Watching a friend's dog for a couple weeks, until he gets back on his feet. Training him to stay within the boundaries of our underground fence. What are some good tricks/tips you use to make it a smooth process? He's been shocked a couple times, and is now timid as fuck. Staying in the boundary, though!

ernest_t_bass;1463244 wrote:Watching a friend's dog for a couple weeks, until he gets back on his feet. Training him to stay within the boundaries of our underground fence. What are some good tricks/tips you use to make it a smooth process? He's been shocked a couple times, and is now timid as ****. Staying in the boundary, though!

Um.
You just did it.

He will get less timid. Neighbor just did this 6 weeks ago or so. Was pretty funny watching the little shit get shocked a few times. Then it seemed like it went into the timid mode you speak of, and then it got better. Just give it time and the dog will be running around and acting more like it is a real fence.

and btw...did you test it yourself? Gives a nice little jolt!

30 foot Lunge Line w/ choker collar on the dog

Walk out in to the back yard .. hold the lungeline in one hand ... as the dog heads to the fenceline ... let the lunge line follow
when the dog and the lunge line get to about 27 feet out ... call the dog and take off running in the oppesite direct ..
the dog will get a good jerk and be pulled backwards however he will quickly adjust and come running . do this a few time but also put thing buy the fenceline which the dog may be attacted to... and do the same thing call the dog name, run in the opposite direct.

Few things will take place :
1 the dog will keep watching you
2 the dog will never venture out more that a few feet from you
3 the idea of getting close to the fenceline is not a good idea... fenceline will relate to gett jerked and pulled backwards.

This is a old method of dog training http://www.koehlerdogtraining.com/

I have no fence around my yard and my dogs never leave my yard
Six Golden Retriever over the years all with Champion CDX

Friends of ours have had one for a few years. So long so that the batteries in the shocker are dead and my friend hasn't changed them but the dog still won't leave it's boundaries. Pretty cool.

vdubb96;1463264 wrote:Friends of ours have had one for a few years. So long so that the batteries in the shocker are dead and my friend hasn't changed them but the dog still won't leave it's boundaries. Pretty cool.

We had the same situation growing up. We didn't have to rush to change the batteries since he never tried to get out. Ever.

Our other dog is trained so well that he knows when his collar is on. The minute we take it off, he runs for the deck. Good thing is, that is the only place in the whole back yard that he sees his "window." He won't break the fence at any other place.

Also, IB4, "take the dog to the shelter if it acts up."

/etb'd