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Nov 2020
4:45pm, 26 Nov 2020
6,436 posts
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Wobbling
Some folk I know are getting a retriever puppy in a few weeks. They were turned down for a rescue dog because their large garden is not secure. They’ve decided when the dog is outside it’ll be on a long lead. That seems cruel to me.
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Nov 2020
5:26pm, 26 Nov 2020
8,501 posts
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BaronessBL
Can they not enclose a section of the garden for the puppy to have outdoor time in at first. At some point they will probably realise that it is best to have a secure garden when the dog has been let out a few times not on a lead (which however careful they think they are going to be will almost certainly happen) and has taken himself off for a little explore of the neighbourhood - especially if someone is having a barbecue for example!
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Nov 2020
5:34pm, 26 Nov 2020
219 posts
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SjohnA
A dog won't care if it has a long lead on in a garden. But you are right BaronessBL in that they will forget or the dog will slip past one day. Easier to secure if possible.
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Nov 2020
5:50pm, 26 Nov 2020
1,501 posts
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Roberto
Its funny, as our garden is secure (not particularly large mind) and I still won't leave Arlo out there without watching him. I also have cctv so could still keep eyes on if I was to leave him out there.
I'm possibly just paranoid, but knowing arlo like I do, he will immediately do everything he shouldn't when I look away.
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Nov 2020
5:53pm, 26 Nov 2020
8,503 posts
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BaronessBL
We are the same - it is very rare that I leave Wanda in the garden without watching her even though it is secure and not at all large. Especially when we have birds nesting in the garden and there are fledglings hopping about learning to fly (I will spare you the details....)
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Nov 2020
5:57pm, 26 Nov 2020
1,502 posts
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Roberto
We haven't had any birds since arlo arrived, not because he chased them away, but they just stopped appearing after he started using the garden.
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Nov 2020
7:06pm, 26 Nov 2020
6,437 posts
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Wobbling
Our bird visits have decreased tho we did have a pheasant visit for about an hour a few weeks ago. Boots didn’t notice, which is interesting because on walks pheasants are the most interesting things ever.
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Nov 2020
7:08pm, 26 Nov 2020
6,438 posts
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Wobbling
And I’m hoping the folk I know sort something like a fenced off area for their puppy, it’s going to break my heart seeing it tied up.
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Nov 2020
8:10pm, 26 Nov 2020
31,812 posts
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LazyDaisy
I thought our garden was secure but the number of times I had to retrieve Flossie as a puppy from our next door neighbour's garden showed me it wasn't! We only had a hedge between us and thrm so there were plenty of gaps for a slim puppy to squeeze through, especially when she discovered crusts thrown on lawn for the birds!! I ended up having to pin chicken wire in the bottom of the hedge.
Flossie is regularly out in the garden by herself.
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Nov 2020
8:28pm, 26 Nov 2020
2,022 posts
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PenW
Albie gets into all kinds of mischief in the garden (I had to pick up all the fallen apples and he managed to dig up the remnants of a bird feed fat ball. I try my best but can’t stop him getting everything. My elderly neighbours (age 89) admire him over the fence (she tells me she always had dogs and misses them) and offer to look after him - I couldn’t take them up on that offer yet as can’t imagine letting this little crocodile loose on elderly neighbours with thin skin!!
I contacted a local trainer to help me with crate training and biting etc. She has an appointment tomorrow (online/virtual). I’m hoping she can help me with confidence and putting my theoretical knowledge into practice.
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Dog walking
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