For Kirkland residents on the fence over whether to get a pet or not, Invisible Fence might convince them to finally jump over and join the other pet owners in the community.

Located on Mercer Island for the past 20 years, Invisible Fence recently celebrated its move to Kirkland with a ribbon cutting ceremony and an open house last weekend.

Invisible Fence, an electronic pet containment system and that works on a variety of pets, including dogs and cats, makes it possible for people to own a pet when their work schedule or other factors would make it impractical, according to Jeromy Welch, corporate office marketing specialist for Invisible Fence.

“We’re truly changing the way people live with their pets both indoor and outdoor,” he said. “Most of our customers are professionals and so they want a pet that brings them companionship, but they’re also busy. The solution that we provide to them makes it easier to manage and have their pet.”

The brand offers several products that can control where the pet is allowed to go and when. For example, the owner can use the product to keep a cat or dog off a certain sofa, couch or even the trash. Their doorman product can be timed to give the pet exclusive access in and out of the house using a collar, and the access can be customized if there are several pets in the house.

“They don’t have to worry about letting the pet out at five o’clock,” Welch said. “They don’t have to worry about getting out of the yard… they don’t have to worry about the pet getting on a white sofa. The indoor solution keeps the pet away from the sofa, but still allows the pet to run freely through the house. It just makes it easier to have a pet and to incorporate them into your life.”

The system has proved popular for cat owners in the Seattle area, where Welch said they have more cat owners (though the owner may have other pets) on their system than anywhere else in the country.

Welch said the store was forced to move when the building owner decided to use it for another purpose.

“When we were searching for a new location we knew we wanted to be close to where we were before but have better access to customers,” he said. “We were looking for communities well known to be pet friendly. We did look at market penetration rate. The Bellevue-Kirkland area was our first two choices and with the dog friendly community there is in Kirkland, that became our top choice. We were lucky to find a location in Kirkland.”

The new Kirkland Invisible Fence location is 12305 120th Ave. NE, Suite G.

Find out more at invisiblefence.com.