keeping my dogs from leaving our property

Pam....the electric fencing is a great way to deal with this problem but fencing in your whole property would be very expensive. Are you thinking of doing the property line or just an area around the house? Its so weird how some dogs stay close to home and others want to wander away. Is your dog neutered? If not, that may help. Unaltered dogs tend to wander a lot more than "fixed" ones.

You have a fantastic amount of land for dogs. You shouldn't be having this problem and I feel for you. You may want to give it another 6 months before investing in the fence, and hope that as your dog ages he will stay closer to home. In the mean time, work on "come" and "stay" commands a lot. Praise him with treats if he stays close by.

I wish you luck. If you can afford the fencing, it may be worth doing. It will work, but remember to follow the training guidelines that come with the fence.