lil_me Report post Posted April 4, 2006 (edited) Stupid **** **** **** dog this time. We've had him nearly 2 years, when I walk past the back fence if he's in the garden he jumped over, but now as soon as you let him out he does it. Running through the field at the back of the house. Most of the time he'll come back, but takes a while. The fence is just over 5ft and he's clearing it. Doesn't matter if he's just been out, DP had been out with him over an hour yesterday he came back exhausted then leaped straight over the fence and ran off. Any dog owners got any ideas how to deal with this escapologist ? Problem is if he runs off and I have the boys in the house on my own I can't go and get him as ASD son won't leave the house, starting to feel guilty as local people having to bring him back, plus he has no road sense and has been almost knocked over 5 times this week I don't want to have to get rid of him as he's my little NT boys best mate. But I can't see any other way at the minute. Edited April 4, 2006 by lil_me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley Report post Posted April 4, 2006 Lil-me, Has he been neutered (sp??!) or should that be spade (again with the sp????!!) ?? The reason i ask is my little trollop of a doggie used to go a-wandering when the 'urge' took her!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lil_me Report post Posted April 4, 2006 Lil-me, Has he been neutered (sp??!) or should that be spade (again with the sp????!!) ?? The reason i ask is my little trollop of a doggie used to go a-wandering when the 'urge' took her!! No but thinking about it for safety reasons for when he does go, don't want someone dumping a litter of puppies @ my door. My DP seems to think last week a local dog may have been in heat as he was going loopy and running off, his nose was going crazy and he was crying at the door/fence all the time, but now it seems to have become a habit. Someone said the snip might calm him down aswell as he's quite bouncy, but he is a labrador/springer spaniel cross. My last female dog was nicknamed 'Lilo 'Lil' for that same reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisann Report post Posted April 5, 2006 Hi lil-me Ye prob well worth getting him done my sisters dog (b**ch) keeps taking herself off to visit her men friends so next month off she is going for a trip to see the vet. Lisa x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted April 6, 2006 ..........could be a b**ch in heat thatsgetting him going............maybe it,s time to have the old snip .My friend has a device (because they live on a very busy road) that gives an electric shock if the dog crosses a certain point.These are a bit expensive though.Maybe just tie him up .....give him a bit of rope Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Two naughty children! Report post Posted April 6, 2006 Should of got a greyhound, i'm lucky if I can get mine to get out of bed!! Use to have a springer x collie completely nuts and seemed to spend more time out than in no matter what we did, had to take him to the vets to be 'seen to' did calm him down a bit, but the best thing was when we put extra trellis on top of the fence and then I grew pyracantha up it he never escaped again, not sure which thing cured him though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lil_me Report post Posted April 7, 2006 Thanks for the tips, we were thiking of trellis, but I could do with a gate on the back so we're getting quotes from a few friends who do fencing on replcing it with slightly higher fencing and a gate in, still might need to add to it Going to book him in soon for the snip (after the kids hols so he gets some recovery time) , I think it is safer that way Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Two naughty children! Report post Posted April 8, 2006 Had to send mine away for recovery as 'NC1' was absolutly fascinated by what had happened to him and wouldn't leave him alone. Good luck with the fencing, make sure they give you a quote with concrete gravel boards as this means the panels last loads longer and you can just slide replacements in, costs a bit more but well worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyBlue Report post Posted April 8, 2006 We had a simliar problem with our Golden Retriever. She was a flippin nutter from the moment we got her up until her 5th or so bday. She wasnt badly tempered at all, just extemely highly strung - we used to have a daily what we called 'mad hour' where she would run around the garden etc nonestop until she tired herself out. She ate her way through the garden fence and used to be in the neighbours garden, and as they didnt have gates, she'd end up running around the road we live on. The only thing that worked in calming her down was taking her to obedience classes - they werent very expensive but it seemed to help. I think she used to run away because she'd get bored, whereas as she could socialise with other dogs here, it really made a difference. I don't know whether this would help with your mutt, but it might be worth a try. As i say it wasnt expensive and was well worth the money it did cost. She's now a dosile old lady....which is sad, so i wish we had the nutter back! Hope that helps, Niki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lil_me Report post Posted April 8, 2006 Oh yes I know the mad half hour/3 hours well. I was looking at classes but its not the ? its the time it was on, noone to look after the boys. I am going to continue looking as it might help, see if anyone does a class in school time. Fence goes up on Tuesday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyBlue Report post Posted April 8, 2006 Oh yes I know the mad half hour/3 hours well. I was looking at classes but its not the ? its the time it was on, noone to look after the boys. I am going to continue looking as it might help, see if anyone does a class in school time. Fence goes up on Tuesday. Yeah I can imagine finding the time must be difficult for you. I know our local community centre used to run classes that involved the kids and dogs getting to know one another - it was very gentle and it was a fun thing for the whole family to do together. I know you said your ASD son was nervous of the dog, but maybe something like this would be beneficial? I guess it depends on your little lads boundaries - no point in scaring him or anything as it'll only make the situation ten times more stressful anyway! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lil_me Report post Posted April 12, 2006 A new fence 1 1/2 ft higher was completed today and so far he's made no effort to jump it ost a fair bit but looks nice aswell as more functional. Also has a gate on now, so if he does jump it and get onto the field I can get him back without having to walk all the way round to the path onto it from the front of the house, so I don't need to rely on others bringing him back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
