PetSafe Stay & Play® Compact Wireless Fence
By Arina Nikoliukina · Reviewed · Updated · Prices and recalls checked 10/09/2026
9.5OF 10
Outstanding
- Battery (claimed)
- 21 days
- Network
- radio
- Type
- Wireless fence
- App required
- No
- Subscription
- No subscription
- First-year cost
- $250
Real cost, first year
10/09/2026| Device | $249.99 | $249.99 |
|---|---|---|
| Shipping | $0 | free to the contiguous US per the vendor page |
| Plan (12 months) | $0 | no plan needed |
| Consumables (12 months) | $0 | |
| First-year cost | $250 | plus sales tax — varies by state |
| Each year after | $0 | plan and consumables at the vendor's intervals |
Specs and sources
Checked 10/09/2026 · source under each valueApp & subscription
Without a planNo app or plan in the system: indoor transmitter + receiver collar; boundary set on the transmitter dial, 'An LCD display on the transmitter shows you what diameter your pet’s boundary area is set to.'petsafe.com · 10/09/2026
Consumables
Stay & Play® Wireless Fence Rechargeable Receiver Collar (extra / replacement)$159.99 · 1 collarpetsafe.com · 10/09/2026
Safety & recalls
Buying
SupportPetSafe Customer Care +1 (800) 732-2677, info@petsafe.net, chat on petsafe.com (return-and-warranty page 2026-10-09)vendor support page
Brand page or manualRegulator database (CPSC)
Where to buy
Prices checked 10/09/2026petsafe.com · official$249.99checked 10/09/2026
Prices as printed on the store page on the date shown, before sales tax; stock and bundles differ by store.
Compared with similar wireless dog fences
All 11 wireless dog fences →| Model | Score | Price | Subscription | 1st-year cost | Battery (claimed) | Network | Warranty | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PetSafe Stay & Play® Compact Wireless Fence | 9.5/10 | $249.99 | No subscription | $250 | 21 days | radio | 1 yr | |
 PetSafe Wireless Pet Containment System™ | 9.25/10 | $289.99 | No subscription | $339 | 30 days | radio | 1 yr | |
 Garmin Alpha® T 20 GPS Dog Tracking Collar | 9/10 | $299.99 | No subscription | $300 | 2.8 days | GPS / Galileo + VHF radio collar-to-handheld | 1 yr | See specs → |
 PitPat Dog GPS Tracker | 8.75/10 | $229 | No subscription | $229 | not listed by PitPat | mobile | 1 yr | See specs → |
 Fi Ultra | 8.75/10 | $299 | Subscription required · $189/yr | $488 | 3 days | LTE | 1 yr |
What owners say
Checked 10/09/2026Owner reviewsToo few independent ratings
0owner reviews read
Not enough owner reviews read yet (0 read), so no Owner Complaint Index for this model: we publish it from 50 reviews.
- Petsafe.com50 read · 10/09/2026 · Bazaarvoice widget data (newest 50, 2024-04 .. 2026-01). Distribution 5★202 / 4★49 / 3★26 / 2★17 / 1★29. 30 of 50 read are marked incentivizedReview (Influenster sampling, Apr–Jun 2025); 6 of 50 have no text. Raw: _datos/raw/petsafe-stay-play-compact/reviews-petsafe-2026-10-09.txt4.2/5323 reviews
Mixed, or too few independent ratings to call. In our score this is 1.75 of 2 points. How we score
Praise that comes up again
- setup quick, no digging
- portable / travel use
- rechargeable battery lasts days to weeks
- tone-only mode available
Praise
“We've had some of the rechargeable collars for years , recharging them every couple weeks or when the indicator light flashes.”
Complaint
“now the collar is malfunctioning and is beeping and zapping my dog while he is laying on my doorstep in his safe perimiter.”
Praise
“Easy and relatively quick to set up. Especially compared to In Ground systems—no digging and no “breaks” in the future!”
Complaint
“I've had 3 collars die in 1-2 year spans. The warranty is for 1 year, so I now have 2 useless units”
Complaint
“mine wouldn’t work on one side with my neighbors I ground electric fence.”
Quotes are word for word from the linked pages, and we pick praise and complaints alike. Reviews on the brand's own site and reviews written for a free product are not counted. Store ratings change over time; the date shows when we checked.