Need a little advise

I would not say HA I would say he has no proper training. And he is just acting like a dog I meen come on would any thing even be said if was was a poodle? No but he is a pit and IT TAKES A PIT BULL PERSON TO KEEP THESE DOGS THEY ARE NOT FOR THE MEEK. YOU own him YOU owe it to him to keep him the right way or give him to some one that can. I would class that as a sin if you put him down. J

 

How about a 6' fence around the house so he's contained if he slips out? With family, it's easy for doors to get left open...hard to be prefect in that regard....

It sure makes life easier, IMO when one has dogs. It's a layer of safety and just to have a place to run around once in a while is nice for the dog too....

Dreamer

 

I am not a fan of the underground fencing systems. I am 100% sure if my boys saw a squirrel or another dog (one they're not familiar with) they'd go through it to get at them. I am all for either realllllllllllly tall fences and/ or axle set ups. I have 7' privacy fence, so they can't see out and other (nosy bastards) can't see in.

I don't think this dog needs to be put down. I would take advantage of that cable run and exercise the hell out of him (walking, biking, pulling flirt/spring pole, etc)

Good luck

 

I do take the advice here to heart.

I did follow everyones advice and got him secured after our last screw up. If he just got out and did some barking, I wouldnt have blinked an eye.

We do have the underground fence, with the collars. We dont even bother with it now. I do believe in this situation he would have stopped with it but I surely dont rely on it. Thats why we dont use it anymore

IT may be a good tool for learning boundaries and keeping him from wandering off. But I have learned that when he wants to, that isnt going to do anything.

A physical fence is against the by-laws of our sub-division. We only have 18 homes here and I think considering the situation, we could probably get it approved. But it would have to be a high end fence, like a black iron fence, something nice looking, no chain link. It would cost quite a bit too as we are on 3 acres, the front yard is about 200 feet wide and that nice fence would have to cover the whole front yard plus come back far enough to be out of sight from the road.

I wouldnt mind having our property fenced in anyway.

Thanks to all the opinions.

 

oooh, wrought iron is going to be EXPENSIVE.
What about a wooden privacy fence? Would you be able to do that?
We just fenced our yard in this May and it looks really nice, I think.

 

Grrrr - I hate restrictions like this. Why would someone want to move to or live in a place that tells you can't have a fence...

Dreamer

 

oooh, I hated that we had to BUY a permit to put a fence up in our yard (though, I know that's standard anywhere). And then a month later had to BUY another permit to put new doors in our house!
I couldn't imagine living somewhere that can dictate what you can and cannot have in your yard. I understand not wanting a neighborhood to look gross with broken fences and junk all over the place, but really, to deny someone fencing in their own yard?
Crazy.

 

Teach your dog to sit before he is allowed out the door. To teach a sit. Get a few GOOD treats, and bring them slowly back up over the dogs head to lure him into a sitting position. Then when he does sit, give him the treat and say "good sit".

He should pick it up pretty quick. Then make him sit to get his dinner, and sit to go outside. That will keep him from bolting out the door.

The problem isn't the dog, its you as the owner not doing your job.

 

its not that most people really want to live with restrictions but what happens its, they build a sub, there is an open space act the requires (in that twp, villiage or county) that each house gets an acre or two, the builder dosen't want to give each house that much, he wants to build twice the amount of house's, so in order to do this, he has to take the land that should of went with each house and make a community park, who takes care of the community park? the association,,the state then sets guidelines as to what an association has to "look like",,,if your in a farming community then it must look like rolling hills of farm land,,,not urban with fencing,,,so there ya have it,,,rules where ya live

I still wouldn't trust these dogs not to go through the under ground fencing,,,a dog gets up a good enough run he can outrun that signal and the zapping.