In article ,
Mary Healey wrote:


Some babygates are plastic-coated metal and will fit into an open window.
They might be a low-cost alternative to window bars.

And more easily removable as well!

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www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

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Janet Boss wrote:


And more easily removable as well!

BTW - I meant that in a GOOD way!

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www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

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In article ,
Julia Altshuler wrote:

He even know how to open the
windows if they are not locked. Also, he has been getting out of our
6 foot privacy fence.


I'll be interested to hear others' suggestions.

The choices are crating, LOCKING the windows (who leaves their home open
when they aren't home? )

me, no problem.
grew up in an unlocked house.

sighthounds & siberians said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

With a dog that escapes from windows, special precautions
have to be taken, of course.

Yes.

But depending on where one
lives, I don't think it's particularly outrageous to leave
windows open or partially open when not home. I do it all
the time.

I do it *because* I have dogs. A little fresh air while I'm
away - with the parasitic bonus that conventional bad guys will
go somewhere else after the barking and jumping and slavering
starts.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

sighthounds & siberians said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

we have two of the
barkiest greyhounds known to mankind.

You've mentioned their barkiness before - I've seen Greyhounds
play bark, but generally they never struck me as a particularly
barky breed. I haven't seen many in their home environment,
though.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

We have a great pyr/ saint mix.

My understanding is that Pyrs and other similar livestock guardian
breeds were developed to roam around a large area to intercept trouble
before it gets to the flock/house, so extra measures will probably be
needed to counter their basic nature.

I've used cable tie-outs for short durations (with other breeds), but
their big issue is that they can get tangled around trees/landscaping/
furniture/other dogs/whatever, leaving a dog potentially with no way
to get to water or shade. A well designed trolley setup may be safer
and less likely to tangle.

The big advantage of a covered kennel is that not only does it keep
the dog in, it keeps other stray critters out. It's also easy to add
a tarp, shade fabric (like that used over patios), or a roof using
inexpensive plastic roofing panels. There are other options for
floors besides a concrete slab, including patio blocks and running
chainlink or other fencing horizontally at the base of the main fence,
and burying it some.

For other ideas, look at some of the Malamute rescue sites. They
aren't livestock breeds, but have many of the same escape issues.
They've got a lot of ideas (like 8' fences and ways to secure them)
that may help you.

Hope that helps,
--Glenn Lyford

On Jun 10, 1:40*pm, Rocky wrote:
sighthounds & siberians said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

we have two of the
barkiest greyhounds known to mankind.

You've mentioned their barkiness before - I've seen Greyhounds
play bark, but generally they never struck me as a particularly
barky breed. *I haven't seen many in their home environment,
though.

It generally is a very quiet breed, not barky at all. They love to
sing, of course. And if you walk into a racing kennel, you're likely
to be greeted with a lot of barking, particularly if the dogs think
it's anywhere near feeding or turnout time. But most greyhounds in a
home environment do not bark. I happen to be, ah, blessed with two
very unusual greyhounds. A genetic glitch of some sort, I think.

Mustang Sally



--
--Matt. *Rocky's a Dog.

In article ,
Julia Altshuler wrote:

sighthounds & siberians wrote:

With a dog that escapes from windows, special precautions have to be
taken, of course. But depending on where one lives, I don't think
it's particularly outrageous to leave windows open or partially open
when not home. I do it all the time.

I do too. Since Cubbe has never shown the least inclination to go
through a window, we leave them open in the summer. (There are screens.

I leave mine open a bit before the building A/C is turned on, but I live
on the 11th floor.

:-)
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Bright eyes/burning like fire, | Kevin Michael Vail
Bright eyes/how can you close and fail? |
How can the light that shone so brightly | . . . . . . . . . .
Suddenly shine so pale?/Bright eyes | . . . . . . . . .

npanko wrote:

We have a great pyr/ saint mix. He is 14 months old and we have had
him for 6 months. He has been a great dog since we have gotten him.
We are able to leave him unattended in the house with no problems
(except a few destroyed toys).

We recently started a house renovation. Since this has happened, he
has been escaping out house. We went out of town and he jumped out of
our windows (through the screens).

An expensive and aesthetically ugly fix for this is bars on the window.
A possible, less expensive and more hidden fix, might be to put
child/doggie gates in the larger windows.

He even know how to open the
windows if they are not locked. Also, he has been getting out of our
6 foot privacy fence.
How dsoes he do this. Does he break through it, open the gate, jump over
it, ...?
Once he is gone, he wanders with no thought to
watch out for cars. I would love to keep my windows open, but he
leaves. Any suggestions? We could really use some help!

Janet Boss wrote:

In article ,
Julia Altshuler wrote:

He even know how to open the
windows if they are not locked. Also, he has been getting out of our
6 foot privacy fence.


I'll be interested to hear others' suggestions.

The choices are crating, LOCKING the windows (who leaves their home open
when they aren't home? ACK!), installing a barrier at the top of the
fence (coyote roller, angled topper, etc), and if push came to shove,
window bars.

Even being home doesn't always avoid problems with dogs going out of
windows. This thread reminds me of what happened a few months after we
moved into our current home. Peanut started barking at our front door.
We opened it and there was a Golden friendly as can be, wanting to play
with Peanut. I think he saw her on our deck while he wandered around.
The Golden had tags, so I held the dog while my wife phoned the owners.
As my wife related it the other side of the conversation went something
like this.

Hello. Who is this?

Yes that's us, why did you call?

Yes we have a dog, but that can't be our dog he's upstairs. You must be
mistaken.

Yes that's the name of our dog, but that can't be our dog I told you
he's upstairs. But still, if you have our number and the dog's name I
guess I should check.

The window's open upstairs and he's not there. We'll be right over.

(FWIW with the slopes in the mountains I suspect the dog jumped much
less than a regular floor to get out.)

I'd also be looking at the big picture. Is he intact and looking for
love? Is he exercised? Obedience trained? Structure to his life?
SA? As usual, more questions before answers.