Comments on: My dog’s hole goes electric http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:45:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kirk M http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/comment-page-1/#comment-19594 Kirk M Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:48:41 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/#comment-19594 I couldn't help it. You're post made me remember and I got all teary eyed and shit. I couldn’t help it. You’re post made me remember and I got all teary eyed and shit.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/comment-page-1/#comment-19593 Grandad Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:26:22 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/#comment-19593 <p>Brianf - Unfortunately/fortunately Sandy has worked out exactly where the mines are laid.  The neighbours haven't though.  Heh!</p> <p>Baino - I took delivery of it today, and guess what?  A nice bundle of about 100 little flags.  I also got the 'training DVD' which gives all the instructions.  It's fuck all use though as Sandy isn't much of a one for watching television.  Good point about driving through the gate though.  I'll just have to drive out at 60 mph?</p> <p>Ian - I love a bit of lateral thinking.  I'll get on to the council right away.  They have most of it gone already anyway.</p> <p>Mick - I had a six foot hedge at one part of the boundary.  The next door neighbour used to complain because Sandy would somehow jump up onto it, sit on it and stare in her window at her.  I think it unsettled her a bit.  I had to let the hedge grow to eight foot, but as I can't reach the top any more it is now nearer fifteen foot.</p> <p>KirkM - Aw <em>SHIT</em><strong> <em>FUCK</em></strong>!  I wish you hadn't said that.  Especially the second last line......</p> Brianf – Unfortunately/fortunately Sandy has worked out exactly where the mines are laid.  The neighbours haven’t though.  Heh!

Baino – I took delivery of it today, and guess what?  A nice bundle of about 100 little flags.  I also got the ‘training DVD’ which gives all the instructions.  It’s fuck all use though as Sandy isn’t much of a one for watching television.  Good point about driving through the gate though.  I’ll just have to drive out at 60 mph?

Ian – I love a bit of lateral thinking.  I’ll get on to the council right away.  They have most of it gone already anyway.

Mick – I had a six foot hedge at one part of the boundary.  The next door neighbour used to complain because Sandy would somehow jump up onto it, sit on it and stare in her window at her.  I think it unsettled her a bit.  I had to let the hedge grow to eight foot, but as I can’t reach the top any more it is now nearer fifteen foot.

KirkM – Aw SHIT FUCK!  I wish you hadn’t said that.  Especially the second last line……

]]> By: Kirk M http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/comment-page-1/#comment-19592 Kirk M Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:08:14 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/#comment-19592 Do it and I hope it works. Quite a ways back I was in a similar situation with a female type dog that I still consider to be the best damn dog I ever had. Intelligent with a finely honed sense of humour but like you and your Sandy, when it came to heading out across the road, she was a compete meat head. So I ran 5'  high (above ground) welded wire fencing around the entire back yard (not quite as big an area as yours though) and buried an extra 3 feet of it below ground and she <em>still</em> managed to dig her way under it. I'm not sure if they had those electronic fences 20 years ago but if they did I certainly wasn't in a position back then to bear the cost of one. One day I came home from work and saw that she had once again dug her way under the fence. I found her by the side of the road. Her name was Sandy. See? Now you got me all maudlin and shit. Do it and I hope it works. Quite a ways back I was in a similar situation with a female type dog that I still consider to be the best damn dog I ever had. Intelligent with a finely honed sense of humour but like you and your Sandy, when it came to heading out across the road, she was a compete meat head.

So I ran 5′  high (above ground) welded wire fencing around the entire back yard (not quite as big an area as yours though) and buried an extra 3 feet of it below ground and she still managed to dig her way under it.
I’m not sure if they had those electronic fences 20 years ago but if they did I certainly wasn’t in a position back then to bear the cost of one. One day I came home from work and saw that she had once again dug her way under the fence. I found her by the side of the road.

Her name was Sandy.

See? Now you got me all maudlin and shit.

]]> By: Mick http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/comment-page-1/#comment-19591 Mick Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:01:48 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/#comment-19591 Our local farmer spends 50% of his life trying to keep relatively unintelligent cows in a field, no chance! They regularly go for a stroll no bother. Sandy sounds like she's got the nonce to beat anything but a 6ft concrete wall surrounding the whole property, oh dear! Our local farmer spends 50% of his life trying to keep relatively unintelligent cows in a field, no chance! They regularly go for a stroll no bother.
Sandy sounds like she’s got the nonce to beat anything but a 6ft concrete wall surrounding the whole property, oh dear!

]]> By: Ian http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/comment-page-1/#comment-19590 Ian Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:21:25 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/#comment-19590 If the fence doesn't work, you will just have to get rid of the road If the fence doesn’t work, you will just have to get rid of the road

]]> By: Baino http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/comment-page-1/#comment-19589 Baino Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:00:23 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/#comment-19589 I have one and it works but you have to 'train' them very carefully. The company that supplied mine gave me little white flags to place around the boundary, you warn the dog to be afraid of the 'bad flags' before activating the fence. Then let them go through after a few days if they haven't 'got it'. They get a buzz and it's enough to deter them. The fence has long been deactivated but Lily still won't go beyond the boundary -labradors aren't to shabby in the intelligence field and she remembers. Mind you she's got five acres to wonder before she fries. The only thing that will make her go through is a fox. Just remember to take the collar off if she's driving . . .it'll buzz her as you leave the house! I have one and it works but you have to ‘train’ them very carefully. The company that supplied mine gave me little white flags to place around the boundary, you warn the dog to be afraid of the ‘bad flags’ before activating the fence. Then let them go through after a few days if they haven’t ‘got it’. They get a buzz and it’s enough to deter them. The fence has long been deactivated but Lily still won’t go beyond the boundary -labradors aren’t to shabby in the intelligence field and she remembers. Mind you she’s got five acres to wonder before she fries. The only thing that will make her go through is a fox. Just remember to take the collar off if she’s driving . . .it’ll buzz her as you leave the house!

]]> By: Brianf http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/comment-page-1/#comment-19588 Brianf Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:06:01 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/#comment-19588 10,000 Volts at 30 amps is too much but minefields are OK?  I like the idea of the minefields just outside the fence and the 10,000 volts for people trying to come in over the fence.  Then when you hear them scream you could try some grazing fire about the fence line. That'll make them think twice. 10,000 Volts at 30 amps is too much but minefields are OK?  I like the idea of the minefields just outside the fence and the 10,000 volts for people trying to come in over the fence.  Then when you hear them scream you could try some grazing fire about the fence line.
That’ll make them think twice.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/comment-page-1/#comment-19587 Grandad Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:22:05 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/#comment-19587 <p>Kate - The problem with Sandy is that she is too intelligent.  That's probably Hippie's problem too [he knows he has you over a barrel when you blog about him].  If you saw the look on her face when she's on the tie, you wouldn't leave her there either.</p> <p>TT - Have you tried mine-fields just inside the fence?</p> Kate – The problem with Sandy is that she is too intelligent.  That’s probably Hippie’s problem too [he knows he has you over a barrel when you blog about him].  If you saw the look on her face when she’s on the tie, you wouldn’t leave her there either.

TT – Have you tried mine-fields just inside the fence?

]]> By: tt http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/comment-page-1/#comment-19586 tt Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:24:49 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/#comment-19586 I got the collar and fence for my missus. Trouble is she is wise to that "run fast and it only hurts for a second" thing; so she keeps getting back in. I got the collar and fence for my missus. Trouble is she is wise to that “run fast and it only hurts for a second” thing; so she keeps getting back in.

]]> By: Kate http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/comment-page-1/#comment-19585 Kate Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:01:48 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2009/07/13/my-dogs-hole-goes-electric/#comment-19585 For my money I'd go back to tying her onto a long lead - whether she looks miserable or not - your Sandy is just as daft as Hippie!!! For my money I’d go back to tying her onto a long lead – whether she looks miserable or not – your Sandy is just as daft as Hippie!!!

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