Molly's Mom
03-10-2003, 03:42 AM
I am really hoping you guys have got some ideas to help me.
When we got the dogs last year, as soon as they were old enough, we had an invisible fence installed on our property. That's kind of the problem, as our property includes the lot in which the house is on, plus the lot beside it. Our family was in disagreement at the time on exactly how much freedom the dogs should have. My dad wanted to include all the yard right up the neighbor's property line, where as my mom and I only wanted the lot the house was on and a small portion of the other lot to be included so we could have better control of the animals. Considering dad was the one who dealt with the guy who installed the fence, it does include both lots.
Molly and Sammy quickly grasped the concept of the fence, so we have had no problems with them trying to go over it. Last year when they were little, they were too scared to go in the second lot. All has changed now, as they are fearless and go wherever their hearts desire.
That would not be a problem except they bark at anything and everything they see outside and often go to the property edge to observe the neighborhood better. Not only is the noise extremely annoying, but we live in a restricted community and dog barking is considered noise pollution! Why we have not be turned in is beyond us.
Problem is when they are barking, we are having difficulty stopping it. While we are doing anything we can think of to scold them when they bark or praise them when they don't bark, that isn't working. Considering they are so far away from the house, it's hard to get close enough to them to really do anything to them. Even rounding them up to bring them inside is a big production.
Considering warmer weather is approaching, we really need to fix this problem. Yes, I know changing the fence is the most logical thing to do, but my dad is dead set against that. Is there anything else that we can try?
When we got the dogs last year, as soon as they were old enough, we had an invisible fence installed on our property. That's kind of the problem, as our property includes the lot in which the house is on, plus the lot beside it. Our family was in disagreement at the time on exactly how much freedom the dogs should have. My dad wanted to include all the yard right up the neighbor's property line, where as my mom and I only wanted the lot the house was on and a small portion of the other lot to be included so we could have better control of the animals. Considering dad was the one who dealt with the guy who installed the fence, it does include both lots.
Molly and Sammy quickly grasped the concept of the fence, so we have had no problems with them trying to go over it. Last year when they were little, they were too scared to go in the second lot. All has changed now, as they are fearless and go wherever their hearts desire.
That would not be a problem except they bark at anything and everything they see outside and often go to the property edge to observe the neighborhood better. Not only is the noise extremely annoying, but we live in a restricted community and dog barking is considered noise pollution! Why we have not be turned in is beyond us.
Problem is when they are barking, we are having difficulty stopping it. While we are doing anything we can think of to scold them when they bark or praise them when they don't bark, that isn't working. Considering they are so far away from the house, it's hard to get close enough to them to really do anything to them. Even rounding them up to bring them inside is a big production.
Considering warmer weather is approaching, we really need to fix this problem. Yes, I know changing the fence is the most logical thing to do, but my dad is dead set against that. Is there anything else that we can try?