Neighbors dog

Even a fish wouldn't get caught if he kept his mouth shut! Do what ever you feel you need to do to protect your kids. That comes first.

I was ducking under the wire from one at the farm where I board my horses trying to fasten a gate and hit the wire w/my forehead. It took me a few minutes to figure out where I was and how I got there.

Got hit in the brain bucket did you? ROFLMAO!

I got hit in the back of the neck once and that folded up my knees for about 20 seconds.

But an actual injury? Not from the fence itself. (Pacemakers beware!)

Our GD about 5 decided she wanted to pet our Angus bull without her mommy and daddy or GM and GP. The 100 mile elec.fence taught her a lesson,but she was unharmed,cryed for about an hour. My dogs will hit the fence and never ever go near it again. I sure wish I had videos of my one rottie with his cart, one paw and he'd wip that thing arround and keep going, all along to avoid the fence.

The reason we don't think a Electric fence will help,
In the past we Shot him ( the dog) with a. Pellet gun and he didn't even flinch. We live on 10 acres, and have Electric fencing in our pastor for sheep and goats and he somehow still gets through there!

And he know he is not at home, when he come over! .

He could be a Smart dog with time spent into him but now he is just dangerous to any stranger... He just needs more attention from the owners and he could be a great dog very protective and would keep there family safe if it ever came to that! He just needs to be taught it is not okay to bite every person that comes onto his yard and that wants to do anything Close to the border line

If only owners would take responsibility of the animals they own!!!

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Bulls respect electric fence and a dog will too. The jolt is much greater than a pellet gun but it's not easy to install electric fencing when the ground is frozen.

Did you speak with animal control and the RCMP? If so, what can they do to help you out?

To keep coons out of corn, I have one strand of wire 3-4 inches off the ground, another strand 6 inches above that. Deer are kept out with a chest high wire. Works so far. In the far North (or not so far North) snow may interfere with an electric fence. I'm in SC which is not in the snow belt, most of the time. For a dog, I think that wire 6 inches apart and high enough to prevent jumping over it would work. Daughter got tired of deer eating ornamentals and put up a fence similar to mine. It works for deer and seems to keep neighborhood dogs out also.

Another way to discourage the dog is to take a shotgun shell, cut open the top, remove the shot, put rock salt in the shell, tape the top down. The dog should get a healthy dose of stinging salt and the salt pellets will melt, leaving no evidence. If the local law in supposedly law abiding Canada will get their act together there should be no need for any of this.

COWS

If the dog doesn't respect your electric fence there is something wrong with your fence set-up. While our little dog would go through the pastures, the big dogs never did.

This does not work. How do I know? The neighbor has an amazing electric fence for horses and goats. Yes, it is extremely hot. Two pit bulls went through the fence anyway. The goats were history as a result. The dogs tore them to shreds in spite of the fence. The neighbor called the sheriff. He killed the dogs and suggested she should do the same if the neighbor's other pitt bulls get out again.

Previously, we lived in an area where dogs were "dropped off" at the river to fend for themselves. They loved coming through the fence, digging under, etc. We lost chickens numerous times. You may think that high voltage works, but dogs will come through an electric fence if they are hungry enough. At the time, I had a large piano studio. Little kids came in and out each day. Animal control told us to shoot to kill. We hated it, but knew the kids needed to be safe. We trapped the dogs, but animal control grew tired of coming out to pick them up and insisted on only collecting dogs caught in their own trap. It was ridiculous.

The issue is not the dog, but the owner. The problem comes when the owner is negligent or just gets angry. Be sure animal control knows there is a problem. Dogs can be wonderful or they can be a dangerous issue.

It is unfortunate that you saw such a bad experience.

There is some truth to what you say about the determination of an animal being able to break through the electric fence.

That said, I also know that about 90% of electric fences are not installed and set up properly and even a human can go through them if you can put up with a few minor jolts. Combine that with the normal embellishing claims of products in general (like a 30mpg car that only gets 20mpg), and you'll find a lot of fences are not up to what they are supposed to be.

Then there's the issue of ground moisture which is probably the only uncontrollable limiting factor of the entire electric fence idea. Very difficult to control that aspect.


Animals and electricity are funny combination because animals can't see it, smell it or normally sense it, it scares the heck out of them when they get zapped and it will over-ride their normal inherent instincts or aggressions.

But the fences have to be set up correctly.

Does it work every time? Nope, and if I had to place a bet on it failing it would be with something like a hungry and angry pitbull and a juicy meal on the other side.
But that is not normally what is encountered. Its not the rule, its the exception.

My advice, when you run into a genuine exception to the rule and you're kids are truly in danger, kill it the second it steps on your property.

Somehow I don't think that's what we're discussing in this thread.

if you can get a tranquilizer gun and knock the dog out, call animal control to come get the dog? if not that's a big dog and can kill. I would use the 3 s rule.

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I'm so done here.

I think it's a little late for the 3s rule. I've been in the too late situation before.

Re electric fence: build according to best instructions. Put a piece of raw bacon on the wire, hopefully dog will lick it and if a jolt through the tongue doesn't get his attention, nothing will.

COWS

Yes it is to late for the 3 s rule I called Rcmp they told me to Call the RM of Morris the RM of Morris made a report they will be sent a letter of are by laws in MB and told me to call John the dogcatcher if the dog comes in our yard we call John he will come and impounded and it has to be impounded for 10 days the neighbors have to pay for the impound and will get a fine, the fine get bigger every time the dog gets impounded


So basically nothing because by the time we call the dogcatcher that dog is long gone back home.

We wait and see if the letter from RM Office will scare them to tie up their dog or something.

And if not, I am a mother that will protect my children 💣🔫🔪