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koj
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Joined: 11 Feb 2005
Posts: 103
Location: Former North West SD
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| My golden retriever would stay if she had to starve to death (it's nothing I did). My Jack Russell on the other hand was a different story. I took my FFA crew to a livestock judging one day. My wife was on a trip. We always left the dogs home untied. I came home and he was gone. I rode for two days looking for him. Finally gave up hope. Three days later I went to the gas station in town (5 miles away) and there he was. He hasn't strayed since!!!! (for 4 years now)
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Buckerette
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Joined: 31 May 2005
Posts: 200
Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| The neighbor dog just started hanging out at my place when his "real" owners are away (or not looking). I've adopted him as our own little red-headed step child (he's a red heeler and both of mine are blue). Kinda hope the neighbor allows him to keep coming over to play (just not all the time and not at dinner time). Is that bad?
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carole3218
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Joined: 02 Jun 2005
Posts: 71
Location: Greeley Colorado
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling dogs-any thoughts on keeping them home? |
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| Faster horses wrote: |
Our two dogs are starting to roam when we are gone. We have NEVER had this problem before. We have had as many as 3 female dogs at one time and they never thought of leaving home. Now we have a male (neutered) and a female (spayed). Yesterday they went to one neighbor's and he called us because he lives too close to the highway and he was afraid they might get out there and get run over; so I went a got them. Gee, they were glad for the ride home, happy as little larks.
Today we were in Miles City and the dogs went to another neighbors. He couldn't get us, so he put them in his stock trailer with some water. We are going to leave them there overnight, maybe all day tomorrow, and have him let them out and shoot a gun in the air. Maybe that will scare the dickens out of them. We will not tolerate dogs that do not stay home. We have never had to tie a dog or kennel one. So this is a first for us. Probably we will have to shut one up when we leave from now on.
They only leave when my husband goes somewhere and is not around outside. The rest of the time they stay right here.
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We had to resort to a wireless fence that we purchased on e-Bay and took care of things in nothing flat. It does not stop our old fat dog,I think he has too much fur and fat around his neck but Rita, now 5 months, sets at the line and waits for him to come back. I think the whole deal run us about $100.00 and I don't worry now when I leave. Good luck as it is very frusterating.
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