on joiners or hiring someone to have it done.

If you want to get some added protection for your dog fence wires after repair or even during the setup, you can place it inside a PVC pipe. This will give it added protection from your garden tools and equipment.

Joining and Repairing a Dog Fence Wire:

1. Expose the copper core by gently peeling off the wire coating.

   
   It would be best to use stripping tools such as a wire stripper or your handy pliers to gently remove an inch or a couple of Centimetres of HDPE coating of the wire.

   It’s important to not break more than 2 or 3 strands of the 7 copper core strands or else you may have to start again. Then twist the 7 strands altogether to keep them intact and tidy.

2. Create a ‘butterfly twist’ join by twisting the ends of the wires together.

   

   Instead of using a dog fence wire joiners to connect the two wires what you could do is join them with a butterfly twist. With your 2 exposed wire ends, you can now join them together by twisting them around each other.

   Refer to the image above to see if you’ve formed the right ‘butterfly twist’. You can use certain tools such as pliers to tighten the join and to clean it up.

3. Make a knot adjacent to the twisted wire to secure and reinforce the repaired join.

   
   Our secret key to joining dog fence wires that last for ages is tying a knot closest to the join.

   It is proven to substantially bolster the join, making it resistant to future breakage due to external forces applied to it.

4. Make sure to wrap the exposed wire join with electrical tape.

   
   Since the insulator of the wire join has been stripped off, now we need to replace it with a new one. That’s when we need the electrical tape the most.

   Start just a little bit past the knot we made and wrap it in just one direction all the way to its exposed end. It is recommended to keep going past the tip of the exposed wire join a bit.

   Fold the excess tape back, and wrap it back in the other direction to ensure that the exposed wire has been sealed off properly.

5. For future use, create some slack by making a fold or 2 folds if possible.

   
   The purpose of making a wire slack is to reserve a wire for future repairs. Even though we’ve made a very tough wire join, we may have future breaks and it’s always better to be one step ahead of things.

   So to make a wire slack, just get a couple of inches or centimeter of the wire and fold it back again. Use the same electrical tape to hold the wires together. Finally, we’ve got a slack of wire in the system for future use.

How do I find a Break and Join my Invisible Dog Fence Wire?

Your Invisible Dog Fence Transmitter is programmed to beep whenever there is a break within your wire system just somewhere around the fence perimeter. So it’s important that you find that break and repair it.

Click here to learn the step by step instructions in finding the break in your Invisible Dog Fence Wire and how to repair it.

Do I have to bury the dog fence wire?

No, you don't need to bury our dog fence wire. It could cause some troubles when breaks in wire happen.

It could be the reason why locating the break will be harder in the future. So it’s better to leave the dog fence wire above the ground.

Note that our TUFF DOG FENCE WIRE has a 20 year UV Rating HDPe coating that can withstand the Australian Sun.

Can I use any wire for dog fences - What is the Best Dog Fence Wire?

Our Top Rated Dog Fence Wire is guaranteed sturdy so you may hang it on the fence, lay it on the ground, cover it with mulch, bury it around your lawn, or tunnel it under a concrete driveway.

It’s essential to choose the dog fence wire with a 20 year UV rating. This type of wire can stand above the ground even when exposed to Australian weather conditions.

We used a very tuff coating for our dog fence wire (HDPe High-Density Polyethylene) as well as a 7 strand copper core for the wire...

The Electric dog fence wire we have is designed to be extremely hardwearing so it can withstand both rain and sun. Most Electric dog fence wire is PVC and only UV stabilized - our wire has an HDPe coating which gives it a 20year UV rating.

Using substandard electric dog fence wire would lead to regular fence wiring breaks and many people have had their dog escaped due to this. 

With our Electric dog fence wire, you’ll just have to let it sit on the fence with a few built-in precautions to ensure it does not break.

Always choose premium quality dog fence wire because it’s the key to maintain a dependable dog fence signal.