RE: Way OT: electric dog restrainers.

["Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>]

Yep, my old man tried that with his mutt and it *liked* the lemon
flavour...he (the dog) still loves lemon drizzle cake to this day, go
figure! This was to stop it barking at, well anything really, it still
barks at anything ;-)

What it did do was put the dog right off chocolate though :-)

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John McManus [mailto:john.mcmanus@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 February 2002 22:01
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Way OT: electric dog restrainers.
>
> 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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