pmtuneman13;1093761; said:
No invisible fence for me. As far as I've heard on them they only work sometimes, and are not effective on all dogs. So I don't really have much interest. Also, I won't do anything that will hurt, shock, or any such things to my animals. I know it probably doesn't hurt them, but it's just not in my nature to shock animals, no matter how slight. Just my personal opinion, and everyone has their own opinions on the subject.
Update:
All I can say is I can guess that she came from a good home and was probably just too much for them to handle. Especially the way she reacts to other dogs as well as fast objects like bikers and joggers. She's a real lover-girl. Loves hugging and kissing. If you are on your knees, she'll come up to you, and instead of jumping on you and scratching with the paws, she wraps her front legs around your waist or chest, and puts her chin on your shoulder like she wants you to hug her and run your hands up and down her head and back. She's awsome. Loves people, and especially kids. Down on the trail, she get's to interact with many things. For the first almost a full week, I've pretty much let her do what she wants, letting her get used to me, the house, the area, and the parks and trail.
But now the training begins. It took 4 days, but I finally got her to stop going after my heels when I run. About 95% of the time now she'll run with me, and not go for my heels. But there's an occasional time where she swings around and goes after the heel. But it doesn't hurt, it's just her nature. It's what is bred into her. But it can be controlled. She also knows sit, up, good girl, bad girl, no, stay, come, and her name. She still has a long ways to go on heel. Also, when I take her to the park and say up, she jumps up on the park bench. But if I swing her around, and get some speed, when I say up, she leaps the bench without even touching the bench. And the benches have backs on them, they are not just flat seats. She completely goes over the bench. She's doing very well with this, and today was only her 2nd day of doing Up. Talk about a fast learner, lol. We also get a lot of exercise. Yesterday we ran 2.5 miles, then walked back. We also hit parts of the river beach on the way back, and I ran along the river, and she ran in the river, in a foot of water. Really giving her a good workout. And the funny part, I look much more tired than she does, lol.
But anyways, that's an update on her. I think she was from a good home, but was probably just too much energy for them to handle, or just didn't have the time. But now she's got a good home, and I'm really loving the time we spend together. She's a ball of energy, and is only getting better and better every day.
