The Escape Artists
By Angie
@andriaperry (116936)
Anniston, Alabama
June 26, 2018 1:03pm CST
I do feel so sorry for the dogs but then I remember the look of being pleased on their faces when they had escaped, that they showed me!
I just heard Roscoe yelp after getting into the fence, I am not sure why he is doing it, he knows the fence is on. Yesterday when I cut it off and fed them he was happy but the moment I turned it back on, with him not watching, he have me a look. I think he can hear it.
I am thinking maybe a week should do the trick and I will turn it off again, leave it off.
Harley? I heard him once when he tried to get out, the same night that it was turned back on, I have not heard him again.
I do feel bad about it but I would feel worst if he got ran over or shot again and he died.
Ya know where I got the idea to put in an electric fence? @uncleJoe told me he kept his kids in one and they never escaped
How is your last Tuesday of June going?
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
26 Jun 18
Our dog was always up to mischief as well and he was always with a happy look on his face when he did it.
Great that your dogs are safe now and hope they continue to be so.
Lovely dogs as well.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
26 Jun 18
@andriaperry
I hope so too as our has got no road sense at all and I have tried so many times to teach him and he probably thinks its all a game.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
Thank you and I hope they stay safe.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
LOL, I was hoping he was talking about goats
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
Yes they will come back home.
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@mom210 (9117)
• United States
28 Jun 18
@andriaperry he was a rescue dog and came with the bad habit, it makes me worry all the time.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Jun 18
Thank God these don`t run cars.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Jun 18
Hi Andria. Roscoe is trying to see if he can go thru the fence. All is fine for Tuesday and it is Wednesday as of this writing.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
Its not even 5 pm here yet, Tuesday.
Have a wonderful day!
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
27 Jun 18
@andriaperry Thank you, Andria. We have 12 hour (or more) difference I think.
@lologirl2021 (5542)
• United States
26 Jun 18
My aunt and uncle have this for their dogs because they were getting off their property and they weren't sure were they were going so now they have this and its great. They use it on the other properties too when they bring their dogs with them on trips. Its a great way to keep track of the dogs for sure.
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@marguicha (222852)
• Chile
26 Jun 18
Dogs have a way of being naughty as children are. It is our role as parents to stop it. You cannot imagine the dirty look that Luna gives me once in a while! But she also knows when she is wrong and goes to her house full of guilt.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
LOL. Roscoe really gives me looks.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
27 Jun 18
boy you are being a meanie to the pups
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@wolfgirl569 (105945)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Jun 18
I have threatened Sadie hubbies dog) with it. She likes to try digging out.
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@wolfgirl569 (105945)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Jun 18
@andriaperry One time I could not find her. When I did, I seen her tail first as she backed out of the hole she was digging. If I had not had a wood pallet laying on the outside of the fence she would have been out. When we rebuilt the fence last year I laid part of the old fence on the ground as we went. That has stopped most of that.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Jun 18
The dig holes and sleep in them, why I don`t know, but they don`t try to go under the fence.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
Well you see it runs up the most wonderful power bill! If they are scared to tear the fence down and it worked for about 8 months, I think it`ll work again.
Glad you are back to your work outs.
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@NJChicaa (119543)
• United States
26 Jun 18
@andriaperry You'd think it wouldn't require that much power. I would turn it on and off intermittently. They will test it periodically.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
@NJChicaa Yes that is how I got to the point of leaving it off, I would pretend to turn it off and on, while they watched. They learned if I had my hands up to stand back
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
27 Jun 18
@andriaperry
It is too bad they do not understand why we have to protect them and you have to do what you do to protect them.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Jun 18
Roscoe knows, he just wants to boss me. He is a very smart dog.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
27 Jun 18
@andriaperry
My cat is the same way. When I ask if she wants to help me she just looks at me like I am crazy.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
26 Jun 18
I think you're doing the right thing - it's much better than the dogs wandering and getting hurt
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
I think so too, since Roscoe has been hurt before.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
26 Jun 18
@andriaperry Oh scary. True then, the temporary discomfort of the fence is worth it for the safety factor
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
26 Jun 18
@andriaperry , I am sorry...if they are roaming here and there leaving your place indicates that they are not happy there! That is definitely cruel! Thanks!
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
Is it cruel to let them roam and get shot? It has happened.
Is it cruel to let my dog get in the road and a car hit him? it has happened
I think a little zap is better than weeks or months of suffering to get well, if he survive the next time.
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@popciclecold (38637)
• United States
26 Jun 18
I hope they soon learn. We have had trouble with our dogs wandering. I know what you mean about getting hurt.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Jun 18
And I am in th woods so I won`t know who did it.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
Roscoe wants to go under the house, that is the main reason he is put in the backyard.
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@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
27 Jun 18
I've never had a dog try that although if I took the skirting off this mobile home Ally probably would go under it @andriaperry
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
27 Jun 18
Glad you cleared that up about UncleJoe and kids behind fences. Never used an electric fence for my dogs as I have a regular fence.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Jun 18
Roscoe will tear down a regular fence. He is a huge dog about my size.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jun 18
I suppose that it is pretty low voltage? It might teach them not to escape.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
26 Jun 18
Well I'm doing great. Actually, no one like to fence their dog, but for their safety reason then we will do what is best for them.
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