I'm guilty of letting my dog out of my sight and my neighbours are
just plain stupid. Part of their garden abuts our front yard and they
repeatedly through their table scraps in the garden. A few years ago
they put a large piece of pork fat out and my sheltie got into it and
developed pancreatitis and almost died. I have asked the neighbour to
please not tempt my dog who normaly doesn't go past our driveway. The
other day they poured cooking oil on the snow. This formed a grease
popsicle that my puppy zoomed in on as soon as I let her out for a
pee. She became very sick but fortunately no medical teatment was
required. Not only does it attract my dog but also raccoons and
skunks.
I just wanted to vent. No more unsupervised pee breaks.

Lori

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:12:19 GMT, Kayla wrote:


I just wanted to vent. No more unsupervised pee breaks.


Good choice. You can only change your behavior and the behavior of
your dog - you can't change other people's behavior, no matter how
much it interferes with your preferences.


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Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:12:19 GMT Kayla whittled these words:
I'm guilty of letting my dog out of my sight and my neighbours are
just plain stupid. Part of their garden abuts our front yard and they
repeatedly through their table scraps in the garden.

It is their garden. They should be able to put what they want in it
without worrying about your dog getting into it.

A few years ago
they put a large piece of pork fat out and my sheltie got into it and
developed pancreatitis and almost died. I have asked the neighbour to
please not tempt my dog who normaly doesn't go past our driveway.

It isn't your neighbor's responsiblity not to tempt your dog. It is your
responsiblity to effectively control and supervise your dog.

The
other day they poured cooking oil on the snow. This formed a grease
popsicle that my puppy zoomed in on as soon as I let her out for a
pee.

Ubless they poured the oil on your property this should not have beena
problem for you.

She became very sick but fortunately no medical teatment was
required. Not only does it attract my dog but also raccoons and
skunks.

WEll I think their behavior is unwise for that reason, but not because of
any issue with your dog directly. If you don't have a fence adequate to
keep your dog on your property then you need to be present to supervise
your dog, and train it appropriately.

I just wanted to vent. No more unsupervised pee breaks.

That's the ticket. No unsupervised pee breaks ought to solve the problem.


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Diane Blackman
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