Could it be bad doggy-manners to refuse an invitation to fence fight
or to display no reaction to on-leash aggression? Some well-socialized
dogs seem to make a 'pro forma' reaction, as if they were fulfilling a
duty. And dogs' reaction to Mac, who reacts to them not at all unless
they are an immediate threat, is interesting. They seem deflated and
regard him with a disapponted look.
We're still looking for ways to reduce the stress of fence-fighting at
our cramped little shelter. We just received a large bequest which will
allow us to do considerable remodeling, but may not let us expand.

Chris writes:
We're still looking for ways to reduce the stress of fence-fighting at
our cramped little shelter. We just received a large bequest which will
allow us to do considerable remodeling, but may not let us expand.

It really reduces the stress to have solid panels between the dogs. We have
Shor-line kennels and they are very nice (but not cheap - we have a campaign to
"sponsor" a kennel. *I* have a dog kennel and a cat cage). You may want to
consider such a campaign.

Franklin ignores the dobe behind us who wants to fence fight. Lucy plays into
her big time though, so I guess she feels satisfied, or at least at the 50%
level!


Janet Boss
Best Friends Dog Obedience
"Nice Manners for the Family Pet"
Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Chris writes:
We're still looking for ways to reduce the stress of fence-fighting at
our cramped little shelter. We just received a large bequest which will
allow us to do considerable remodeling, but may not let us expand.

It really reduces the stress to have solid panels between the dogs. We have
Shor-line kennels and they are very nice (but not cheap - we have a campaign to
"sponsor" a kennel. *I* have a dog kennel and a cat cage). You may want to
consider such a campaign.

Franklin ignores the dobe behind us who wants to fence fight. Lucy plays into
her big time though, so I guess she feels satisfied, or at least at the 50%
level!


Janet Boss
Best Friends Dog Obedience
"Nice Manners for the Family Pet"
Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Chris writes:
We're still looking for ways to reduce the stress of fence-fighting at
our cramped little shelter. We just received a large bequest which will
allow us to do considerable remodeling, but may not let us expand.

It really reduces the stress to have solid panels between the dogs. We have
Shor-line kennels and they are very nice (but not cheap - we have a campaign to
"sponsor" a kennel. *I* have a dog kennel and a cat cage). You may want to
consider such a campaign.

Franklin ignores the dobe behind us who wants to fence fight. Lucy plays into
her big time though, so I guess she feels satisfied, or at least at the 50%
level!


Janet Boss
Best Friends Dog Obedience
"Nice Manners for the Family Pet"
Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

It really reduces the stress to have solid
panels between the dogs.
We have concrete block between the dogs up to 6'. The problem is, we
don't have enough room to lead dogs past at a distance from the front of
the runs.
=A0 We have Shor-line kennels and they
are very nice (but not cheap
Don't know those. I'll do a search.

It really reduces the stress to have solid
panels between the dogs.
We have concrete block between the dogs up to 6'. The problem is, we
don't have enough room to lead dogs past at a distance from the front of
the runs.
=A0 We have Shor-line kennels and they
are very nice (but not cheap
Don't know those. I'll do a search.

It really reduces the stress to have solid
panels between the dogs.
We have concrete block between the dogs up to 6'. The problem is, we
don't have enough room to lead dogs past at a distance from the front of
the runs.
=A0 We have Shor-line kennels and they
are very nice (but not cheap
Don't know those. I'll do a search.

Oh, my gosh, Janet. Not to be insulting, but a glimpse at the
Shor-line website broke my heart! Our animals have much better
accommodations than that. The 'urine trap' feature was depressing. If
a dog relieves itself in the run, our dog walkers beat themselves up for
not being on their toes. (We get an occasional complaint from adoptors
that the dog they chose isn't housetrained. We don't know because
they're taken out so often.)

Oh, my gosh, Janet. Not to be insulting, but a glimpse at the
Shor-line website broke my heart! Our animals have much better
accommodations than that. The 'urine trap' feature was depressing. If
a dog relieves itself in the run, our dog walkers beat themselves up for
not being on their toes. (We get an occasional complaint from adoptors
that the dog they chose isn't housetrained. We don't know because
they're taken out so often.)

Oh, my gosh, Janet. Not to be insulting, but a glimpse at the
Shor-line website broke my heart! Our animals have much better
accommodations than that. The 'urine trap' feature was depressing. If
a dog relieves itself in the run, our dog walkers beat themselves up for
not being on their toes. (We get an occasional complaint from adoptors
that the dog they chose isn't housetrained. We don't know because
they're taken out so often.)