This message is from: "Carol J. Makosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"W. Peter Randall" wrote: > This message is from: "W. Peter Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > A few things from the Niagara Region in heat struck Ontario... > > 2) I have a new dog who is just great with our three small kids and wonderful > on the farm except where horses are concerned. He takes after them and > especially bothers my exquisite filly Elsa (Leader Lane) - and she's > something, never had a horse person see her who didn't want to buy her. The > dog is a Shep\Collie mix, one year old and always been in a city. > > I have been leading horses down the drive, by the dog while my wife has him on > a leash and choke collar and she chokes him and says no everytime he barks at > a horse. > > We also tie him up whenever he is bad like this but as you can imagine it can > be quite dangerous. Last night I was taking Elsa into her stall after > grooming and the dog flew out of nowhere biting her back legs and Elsa and I > did dangerous out of control circles around her stall till I kicked him out > and got the metal stall door shut. > > I am praying the horse novelty will wear off but am obviously concerned for > the safety of the horses and us humans! ADVICE GREATLY APPRECIA Hi, I would try a remote shock collar on the dog. This sounds like a very bad and dangerous situation and is not good training for your horses to accept and trust dogs. I don't even want to think of what could happen if you are driving down the road and a dog comes out after the horses have had to deal with the one at home. Did you get this dog as a pup? Good Luck I want to take this time to thank all of you in Canada for sending down the high with much cooler and drier air for us in WI. I enjoyed an almost bug free drive this morning. -- "Built FJORD tough" Carol M. On Golden Pond Northern Wisconsin
