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Originally Posted by Bonitachica1963  I can fence the yard. I just read so much about people letting them run in the yard and was inquiring if they did have fences, or how they keep the little babies from running off.
That is what I though mine would do, run off. So I got on here to see how it is that others let theirs go running off a leash.
Why do you think an electric fence is a bad thing? I do not know a thing about them, but I am going to check into it.
Thank you so very much for your information. This site is the best!!!
Ronda, Harley, and Sophia   :aimeeyor |
I've personally never used an electric fence but years ago we had a neighbor that had one for their Beagle. I thought it was the saddest thing really. Kids in the neighborhood would walk by and call for the dog and the dog being friendly an all would take off running and ZAP, the next thing you knew the poor lil thing was on the ground rolling all around from getting shocked. The kids of course laughed and thought it was rather funny but I didn't find the humor in it. Many times I'd go out the front door and threaten to follow them home and tell their parents. Our kids were over there one day where the beagle lived and were playing with the boy that lived there, the boy decided he wanted to see what it felt like for his beagle to get shocked, so, he took the collar off his beagle and put it on himself. Our kids said he took off running out of the yard and into the road and the next thing they knew, John (the boy) was cussing up a storm and yelling & trying to get back into the yard. They said he got the collar off and sat on the ground with a hammer and beat the collar and then walked over and tossed it down the sewer. I don't know if you've ever done research on shock collars, I have and it isn't a pretty thing to see some injuries caused by these things. It just breaks my heart. Do a search and I'm sure you'll find some. I'm not trying to be rude or hurt your feelings in any way so please don't take it like that, I just want you to be well informed and give you some things to think about should you decide to use a shock collar/electric fence. Bless the pups lil hearts for wanting to be with Momma 24/7, sounds like they adore you!