Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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Duane....my comments were stated generally & not at any individual. I know that some folks leave there dogs outside for different reasons. My dogs my rules......someone else's dog...their rules.
I don't work a regular job any longer...but even when I did....my dogs were still not out unless I was home & able to supervise them. I got up several hours early before leaving the house for my job to be sure to work each of the 3 GSDs that I had thoroughly. When I came home from work...they were again well worked before just letting them hang out in the yard.
I personally feel my house is safer with my dogs inside it in my absence.(along with a reliable alarm system) then out in the yard to protect it. But that's just my opinion. They can't protect my belongings in my home from the yard. They can deter would be thieves better from inside the house then outside. JMO
Duane Hull Webboard User Reg: 09-23-2011
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Oh, Anne, I know
I posted my reply so that any lurkers who have outside dogs wouldn't feel guilty. I already knew how you felt about dogs being left outside.
I don't want anyone here to think that a locked gate and a barking dog means something can't happen to the dog. I have found where someone put food over the fence, and I started knocking on doors to let my neighbors know it wasn't appreciated and asking them to help me keep an eye out for anyone near my fence.
Natalya Zahn Webboard User Reg: 12-22-2006
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Quote: Duane Hull
I have found where someone put food over the fence, and I started knocking on doors to let my neighbors know it wasn't appreciated and asking them to help me keep an eye out for anyone near my fence.
I'm very fortunate - Oscar is with me pretty much 24/7, and when I can't take him with me, he's safe inside the house. That said, the above scenario - and poison left out with malicious intent in general - is one of my worst nightmares. Oscar is a hound and will inhale anything even remotely edible if he gets a chance. I keep a hawk eye on his environment, but I'm always unnerved by reports of poison-laced food being left in public parks and such. I have enough angst against people who like to feed the wildlife by chucking heaps of stale bread and dry goods in the bushes - worrying that a stray nibble could cause serious harm is just cruel.
Fortunately, I've not yet heard of dogs being stolen in my area, but that's no reason to treat it like a situation that can't happen...
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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I live in a nice neighborhood & where folks keep an eye on each others homes, yards & occupants.(we have each other tel numbers & keep in touch often & are there for each other)....but Yes, the thought of someone tossing 'laced' food over the fence is frightening. I do walk my yard regularly for anything out of place...but the high food drive dogs that I have would make short work of it if they found any food in the yard. Yet another reason why they are safer in the house in my absence.
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