Tripping Berners

[András Boros]

Hi Everybody!


Could anyone help dealing with a tripping Bernie?
I have a 4 year old Berner. He is my first dog, but I'm his second owner. He has a bad habit of taking trips on his own. The former owners had a little care for him, so when he was bored, he were gone for days throughout the suburbs of our town. We live in a detached house next to a forest, railway and roads with high traffic so it is dangerous to allow such days out. I don't know how to deal with him, because it is cruelty to keep such an agile hound in a house, not mentioned the danger to our food stores when he is in. he doesn't want to hear about leash our anything like this. The former owners tried to keep him chained, but he was so strong to be able to broke it. So when we tried tried only to use a leash, he didn't let us and went for another trip. We have a small fence, and nothing is impossible for him, when he is gotta go. Does anyone know, how to keep him at home without rude methods?
Thanks for your help.

Ps.:

The words he understands:

COME!!!
Scooby snacks!
Sit!
Wait!
Lay down! (we don't have to tell him this because he is always sleeping when he's at home.)

With Berner,

Andras and Dezso

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