As for Roxy -- it's complicated. We recently paid the other dog's vet bill: $295, ouch! And that was for a wound that didn't even require stitches! Karl also replaced the front storm door hardware; it slams shut and latches automatically now, so that's a relief. We're also training Roxy to stay COMPLETELY away from the front door, and she is not allowed to greet anyone there, ever (work in progress).
The dog-aggression training center I checked-out was going to cost between two and three thousand dollars, so that can't possibly happen.
As for fencing, Karl wants to try a radio containment system, but I'm against it. For one thing, it will not keep other dogs, cats or children out of the yard, and since our house was empty for around a year, a lot of neighborhood kids got used to it being a sort of playground -- skateboarding down the driveway, playing ball on the lawn, and using the backyard as a shortcut to the next street, etc. Not a fan of the interruptions to begin with, but the real problem is that I've witnessed the little girl next door teasing Roxy (while she was tethered on the back porch), and it was NOT a good scenario.... so, I want a five foot containment/privacy fence, but placement will be a challenge because of our stupid-long, curved, narrow drive. Karl does not want to place a gate across the drive, but I don't see an option, so I'm fighting for it. Poor Roxy hasn't been able to run free in our yard more than three or four times since we moved here. And that is just sad.
Vet bills are crazy! I can't even imagine what it would be if stitches were involved. And thousands of dollars for training? Why are things always so much money? It's so sad because it makes it that much harder for dogs that just need a little help. :( That's really awful about the little girl next door teasing poor Roxy. I wish this were simpler for you guys. Good luck with the fence. Is there a way to just enclose the backyard without worrying about the driveway?
We could just enclose the yard, but it would look BAD, because the fence would have to curve to exclude the garage and double space in front of it, creating an awkward "alley" of enclosed green space -- and then we would have to figure out where to place the gate, anyway. That track would also interfere with future plans to create a small patio adjacent to our little back porch....
Dilemma. Our former yard was so EASY, and pretty. I hate this one!
As for Roxy -- it's complicated. We recently paid the other dog's vet bill: $295, ouch! And that was for a wound that didn't even require stitches! Karl also replaced the front storm door hardware; it slams shut and latches automatically now, so that's a relief. We're also training Roxy to stay COMPLETELY away from the front door, and she is not allowed to greet anyone there, ever (work in progress).
The dog-aggression training center I checked-out was going to cost between two and three thousand dollars, so that can't possibly happen.
As for fencing, Karl wants to try a radio containment system, but I'm against it. For one thing, it will not keep other dogs, cats or children out of the yard, and since our house was empty for around a year, a lot of neighborhood kids got used to it being a sort of playground -- skateboarding down the driveway, playing ball on the lawn, and using the backyard as a shortcut to the next street, etc. Not a fan of the interruptions to begin with, but the real problem is that I've witnessed the little girl next door teasing Roxy (while she was tethered on the back porch), and it was NOT a good scenario.... so, I want a five foot containment/privacy fence, but placement will be a challenge because of our stupid-long, curved, narrow drive. Karl does not want to place a gate across the drive, but I don't see an option, so I'm fighting for it. Poor Roxy hasn't been able to run free in our yard more than three or four times since we moved here. And that is just sad.
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Dilemma. Our former yard was so EASY, and pretty. I hate this one!
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