Comments on: 10 bad sides to electric fences http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/04/29/10-bad-sides-to-electric-fences/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: My_Dog_Is_Better http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/04/29/10-bad-sides-to-electric-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 My_Dog_Is_Better Sun, 04 May 2008 05:42:02 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/04/29/10-bad-sides-to-electric-fences/#comment-1215 I like all the positives you point out. My own reason for not wanting one for Jenny is that she's an energetic dog and like most labs, she has a high pain tolerance. She never yelps, she's taken her shots at the vet like a champ, and when I've stepped on her paws on accident now and then, she just wriggles free without a fuss. I sometimes wonder if she feels ANY pain. Anyway...knowing all I know about Jenny, if there was a dog/person on the other side of the barrier that she wanted to get closer to, the zap from the fence would be a fair trade off, and she's be on the other side in a heartbeat. <em>My_Dog_Is_Better's last blog post..<a href='http://mydogisbetter.blogspot.com/2008/04/already-revamping-new-blog.html' rel="nofollow">Already revamping the new blog</a></em> I like all the positives you point out. My own reason for not wanting one for Jenny is that she’s an energetic dog and like most labs, she has a high pain tolerance. She never yelps, she’s taken her shots at the vet like a champ, and when I’ve stepped on her paws on accident now and then, she just wriggles free without a fuss. I sometimes wonder if she feels ANY pain. Anyway…knowing all I know about Jenny, if there was a dog/person on the other side of the barrier that she wanted to get closer to, the zap from the fence would be a fair trade off, and she’s be on the other side in a heartbeat.

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]]> By: castocreations http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/04/29/10-bad-sides-to-electric-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 castocreations Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:29:51 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/04/29/10-bad-sides-to-electric-fences/#comment-1132 I'm glad you wrote about the negative sides of electric fences too. :) My dog is definitely one who would not care a wit about getting a little shock. If he'd even feel it through all his thick fur. :) <em>castocreations's last blog post..<a href='http://castocreationsjewelry.blogspot.com/2008/04/wordless-wednesday-one-happy-boy.html' rel="nofollow">Wordless Wednesday - One Happy Boy</a></em> I’m glad you wrote about the negative sides of electric fences too. :) My dog is definitely one who would not care a wit about getting a little shock. If he’d even feel it through all his thick fur. :)

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]]> By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/04/29/10-bad-sides-to-electric-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Lindsay Stordahl Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:28:16 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/04/29/10-bad-sides-to-electric-fences/#comment-1124 Yeah, you can change the settings to determine how strong the vibration is. Actually, sometimes smaller dogs need a higher vibration. It's more about the dog's personality/toughness. A lot of big dogs are big babies. Yeah, you can change the settings to determine how strong the vibration is. Actually, sometimes smaller dogs need a higher vibration. It’s more about the dog’s personality/toughness. A lot of big dogs are big babies.

]]> By: Apryl DeLancey http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/04/29/10-bad-sides-to-electric-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 Apryl DeLancey Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:55:18 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/04/29/10-bad-sides-to-electric-fences/#comment-1123 Yeah - I wondered about the vibration/shock part of it - is it adjustable so that you can put it to be the right amount for the size of the dog? This might be a silly question. Surely a larger dog can handle a certain vibration that a smaller one would be more uncomfortable with. <em>Apryl DeLancey's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WomenLikeSports/~3/280139690/things-that-make-me-laugh-or-smile.html' rel="nofollow">Things That Make Me Laugh (Or Smile Enthusiastically)</a></em> Yeah – I wondered about the vibration/shock part of it – is it adjustable so that you can put it to be the right amount for the size of the dog? This might be a silly question. Surely a larger dog can handle a certain vibration that a smaller one would be more uncomfortable with.

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]]> By: Lora http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/04/29/10-bad-sides-to-electric-fences/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 Lora Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:56:51 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/2008/04/29/10-bad-sides-to-electric-fences/#comment-1122 Glad to see the pros and cons in your posts... great follow up article. After reading your post I started stewing about my neighbors lack of supervision and their electric fence.. of course today we went out walking and were accosted by a little ankle biter. I have the courtesy to leash my dogs when out and clean up their poop. The neighborhood dogs bark all day, poop in my yard and everywhere else for that matter.. who do you think will get blamed? The crazy lady with the 6 giant dogs that's who. I posted my own little ditty on the invisible fences. Glad to see the pros and cons in your posts… great follow up article. After reading your post I started stewing about my neighbors lack of supervision and their electric fence.. of course today we went out walking and were accosted by a little ankle biter. I have the courtesy to leash my dogs when out and clean up their poop. The neighborhood dogs bark all day, poop in my yard and everywhere else for that matter.. who do you think will get blamed? The crazy lady with the 6 giant dogs that’s who. I posted my own little ditty on the invisible fences.

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