Hi guys,
Within the next few weeks I will become a first time dog owner. I visited my new BFF, Annie, earlier in the week, and she (along with her foster and another canine for moral support) visited my house yesterday. In spite of an abused and difficult past with human beings, we've become fast friends. Her foster is amazing. She's lived with him for about a year.
She's probably about 5... Queensland Healer mix. She's the Omega in her current situation with 2 other dogs, but she would be number one here. She'd be my only dog.
She's house trained and will use the backyard if she needs to go. And I'd like to let her have unrestricted access to the backyard. Unfortunately, she is a jumper and a nature lover. My fence, at its lowest, is about 4.5 feet, and wouldn't be a contest for Annie. If she gets the notion to run away or follow me to work, she'd be gone.
Solution: My wall is block. I can set an electrified wire fence into the mortar about 5 inches out and a few inches from the top of the wall. So when she'd jump, she'd get stung, and hopefully that would be the end of a bad habit. But, I've been looking and I don't know where to get an electric fence. It would need to be able to zap around a 200 feet perimeter to contain a 40 lb pooch.
Thanks,
- Will
Within the next few weeks I will become a first time dog owner. I visited my new BFF, Annie, earlier in the week, and she (along with her foster and another canine for moral support) visited my house yesterday. In spite of an abused and difficult past with human beings, we've become fast friends. Her foster is amazing. She's lived with him for about a year.
She's probably about 5... Queensland Healer mix. She's the Omega in her current situation with 2 other dogs, but she would be number one here. She'd be my only dog.
She's house trained and will use the backyard if she needs to go. And I'd like to let her have unrestricted access to the backyard. Unfortunately, she is a jumper and a nature lover. My fence, at its lowest, is about 4.5 feet, and wouldn't be a contest for Annie. If she gets the notion to run away or follow me to work, she'd be gone.
Solution: My wall is block. I can set an electrified wire fence into the mortar about 5 inches out and a few inches from the top of the wall. So when she'd jump, she'd get stung, and hopefully that would be the end of a bad habit. But, I've been looking and I don't know where to get an electric fence. It would need to be able to zap around a 200 feet perimeter to contain a 40 lb pooch.
Thanks,
- Will