Naryafluffy
Well-Known Member
So the inevitable happened yesterday and one of the dogs escaped and was hit by a car (currently in the vets being stitched back together).
Before I get jumped on, these are not my dogs but I do work with them a lot, I've done loads of obedience training with them and the bitch seems to have stopped running away, however apparently the dog hasn't (has been ages since he has though).
Not quite sure how it happened as we were at a show, I had taken them for a really long walk in the morning and they got put in their cage when I came back, not sure who let them out or where they were (there is an almost enclosed area that is safe for them depending on the wind blowing the electric gate slightly open), no one is owning up to letting them out.
Over the summer they were tied up on long lines outside their kennel so they could get in and out and we didn't have to worry about where they were constantly.
He is very quick to disappear, you literally take your eyes off him for 5 secs and he's gone, his recall is getting better, but if he's run because he's focused on something else then selective deafness applies, they don't normally get out to run free unless I'm there or the owners there as the other people on the yard just don't pay enough attention. I had actually organised some 1-2-1 training again just to strengthen the recall (think we may spend the healing time to train to whistle as well)
I don't like electric collars and not keen on invisible fences however given that this is going to end up in him being killed on the road I think this may be the last resort. I look at www.dogfence.co.uk but they won't install where we are, does anyone have any experience with invisible fences.
Trust me the riot act will be read to other people on the yard tonight at everyone except the 2 people who were at the show as I know that they weren't responsible, whilst these aren't my dogs to all intent and purposes they are my dogs and someone else pays for them, I do all of the training, any off yard walking and if I'm on the yard they won't listen to anyone else (they pretty much ignore them even if I'm not there), I had thought about GPS collars that had been mentioned previously on this forum but don't think they would help in this case where I'm not on the yard if I get a text to say they've left the perimeter (the owner was also with me so text messages going to her phone wouldn't have helped either), I still like these for going on walks so I know where he is even out of sight.
Before I get jumped on, these are not my dogs but I do work with them a lot, I've done loads of obedience training with them and the bitch seems to have stopped running away, however apparently the dog hasn't (has been ages since he has though).
Not quite sure how it happened as we were at a show, I had taken them for a really long walk in the morning and they got put in their cage when I came back, not sure who let them out or where they were (there is an almost enclosed area that is safe for them depending on the wind blowing the electric gate slightly open), no one is owning up to letting them out.
Over the summer they were tied up on long lines outside their kennel so they could get in and out and we didn't have to worry about where they were constantly.
He is very quick to disappear, you literally take your eyes off him for 5 secs and he's gone, his recall is getting better, but if he's run because he's focused on something else then selective deafness applies, they don't normally get out to run free unless I'm there or the owners there as the other people on the yard just don't pay enough attention. I had actually organised some 1-2-1 training again just to strengthen the recall (think we may spend the healing time to train to whistle as well)
I don't like electric collars and not keen on invisible fences however given that this is going to end up in him being killed on the road I think this may be the last resort. I look at www.dogfence.co.uk but they won't install where we are, does anyone have any experience with invisible fences.
Trust me the riot act will be read to other people on the yard tonight at everyone except the 2 people who were at the show as I know that they weren't responsible, whilst these aren't my dogs to all intent and purposes they are my dogs and someone else pays for them, I do all of the training, any off yard walking and if I'm on the yard they won't listen to anyone else (they pretty much ignore them even if I'm not there), I had thought about GPS collars that had been mentioned previously on this forum but don't think they would help in this case where I'm not on the yard if I get a text to say they've left the perimeter (the owner was also with me so text messages going to her phone wouldn't have helped either), I still like these for going on walks so I know where he is even out of sight.
), when I left last night he was lying on a dog bed with a quilted pad on top of it and covered with a Hello Kitty fleece looking very sorry for himself.