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Originally Posted by Britster  I totally agree with you on the bolded parts. But, sometimes dogs simply want to get out... also, I know the Kongs, Puzzles, etc, do not keep Jackson busy at all. He won't play with them... he prefers to sleep while I'm gone. And I've watched him on camera once so I know that's all he does, even when I left him a Kong, etc.
However, I disagree about having to watch the dog all the time outside in a fenced in yard. Come on. Dogs enjoy being outside, that's the point of having a fenced in yard. We have a large fenced in yard over at my dad's house and they have two dogs and I bring my one over, and we let them out the door when they have to go potty, etc, and we stay in the house. Every dog owner I know does that. That's not necessarily "lazy"... it's just what you do.
And they did go out with the dog so he wouldn't jump the fence. That's why they called Cesar because they didn't want to have to stand out there all the time, they wanted to feel safe with him in his own backyard. |
Well here we disagree if you have a fence jumper then you need to watch.
If a dog wants out of an area. Why? If not bored then what the female down the raod is in heat. the kid walking by waves a treat in its face and over the dog goes. WHY?
Find out why and fix the way. If yo can not figure out why or take the time to find out why that is lazy.
Zapping a dog to stay in a yard does not make it feel safe it makes it feel afraid to try to get out. It gives it limits but it done by fear.
Yes I have a dog that sleeps all day to in a very large kennel as she can not settle do to anxiety when left free to roam the house.
In her very large kennel she can not jump of, she has room to play if she chooses to or eat or sleep but when left to run she will pull things apart do to her anxiety. This girl is a 10 pounder and she can climb over things like they are nothing with a lib she settles down. In a kennel she blocked from seeing the nieghbours dog at the window trying to pick a fight or the gopher that must be chased or the person she fears walking by she must go kill. She is calm and resting.
JL