Our dog, he hasn’t been the same since we got the wireless fence. And we couldn’t be happier. Electricity. It’s a bitch.
Every now and then, he’ll be laying there, baking in the sun or smelling up the tower of pillows he has clawed down from their orderly placement from atop the couch. His collar (or the Peacemaker, as I like to call it) will randomly beep for no reason, as if he has stepped outside the permissible zone. He bolts up, looking around the room for an escape hatch. Oh, how we love to see him in that desparate state, as he scampers around, looking to outrun the inevitable zap (which never does come). He’s not getting shocked, mind you — just beeped.
Before you call PETA, you must understand the repugnant shit this dog has put us through. We have earned the little pleasure that we receive in watching him scramble. All those times spent hunched over a pee stain or a crusty old vomit stain in the guest bedroom, mopping it up as if we were his goddamnable hired help, I think he owes us a little entertainment. And let’s not forget the wretched tampon-eating incident. Since he’s incapable of performing a pom-pom dance to “Holla Back Girl” or throwing even the crudest of shadow puppets on the wall, this is the form his payback will have to take. If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and stepped on a dog turd halfway there, I know you hear me on this one.
Pet pain. How well I know it. From suicidal parakeets that drown themselves in the toilet (and one that got eaten by Granny’s dog) to the adopted dog that bit my son, to the Rat Terrier puppies that are basically four legged pee grenades with hair trigger detonators. We’ve been there, done that. I’ve stepped in many puddles of piss but never a turd! I love dogs and if you know a great place where I can visit one occasioanlly I just might.
I have the electric fence and I love it! I was tired of apologizing to the neighors as the dog was taking a dump on their lawn and having to pick it up in embarssment! Now she never leaves the yard.
Maybe you should give your dog to a sheltor. A lot of people would probably love to give him or her a good home. Just a suggestion.
I really think suggesting the dog go to a shelter is a bit over the top. Shock collars are an effective training tool and do not hurt the dog. If you don’t believe me hold one in your hand with the nodes touching your palm and have someone push the remote.
The electric fence is the greatest tool invented for dog owners. Our dog never leaves the yard and the shock received by the collar really isn’t that bad. I had to try it out first hand.
By the way, my father-in-law is a vet and has no problem with these at all.
I’m not going to name any names but it sounds like someone should be circling oil rigs in the golf from a dinghy. Just a suggestion, Stefanie.