Originally Posted by matese  To make this perfectly clear.....I would NEVER have a wireless fence but...if I did, Cody would take the bolt of electric shot if he saw a critter including dog, bears, deer,matters not he would be outside the wireless area. Terriers were originally bred to hunt, this instinct can never be bred out of them, many terriers will take the hit to chase after anything.
But we are not talking just about terriers, any breed, any size should not be contained with-in a wireless fence. To much danger lurks outside the wireless fence area.
A dog cannot miss what they never had.
If they are leash walked only that's all they know and are happy with that and yes, snow, sleet, rain or shine if they are outdoor trained, and leash walked you take them out regardless of the weather. Before moving to Pennsylvania and buying my own home, I lived in NY, The Bronx, I had had dogs for 30 years, at one time I had a pack of 3 all my dogs were house broken, I leashed walked them in all types of weather, snow, hail, sleet, rain, out we went, dogs had raincoats and warm coats.
They never knew the freedom of off leash running until we started camping.
So to reiterate this thread never put a dog of any size or breed in a wireless fence. No matter how big or how small the area is, if another animal gets in there will be no time to get to your dog to save it. |