Planning the New Goatstead

[Dodgerdoob]

Don't skimp on the energizer or the ground. Solar is convenient but much weaker than a plug in. Get the most powerful you can afford. Try for one joule per mile of fence. And that is one wire X number of wires so if your perimeter was 1 mile you would have 7 miles of fence. Ground well. 90% of electric fence problems are from poor ground. one foot of rod in the ground for every joule of output. More is better. Get the 8' galvanized rods from Lowes or the like and use proper clamps. I can't stress enough the value of putting as much time into grounding and connections as building the fence. Its like building a racecar and then putting worn out tires on it.