Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007
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The key to good dog training is consistency. Your puppies aren't stupid, they'll soon learn that rules that apply to you simply don't apply when you're not around. So you either need to confine your puppies outdoors so the kids can't just let them in OR you need to address the kid issue. Guess which is easier to implement?
Are these simply not inside dogs ever? I mean, it doesn't happen too often on this board but on occasion we do have livestock guardian dog owners who have entirely outdoor dogs but the majority of us allow our dogs into our homes. If it's the case that you're seeking out parameter information for your yard and your house I would suggest checking into something like Invisible fencing. It's not appropriate for a great many situations and home areas but I have seen it work with LSG dogs very effectively if installed and trained CORRECTLY. A great deal of the problems I've seen with invisible fences has been home installations with little to no training provided to the dogs.
Edited by Melissa Thom (06/04/2010 05:15 PM)
Edit reason: redundancy is awesome
During the training process, would it simplify things to put an inexpensive door closer/spring on the doors the children use so the doors will close by themselves?
At this time, we do not want the dogs in the house. We may allow them in later. There are lots of reasons because of what is happening in our lives right now that are driving our decisions. It is too long to explain.
Barbara,
It is a sliding door. I don't know of an auto-closer for sliding doors...but I'm sure they make one.
I know this is an old thread, but this isn't likely to work with a great pyr.
They are bred to patrol an area at least 3 miles in area, often more.
The instinct to do so is overpowering.
Get an underground fence system, you can get special wire that you just staple to the ground and don't bury.
We have 4 ft tall woven field wire around our property and 4ft tall livestock gates.
Our male regularly HOPS the fence/gate and goes a-viking.
His smaller sister squirts through UNDER the fence...7 inch gap. (full grown pyr)
We ran the dog fence wire along the field wire and it has worked great....but you can just run it along the ground.
Willie
Well, I actually don't wear the collar........
The dog has to have the collar on at all times that you want it contained.
The collar can't shock the dog if it isn't on the dog's neck.
We haven't had any trouble with the probes bothering the dogs.
The collar is light weight and they do great with it.
The female isn't wearing a collar now...and she stays in the field fence.
She wore one for 3 months straight and seems to have gotten the point.
It will depend on the individual dog how long they take to learn to stay in the boundary....and remember that ours have a physical fence too.....I would have the collar on 24-7 if they didn't.
She systematically tested every inch of the fence daily for 2 months.
Hope that helps!!!!
Willie
http://leerburg.com/sd2000.htm
You can order extra collars for $50.00 each.
There are also extra spools of heavy gauge wire that you can staple to the ground instead of burying it.
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