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Hi Lisa & Everybody,
I have been following all the messages about pyrs jumping fences. It seems to be a common occurrence. So I would conclude that it is not just separation anxiety. Melvins family before us abandoned him in the house they moved out of. The police that freed him said he was close to death and insane. They were going to put him down, but we rescued him. Melvin is a very large dog for his breed. When he went into episodes he would make a lot of damage. That we repaired. I could not ever leave him alone in the house. He was diagnosed with separation anxiety, and we were told he may never over come this. He has. I did not crate him, nor did I fence him. I walked the perimeter of our yard with him everyday. And he stayed within his perimeter. His is not full of Pride like Emmett, but he definitely was a challenge at first. We rescued Emmett as well. We were told he was picked up by the police running with a GS/ GD mix "Very Large Animal". I had never seen a dog so large until that day. And that he would always be a runner. See ya soon fella … is what the guy said as we were leaving, and I said you will not! And he hasn't. We were also told by the vet that he appeared to be a pure bred. I don't know about that, but he sure had all the traits of one. Rescue dogs take a lot of Time and Training. So I know how hard things can get. I do not crate my kids, or send them to their rooms when they have done something naughty or unacceptable. I talk with them, and watch their responses to the discussion, so that I may give them a better understanding of what is acceptable behavior. So I wouldn't do that with my dogs either. Some problems that were created over time…are not fixed quickly. A habit such as jumping a fence might take awhile to over come, and some training to remedy. Could it be that I am not being judgmental, and that I may just have a different understanding than you. Trying to help, Merri, Emmett(Pyr) & Melvin (GS,GR) My dogs are here to protect me; therefore, I respect them...they are my friends. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Merri and Emmet, > > obviously you have not been following my situation with my dog over the past > 6 months.. He has a 1/2 acre fenced in area with 1000 sq feet of cemented > area and a beautiful dog house. He jumps over the fence at every > opportunity. the crate was a protective measure because we love him, and do > not want him to get hit by a car when we are gone. Our first choice has > always been to leave him in the house when we are gone, but he is extremely > destructive when we leave. he is an excellent companion when we are home. > > Yes, he does have doggy company we have another dog and two cats, some > gerbils and fish. We are not inhumane people...quite the contrary, we are > extremely distressed by his anxiety and have gone to extreme measures to help > him...training classes, behavoirist repeated vists to the vet and tons of > time and research. he came to us with this problem and how dare you insult > our intelligence. > > We know all about the breed and as far as my research has gone, separation > anxiety is not part of the temperment and a big fenced in area should have > sufficed. > > > > Read before you ridicule and pass judgement > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to esquire@pyrnet.org with > unsubscribe pyrnet-l > as the BODY of the message. The SUBJECT is ignored. >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** > Mer |