PetSafe Pawz Away Indoor Wireless Pet Barrier - Electric Training System for Dogs & Cats with Adjustable Receiver Collar | Keep Pets Away from Restricted Areas Like Furniture, Kitchens & Doorways

UPDATE: collar just randomly stopped working after 2.5 months. My dog wears it pretty much nonstop during the day, but she is not rough on it at all, the receiver still looks brand new, Still... it's annoying that a product as expensive as this wouldn't work for long. I contacted pet safe via phone (their website says they have a customer chat but I couldn't find any link to do that) they called me back within 10 minutes and the customer service rep was insanely helpful and friendly and sent me out a replacement collar no problem. I just had to have proof of my Amazon invoice and it falls under their 1 year warranty. Hoping this one works longer than the first one!WHERE HAS THIS BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE?? First, a little background: I am an experienced dog owner, I used to train dogs in college and I have owned 2 labs of my own (both very well behaved) before getting my food obsessed yellow lab who is now 7 yrs old. The last 7 years this dog has tested my patience to the max. She is a high drive, "working" lab who once ate through a Chewy box to get at her bag of food and ate 9lbs of dog food without us knowing (that was a trip to the ER vet and a story for another time). I have tried EVERYTHING to get her to stop stealing food from the counters/table, but she still thinks my kid's food is an all you can eat buffet. Finally my mom mentioned this little indoor pet barrier and after reading up on the several options out there, I went with pet safe for a couple of reasons:1. I've had a pet safe wireless fence system for 10+ years and it still works. Hopefully this is just as durable.2. This is battery powered with replaceable batteries so you can literally put it anywhere in your house, unlike some that need a plug.My dog is already trained to an e-collar and a wireless fence so she is very familiar with the "beep" and knows to back off. I put this collar on and turned the barrier on, and the results were IMMEDIATE. As suspected she went right for the piece of jerky I put on the table. She got the beep and then a shock and off she ran out of the kitchen. She now sits outside of the kitchen looking sad and dejected trying to convince you she is starving. We have left all kinds of food out to test her and nothing has been touched in 4 days.-Be aware that if your dog is not familiar with an e-collar they will likely need a little more training.-The level of shock can not be adjusted, it appears to be sufficient for my 60lb, VERY persistent lab, however if you have a super stubborn dog, or very sensitive dog, this may not be great for you (although I think it's worth a try!)- you will likely need to buy a couple of other bases if you have a weird shaped room/large area to cover. For instance, I want to keep my dog off the counter and the table. If the base is on the table, the 6ft radius doesn't quite make it to all of my counters, and vice versa. For now she's terrified enough of the beep that she stays out, but I may need to get another mini barrier for the table in the future.-I think the price is a bit expensive for what it is. The collar strap is cheap (I compared it to my OG pet safe fence collar and the quality is lacking). I can stomach paying $75 for the collar and barrier system, but I wish the add on barriers were less money. That being said.... if you're desperate like me, it's worth it.- this isn't really training her to not take food, which I don't love because I believe in correcting the problem in your training instead of putting a bandaid on it (I'm sure the second the collar is off she will take full advantage and go right back to stealing), so I intend to do some training with her on top of the barrier, but at least this can keep her from self rewarding when she steals food. Overall I'm so happy I came across this and as long as it continues to work without issue, it's a home run!