Well, after being beat up by the very same company whose products we are selling (Innotek Inc.), we are changing our web site name.

For over a year Innotek lawyers have been telling us that our web site name "PetContainAndTrain" was infringing on their product trademark Contain "N" Train.
We tried reasoning with their lawyers that our name was based on the type of items we sold in our store (mostly their products) not on a particular product of theirs. But it didn't matter. They wanted us to stop using our name immediately.

So, we have changed our name. Same great products, same great service. Just a different name.

www.PetsContained.com

 

BIG corporate squishing the small business.

             In September of 2005, my wife and I wanted to start an internet business in which we would sell mostly items that would help a pet owner contain their dog on their property. We found two manufacturers that we thought had superb quality items at very reasonable prices. The two brands that we started out with were the PetSafe and Innotek brands.

            Starting our internet business, like all businesses on the internet, we needed a domain name. In keeping the idea that a majority of products we sold had to do with containing ones pet with not only underground electronic dog fences, but cages, carriers and kennels, and with the many different remote training collars we would carry, we searched high and low for an available name to suite the products we would be selling.

            After many combinations of possible domain names, we came up with our “PetContainAndTrain.com” name. We purchased the domain name and set up our web site.

            We spent many months building and organizing our web site with the most reputable brand name dog products on the market. Our business was up and running. Though running very slowly at first, we kept plugging away at it. Spending countless hours optimizing our web site pages so that the major search engines would eventually index our pages in the hopes of getting our web name listed on the first page of the search engines for some of the items we were selling.

            Months had now turned into years, and we were finally seeing results. Our small, little known web site, was starting to get listed on page one of a few of the major search engines for certain products.

            Then, in December of 2007, we received a letter from an attorney’s office stating that our domain name “PetContainAndTrain.com” is confusingly similar to their client’s registered trademark, “Contain ‘N’ Train”, and that it constitutes trademark infringement, unfair competition and false advertising, and is in violation of the United States Trademark Act. They then demanded that we immediately terminate any and all use of the domain name “PetContainAndTran.com” and transfer such domain name to Innotek, Inc.

            The public could confuse our domain name “Pet Contain and Train” with Innotek’s product, the “Contain ‘N’ Train” dog fence. Because of this, we are being told to give up our rights to our domain name and give the name to Innotek. After years of building up a web site, and finally getting listed on the major search engines front pages, and spending literally thousands of dollars on our name, we are being told to give it up.

            We started this business with our name based on the type of products we would be selling. We did not choose our name to mimic one product that Innotek sells. We tried telling this to the attorneys that represent Innotek, and a year had gone by without any response from them. Now, April 2009, we again have received a letter telling us to stop using the name.

            We would love to hear from people out in the internet world their thoughts on this. Should the name of our domain be compared to a product. If this is the case, then how can the words “Contain and Train” be used at all. Web sites all over the internet are using these words in all kinds of advertising. Should these people be told to stop using those words also? I can understand that Innotek has trademarked the product name “Contain ‘N’ Train”, but we are not using that name. And our name is not for a specific product.

Does anyone have any ideas? Thoughts? Good or bad?

Please email us and tell us what you think.

Thank you very much.

Pet Contain and Train

info@petcontainandtrain.com

 

 

PetContainAndTrain.com - The Wireless Dog Fence – Old & New

For years, PetSafe was the only wireless dog fence in town with the PetSafe PIF-300 Instant Fence model. Using traditional radio wave technology, the PIF-300 created a containment radius of up to 90 ft. from its transmitter, giving it a coverage of approximately 1/2 an acre.

Perimeter Technologies is introducing in mid May 2009, a WiFi Wireless Dog Fence. Their own version of a wireless dog containment system which is based on the WiFi technology that is used in most people’s homes today for their wireless internet routers. With the Perimeter Technologies WiFi system, there are two significant advantages over the PetSafe Instant Fence. Extended range and the ability for two way communication.

The Perimeter WiFi dog fence can create a containment area up to a 200 foot radius from its transmitter, giving it a coverage of approximately 2-1/2 acres. More than 4 times the coverage over the PIF-300.

The Perimeter WiFi dog fence also has two-way communication between the Pet Link collar and the Smart Station base. Both are connected by transceivers, highly integrated signal chips that constantly links the distance between your dog and the Smart Station, letting the pet owner instantly know the distance your dog is from the Smart Station.

This wire-free technology intelligently tracks the location of your dog at all times, reminding them to respect the established boundary safe area, all the while communicating critical safety information back to you. It lets you know if the battery is running low, or if the link between the collar and the Smart Station base is lost.

The all new Perimeter Technologies Wire-Free WiFi dog fence uses the hottest micro-chip transceiver set, operating on what has now become a very familiar 802.15 wireless communication protocol. Typical of what is being used in all the new electronic products. This new technology makes our lives more convenient, keeps us better connected and now makes owning a dog fence easier and your pet safer than ever before.

Visit our web site to see the new Perimeter WiFi Wireless Dog Fence at: http://www.petcontainandtrain.com/wifi-wireless-outdoor  

   We're coming into the part of the season where you may have to do some repairs to your Electronic Dog Fence. Or, you may want to extend your dog's boundary by adding more dog fence wire. If you fall into either of these categories, Pet Contain and Train can help. We carry both 18ga. and 20ga. solid dog fence wire. Dog fence boundary flags to help with the training of your dog with it's new boundaries. And of course, waterproof wire connectors for making those all important waterproof connections.
   If adding wire to your existing electronic dog fence, it's important to add the same size wire you already have. If you have an Innotek Dog Fence, they come standard with 20ga. solid wire. If you have a PetSafe Dog Fence, it may have come with either 20ga. solid or 20ga. stranded. PetSafe sells their standard systems with 20ga. stranded wire. The SportDog Dog Fence comes standard with 20ga. solid wire.
   Keep in mind, you should always check to see which wire you have, and get that same size wire.

If you already have a system, and you know you have a wire break, PetSafe sells a Wire Break Locator that can be used with any electronic dog fence system that uses wire for its boundary.

   So, if you need wire, flags, wire break locator, waterproof wire connectors, batteries, or anything else for your dog fence system, please take a look at what we have. And if you have any questions, drop us an email.

Thanks
Pet Contain and Train
info@petcontainandtrain.com

 

 

The following is from the PetSafe web site www.petsafe.net

Consumer Awareness and Agreement:

Radio Systems Corporation (RSC) is the industry leader in Consumer Electronics and makers of the PetSafe, Innotek, Invisible Fence, Guardian, Staywell and SportDOG brand products. Radio Systems and our authorized resellers, identified by the appropriate sanctioned logos and online at http://www.petsafe.net/authorized_retailer/, only sell new products in original packaging or specially marked refurbished packaging. Products purchased from non-authorized resellers will not be covered by our warranty or any consumer support.

U.S. and Canadian-based dealers are not allowed to sell product outside of their respective country and territory. Product sold internationally voids all warranties and customer support and will lead to the revocation of a dealers authorized reseller status including and not limited to termination of the contract with RSC.

RSC is committed to consumer satisfaction. To that end, RSC cautions consumers from purchasing any product other than product in its original packaging or specially marked refurbished packaging. Be safe and only buy from an authorized reseller located at http://www.petsafe.net/authorized_retailer/. We thank you for interest in our products; please refer to our website for additional product information www.petsafe.net.

Customers agree not to resell discounted or promotional products or services bought at this website.

PetContainAndTrain.com is an authorized retailer of PetSafe, Innotek, Staywell and SportDog brand products operating under the retailer name Belken Inc.

The RoamEO GPS Dog Location System is designed for dog owners to quickly and accurately locate their dogs by using state-of-the art GPS technology. RoamEO displays the concise, easy to read information on a color LCD screen that allows you to locate your dog and shows you his current movements.

Each RoamEO GPS Dog Location System consists of a portable, handheld receiver that displays information received from the GPS-enabled collar on your dog. The handheld receiver uses a color LCD to show the location, direction and velocity of your dog. RoamEO is designed to update readings every few seconds, giving you a continuous stream of real-time information.

Using the RoamEO for GPS Dog Fencing

RoamEO has also been designed so that you can easily set up a GPS Dog Fence. RoamEO uses GPS coordinates that you establish by walking the perimeter of your desired fence, and commits them to memory. If your dog exits this perimeter, an audible alarm will sound. For example, you may wish to establish your property line as the perimeter for your dog. After setting up your fence, this information would be stored in your system and if your dog wanders off your property, the alarm will sound. Because this boundary is electronic, you can erase and create new ones as often as you like, giving you the flexibility for any situation or condition.