Customize Your GPS Dog Fence with Keep Out Zones & Home Zones
Give Your Dog More Freedom With Smarter Protection
Every property is different. Maybe you want your dog to roam freely across acres of land, but stay away from the garden, pool, or chicken coop. That’s where SpotOn's Keep Out Zones and Home Zones come in.
These customizable GPS dog fence features help you create smarter boundaries tailored to your property and your dog's lifestyle. Whether you live on a homestead, in the suburbs, or travel frequently with your dog, SpotOn makes it easy to customize your fence directly from the app.
With the SpotOn Nova Edition, creating and managing GPS boundaries is easier than ever with flexible zone creation tools, improved app experiences, and industry-leading GPS accuracy.
Watch SpotOn Fences, Keep Out Zones & Home Zones in Action.
In this video, see how SpotOn lets you:
- Create custom GPS boundaries
- Add Keep Out Zones inside your fence
- Prevent false indoor corrections with Home Zones
- Draw or walk boundaries for greater precision
- Keep your dog secure while enjoying off-leash freedom
What Are Keep Out Zones?
These customizable GPS boundaries let you block off specific areas inside your existing fence setup, helping your dog avoid places that may be unsafe, messy, or off-limits.
Popular Ways Dog Owners Use Keep Out Zones
SpotOn customers use Keep Out Zones to protect:
- Gardens and landscaping
- Swimming pools
- Chicken coops and livestock areas
- Driveways and parking areas
- Construction zones
- Poison ivy patches
- Outdoor entertaining spaces
- Newly planted grass or flower beds
Why Dog Owners Love Keep Out Zones
Protect Gardens & Landscaping
Stephanie from Michigan uses a Keep Out Zone to keep her Mastiffs out of the family garden.
"After losing our entire cantaloupe patch and other produce to our two sneaky Mastiffs last summer, I was thrilled to try out the new Keep Out Zone for our large garden. This feature has allowed me to isolate our ‘Forbidden Garden’ from the dogs, giving me peace of mind and a whole lot more produce!"
- Stephanie S.
Keep Dogs Away from Livestock
Matt from Ontario, Canada, uses SpotOn Keep Out Zones to prevent his Aussie, Sterling, from herding alpacas back into the barn.
Whether you own livestock, maintain a hobby farm, or simply want your dog to avoid certain areas, Keep Out Zones give you flexible control without physical barriers.
What is a Home Zone
A Home Zone tells the SpotOn collar exactly where your home is located inside your fence.
This allows the collar to recognize when your dog is indoors so it can automatically disable fence corrections while your dog is inside the house.
For those who have larger properties with multiple structures, such as barns or workshops, you may also add Home Zones to these areas.
Why Home Zones Matter
GPS signals can become less accurate around buildings and covered structures because signals may weaken or bounce indoors, a challenge that affects all GPS-enabled devices.
SpotOn Home Zones are designed to solve this issue by helping the collar recognize when your dog is inside the house, where corrections aren’t needed. While some GPS fence systems require additional hardware for similar functionality — or don’t address it at all — SpotOn includes Home Zones directly in the app for a more seamless experience.
With Home Zones enabled, your dog can move freely in and out of the house while wearing their collar comfortably.
Home Zones help:
- Prevent unwanted corrections indoors
- Allow dogs to move freely in and out of the house
- Improve overall GPS fence accuracy
- Create a smarter, more comfortable experience for your dog.
Two Easy Ways to Create Zones
SpotOn gives you flexible ways to customize your GPS fence boundaries.
Option 1: Draw a Zone in the App
Quickly create a custom-shaped zone directly inside the SpotOn app by dragging points on the map.
Option 2: Walk a Zone
Need extra accuracy or precision? With the Walk a Zone feature, you can physically walk the zone perimeter while the SpotOn app maps the boundary in real time.
Keep Out Zone Requirements
To ensure the best GPS performance and fence accuracy, Keep Out Zones must follow a few setup guidelines. The SpotOn app will automatically alert you if a zone is too small or too close to another boundary.
| Requirements | Minimum Distance |
| Zone Size | 30 x 30 feet |
| Distance from fence boundary | 30 feet |
| Distance between zones | 30 feet |
Create Custom Keep Out Zones
Learn how to create Keep Out Zones and Home Zones in the SpotOn app by drawing boundaries or walking your zone for added precision.
>> VIEW SETUP GUIDE
Why SpotOn Is Different
Unlike traditional invisible fences that rely on buried wire, SpotOn uses patented GPS technology to create customizable wireless boundaries almost anywhere.
With SpotOn, you can:
- Create fences without buried wire
- Save unlimited fence layouts without a subscription
- Customize boundaries for travel or vacation properties
- Monitor your dog's location in real time, for those who choose an optional tracking plan
- Set up Keep Out Zones inside your fence
- Improve indoor accuracy with Home Zones
From suburban backyards to large rural properties, SpotOn gives dog owners more flexibility than traditional containment systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
CAN I CREATE MULTIPLE KEEP OUT ZONES?
Yes. You can create multiple Keep Out Zones within a single fence as long as they meet minimum spacing requirements.
HOW BIG CAN A KEEP OUT ZONE BE?
Keep Out Zones must be at least 30 x 30 feet or approximately 9 x 9 meters, but there is no maximum size.
CAN I USE KEEP OUT ZONES AROUND POOLS?
Absolutely. Many SpotOn customers use Keep Out Zones to help keep dogs away from swimming pools or other potentially hazardous areas.
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FENCE AND A ZONE?
Your fence creates the main GPS boundary for your dog. Zones are additional customizable areas inside that fence, such as Home Zones or Keep Out Zones.
CAN I CREATE ZONES WHILE TRAVELING?
Yes. SpotOn allows you to save multiple custom fences and zone configurations for home, travel, vacation properties, campsites, and more.
DO HOME ZONES STOP ALL INDOOR CORRECTIONS?
Home Zones are specifically designed to prevent unwanted tones and corrections while your dog is inside your home.
Create Smarter Boundaries with SpotOn Nova
Whether you want to protect your garden, keep your dog away from livestock, or prevent false indoor corrections, SpotOn Keep Out Zones and Home Zones help you customize your dog’s freedom with confidence.
With the SpotOn Nova Edition, creating personalized GPS boundaries is easier than ever.