Author Topic: Road worries (Read 910 times)

HerpaDerp · July 18, 2011, 01:50:47 PM

Well, I'm preparing everything that I need for my new puppy who will come home in the next few weeks, however, one problem keeps coming to my mind.

My yard is HUGE, I mean HUGE, we have a wide area in the back, an even wider area off to the side, and a small area off to the left side. One problem is, the north and east sides of the yard (When looking directly down on it), are both bordered by roads. The north road is very busy, while the east road is medium/low traffic. However, many times I have thrown a ball accidentally on the street, and I would have to stop the next car in line, just to get it.

And I can't afford a fence

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Oasis · July 18, 2011, 01:52:02 PM

Your puppy will learn that being hit by a car isn't fun.

Qwepir · July 18, 2011, 01:52:57 PM

get one of those leash things that anchors to the ground
when you take your dog out, put it on the leash. then it can run around the yard but can't get in the street.

Wehrmacht · July 18, 2011, 01:54:35 PM

electric fence?

HerpaDerp · July 18, 2011, 01:57:09 PM

Quote from: Wehrmacht on July 18, 2011, 01:54:35 PM

electric fence?

Yeah that would work.

But I still am thinking about the leash tie-down.

Caution · July 18, 2011, 02:01:46 PM

Quote from: Qwepir on July 18, 2011, 01:52:57 PM

get one of those leash things that anchors to the ground
when you take your dog out, put it on the leash. then it can run around the yard but can't get in the street.

Don't get one of the twisty ones, those don't work for stuff except for tearing up your yard. If you have trees or something, just buy like a 20 foot cable and tie it around the tree and clip if to the puppy's collar.

SlayerZ99 · July 18, 2011, 02:10:57 PM

Dog anchor with 30ft lead. That will work.

Sullivan · July 18, 2011, 02:34:57 PM

Travis [bob36455] · July 18, 2011, 03:00:03 PM

Build a small area for the puppy, about 4 feet tall, with a gate, so you can get in and get out

sorrel · July 18, 2011, 03:11:32 PM

get one of those boundary shock collars

Ethan · July 18, 2011, 05:56:10 PM

Those cables are cruel. Dad has one for his dog, it's a really sad dog.
IMO, don't get a dog if it can't run around freely.

NotKreation · July 18, 2011, 05:58:15 PM

1:
Get money
Buy fence
or 2:
Steal fence

King Leo · July 18, 2011, 06:04:10 PM

Quote from: Oasis on July 18, 2011, 01:52:02 PM

Your puppy will learn that being hit by a car isn't fun.

Too bad thats a one-timer :D

Sullivan · July 18, 2011, 06:10:25 PM

Quote from: Sullivan on July 18, 2011, 02:34:57 PM

LOOK AT THAT IDEA

Skyfrost. · July 18, 2011, 06:15:59 PM

Those cables are not cruel. If the dog is smart, it will learn the boundary is the yard.
Also, do this when your dog is very young, or else he wont respect the boundaries.
keep in mind, during the first 6 months of life, dogs are very unstable. Whatever their opinion of certain things is when that times ends will stick with them for the rest of their life.

I.e. Your dog will learn boundaries of the yard. My local Vet told me this and she is very reliable.
When my dog was little, my cousin who is about 28 now, and has been large for a while, kicked her for clawing his leg. He didnt mean to, but this caused her to be afraid of large men for the rest of her life.

Sad story bro, we had a male vet one time, and she bit him very hard and had an anxiety attack in his hands.

EDIT, sorry for going off topic