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how it all started
the Pet Stop story |
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During the '70s and '80s, electronic pet containment was
controlled by one company making one product. When the patent
expired in 1989, the door was flung open for competitors.
Robert
Slattery | Most of these new
companies merely copied the existing technology, but two
entrepreneurs named Bob
Slattery and Bob Wolfe, the founders of ReachUSA®
and ValPak of
Cincinnati®, saw a genuine opportunity to make something
better, an entirely different kind of pet fencing product.
A
Fresh Approach
These two men contacted the largest radar detection company
in America. Together, they engineered a pet fencing model that
improved upon the existing technology by incorporating a
variety of dynamic new features.
Their methodology was simple. It was different. They took a
fresh approach to pet containment, and the result was a state-of-the-art
system. The new company prospered, and today Pet Stop is the
fastest growing organization in the industry, sold and
installed by pet containment professionals throughout the
United States.
Decades of Experience
In 2001 Pet Stop was joined by John
Purtell, perhaps the most accomplished executive in the
business. John founded the Invisible Fence® Company in 1976,
managing its dynamic growth throughout the '70s and '80s from
a start-up into the largest pet containment organization in
the industry.
Additionally, Pet Stop has assembled a staff of executives
and engineers with several decades of combined experience with
the Invisible Fence® Company; each and every one of them are
lending their skills and know-how to Pet Stop in order to
innovate the most technologically advanced pet containment
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in the press |
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Pet Stop: Runaway Hit
Electric pen may be mightier than
the cord
Cincinnati Enquirer, May 14, 2005
The story of Perimeter Technologies Inc. is a story of an
entrepreneur overcoming adversity. Twelve years ago, founder
Robert Slattery began selling his Pet Stop invisible fence
devices. Read
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the top dogs |
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John Purtell
 John
Purtell is a nationally recognized business leader. He
founded Invisible Fence®, Inc. in 1976 and built it into what
it is today, once earning the esteemed position as a finalist
with Inc.
Magazine’s annual ‘Entrepreneur of the Year.’ In 1993,
John sold his interest in Invisible Fence®, but after a few
years out of the market he’s returned to the industry that he
helped create. Click here
for full bio.
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Scott F. Touchton
 Former Chief Engineer of the
Invisible Fence® brand, Scott remains a leader in pet
containment. He has composed several patents while overseeing
the development of numerous products that have gone on to
define the industry standard. Scott is a crucial part in
developing Pet Stop’s innovative, effective, and
groundbreaking solutions and designs.
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Blaine Bacher
 Blaine entered the market
in 1994 as a pet containment dealer located in Cincinnati,
Ohio. He has participated in the field at every level, from
sales and installation to manufacturing and management. Today
he heads up the nationwide Pet Stop Dealer
Network; a direct result of his diligence and dedication
to customer satisfaction.
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James Deery
 Like many others on our
staff, James also got his start with Invisible Fence®, Inc. as
an IT Manager. Now he works for Pet Stop and is responsible
for designing the software that runs our receiver collars. We
like to think that Jim helps our products “think,” making Pet
Stop products the smartest on the market.
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Richard Kapolka
 Richard knows how to
design products to last. For years, he served as the
Manufacturing Manager for Invisible Fence®, Inc., and he also
trained service dogs for United Disabilities Services (UDS). Richard
loves dogs, and with these things in mind, he understands just
how important product reliability is to keeping your pet safe
and secure.
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