Electronic animal confinement system

A method of confining an animal behind a boundary defined by a boundary signal, the method comprising:

• generating a boundary signal;
• emitting the boundary signal from an emitter to define the boundary;
• monitoring in the vicinity of the animal for the boundary signal;
• generating an audible signal to the animal if the boundary signal is received;
• after the audible signal is generated, generating a shock to the animal only if the boundary signal continues to be received over a selected duration;
• and
• generating a shock to the animal if the boundary signal exceeds a preselected strength irrespective of the selected duration.

A method of confining an animal behind a boundary defined by a boundary signal, the method comprising:

• generating a boundary signal;
• emitting the boundary signal from an emitter to define the boundary;
• monitoring in the vicinity of the animal for the boundary signal with electronic circuitry powered by a battery;
• generating an annoyance signal to the animal if the boundary signal is received;
• and
• duty-cycling the electronic circuitry on and off whereby to conserve battery power.

A method of confining an animal behind a boundary defined by a boundary signal, the method comprising:

• generating a boundary signal;
• emitting the boundary signal from an emitter to define the boundary;
• monitoring in the vicinity of the animal for the boundary signal;
• generating a shock if the boundary signal is received;
• and
• coupling the shock to the animal via a conductive, compliant tip.

A method of confining an animal behind a boundary defined by a boundary signal, the method comprising:

• generating a boundary signal;
• emitting the boundary signal from an emitter to define the boundary;
• monitoring in the vicinity of the animal for the boundary signal;
• generating a shock to the animal if the boundary signal is received;
• continuing to generate the shock to the animal while the boundary signal is received;
• and
• terminating the shock to the animal after a period of time even though the boundary signal is still being received.

A method of confining an animal behind a boundary defined by a boundary signal, the method comprising:

• generating a boundary signal;
• emitting the boundary signal from an emitter to define the boundary;
• monitoring in the vicinity of the animal for the boundary signal with electronic circuitry powered by a battery;
• generating an audible signal to the animal if the boundary signal is received;
• after the audible signal is generated, generating a shock to the animal only if the boundary signal continues to be received over a selected duration;
• coupling the shock to the animal via a conductive complaint tip;
• generating a shock to the animal if the boundary signal exceeds a preselected strength irrespective of the selected duration;
• terminating the shock to the animal after a period of time even though the boundary signal is still being received;
• and
• duty-cycling the electronic circuitry on and off whereby to conserve battery power.