http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2009/08/10/8-sure-fire-ways-to-shorten-your-dogs-life/ News, Tips, and Information Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:39:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2009/08/10/8-sure-fire-ways-to-shorten-your-dogs-life/comment-page-1/#comment-949 Grisha Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:16:32 +0000 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/?p=689#comment-949 Sorry to hear that, Debi. Thanks for sharing. It definitely does help to have a solid 6 foot fence - to make the neighbors *and* the dog feel safer. When dogs can't see through, they're a lot less likely to bark. Sorry to hear that, Debi. Thanks for sharing. It definitely does help to have a solid 6 foot fence – to make the neighbors *and* the dog feel safer. When dogs can’t see through, they’re a lot less likely to bark.

]]> http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2009/08/10/8-sure-fire-ways-to-shorten-your-dogs-life/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Debi Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:58:21 +0000 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/?p=689#comment-947 Thanks for the comment about leaving dogs in the back yard unsupervised. When we first moved into this house, we had a short fence around the backyard which bordered the yards of three neighbors. My teenage daughter, though instructed not to, occasionally left our dogs in the backyard when she went out. One day I noticed that our rottie mix was ill and upon closer inspection discovered she had been shot many times with a pellet gun loaded with rock salt. (Our guess, based on her wounds.) We realized it had to be one of our neighbors, since passers-by did not have access to our yard. After a $300 heart-breaking visit to the vet we went into action. We talked to each of the three neighbors and learned that one was very agitated that the dog was barking at his wife when she worked in the yard. Though he didn't admit it, we knew it was him. We immediately erected a 6-foot fence. The teenager learned the consequence of not obeying us, and now our dogs are safe. Sad lesson to learn. Thanks for the comment about leaving dogs in the back yard unsupervised. When we first moved into this house, we had a short fence around the backyard which bordered the yards of three neighbors. My teenage daughter, though instructed not to, occasionally left our dogs in the backyard when she went out. One day I noticed that our rottie mix was ill and upon closer inspection discovered she had been shot many times with a pellet gun loaded with rock salt. (Our guess, based on her wounds.) We realized it had to be one of our neighbors, since passers-by did not have access to our yard. After a $300 heart-breaking visit to the vet we went into action. We talked to each of the three neighbors and learned that one was very agitated that the dog was barking at his wife when she worked in the yard. Though he didn’t admit it, we knew it was him. We immediately erected a 6-foot fence. The teenager learned the consequence of not obeying us, and now our dogs are safe. Sad lesson to learn.

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