RE: Way OT: electric dog restrainers.

["John McManus" <john.mcmanus@xxxxxxx>]

as an alternative... we borrowed a collar from a local dog trainer that has
a 'spray' of citronella (sp) that is directed towards the dog's nose.  You
get a remote control, so when the dog starts heading off & doing its
own
thing, you hit the rc & the spray distracts them... you then have the
opportunity to try & get control established.

It seems to work fairly well.  The advantage is that the dog starts the
inappropriate behaviour, and then gets zapped... it does not associate you
with the zapping.  Hence it learns that it is its own behaviour that is
causing the unpleasentness to occur.  When it stops doing the wrong thing,
the squirting stops.

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 17 February 2002 20:06
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Way OT: electric dog restrainers.


The electric fence around our chicken works a treat !!

Once the dog touches the fence...... they run pretty quick and soon
learn where they shouldn't go !!
(its actually to keep the fox off our chucks)

I bet this solution, tried and tested and a lot cheaper than some
special dog gizmo!

Martin

-----Original Message-----
From: Alancc [mailto:alan.cc@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 17 February 2002 19:39
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Way OT: electric dog restrainers.


There is one at a site we will be at tomorrow I will see if I can get
some info for you.

It works by burying a loop of cable around the perimeter this transmits
a weak signal, the dog wears a collar with a built in receiver, when it
gets too close it gets a shock and runs away.

Evil, but must be fun to watch the dog learn its boundary :-)

Alancc

----- Original Message -----
From: Eamon  <mailto:eamonogorman@xxxxxxx>
O'Gorman
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 5:41 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Way OT: electric dog restrainers.

Hi,

I know this is way off topic, but hoping there are a few dog owners out
there that can help me. I have just spent the last hour, chasing my dog
around a field behind the house, who himself was chasing 50 or so
sheep......... The dog is a boxer pup (9 months old), and much fitter
than me (althoug if I have to do this again, I might start to catch up
if I dont have a heart attack first).

Anyway to get to the point, anyone seen these electronic fences they
use for dogs to keep them within the house boundary. I hate to use it,
but at this stage its either going to be me or the farmer who has the
dog shot. If anyones used them, I'd apprectiat some advise.

Thanks,
Eamon


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