http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/07/09/good-fences-make-good-doggies/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/07/09/good-fences-make-good-doggies/comment-page-1/#comment-616 arlo muttrie Fri, 14 Jul 2006 06:46:34 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=652#comment-616 Jury's still out on this one, I think. There are definitely dogs for whom this technology is inappropriate, but some dogs, once shocked, will never challenge the fence again, or challenge it only rarely. In an ideal world, these fences would be unnecessary, and everyone would take proper care of their dogs. But in the real world, a large number of people don't, and then we're left cleaning up the messes of dogs hit by cars, running away, etc.Is it a fix for "bad" or overscheduled owners? Perhaps. The truth is that I have trouble getting clients to walk their dogs for an extra 15 minutes a day, and--I find this astounding-- getting owners to microchip their pets is like pulling teeth. No, electric fences are unsettling, they don't solve every problem (other animals coming in, etc) but they do solve some problems. Alas, electric fences are far less expensive than regular fences, therefore more likely to be used. When they invent a good owner pill and find a way to make sure the owners use it, believe me, I'll be the first to endorse it. Jury’s still out on this one, I think. There are definitely dogs for whom this technology is inappropriate, but some dogs, once shocked, will never challenge the fence again, or challenge it only rarely. In an ideal world, these fences would be unnecessary, and everyone would take proper care of their dogs. But in the real world, a large number of people don’t, and then we’re left cleaning up the messes of dogs hit by cars, running away, etc.Is it a fix for “bad” or overscheduled owners? Perhaps. The truth is that I have trouble getting clients to walk their dogs for an extra 15 minutes a day, and—I find this astounding— getting owners to microchip their pets is like pulling teeth. No, electric fences are unsettling, they don’t solve every problem (other animals coming in, etc) but they do solve some problems. Alas, electric fences are far less expensive than regular fences, therefore more likely to be used. When they invent a good owner pill and find a way to make sure the owners use it, believe me, I’ll be the first to endorse it.

]]> http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/07/09/good-fences-make-good-doggies/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Georg Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:13:06 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=652#comment-617 When I was working at the shelter, we'd get a dog in with one of these collars every other week during the deep winter. The snow apparently piles high enough to where the dog can run over the "fence" without the shock. When I was working at the shelter, we’d get a dog in with one of these collars every other week during the deep winter. The snow apparently piles high enough to where the dog can run over the “fence” without the shock.

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