Greyhound "Invisable Fence
Lynda Adame
: I am planning on adopting a Greyhound this spring. I do have a few
Great, they make excelent pets.
: 1) Does anyone have a greyhound in an invisable fence. Any
: problems
I know of a few people that have invisible fences and own Greyhounds. Only
one of those people have not yet had a problem. A Greyhound can accelerate
so quickly, that they can literally avoid the shock they would get upon
exiting the fence area. An electronic fence does not stop other loose dogs
from entering your yard. I would not recommend them for a sighthound.
: 2) I would like to know if anyone has a greyhound they let run off
: a leash with close supervison. ie going to the bathroom,
: Playing in the yard.
Of course there are..and the number one cause of loss in retired Greyhounds
due to loose Greyhounds being hit by a car, or getting lost and never
returning. I've seen it happen.
In an urban environment, it is literally a crap shoot that you are taking
with your sighthounds life.
Ellen JK Schneiderman
breed. The problem is that greyhounds/sighthounds chase on sight...they
will run right thru an invisible fence in order to get to the object of
their desire (cat, bunny, squirrel, white piece of paper, etc.). When a
Gh goes into chase mode, they tend to also go deaf, dumb and blind!
They won't hear you yelling at them, they won't see the cars
coming...they only see the bunny (or whatever). Once out of the fence,
they probably will not risk getting shocked to get back in. Also,
invisible fences don't keep other animals out. You and your greyhound
will be better off if you install a traditional fence. BTW, the above
reasons also apply to any off-leash activity. Most adoption groups
hammer this point home as best they can. Greyhounds are leash only or
fenced area only dogs. Hope that helps. Let me know if you'd like more
info.
Ellen
Kathy Bentzoni
> 1) Does anyone have a greyhound in an invisable fence. Any
> problems
> a leash with close supervison. ie going to the bathroom,
> Playing in the yard.
No way! to both questions,these dogs either need a REAL fence,or to be
walked on lead.All adoption groups stress that you never let them off lead
in an unfenced area.
Geoffrey L. Wright
(Lynda Adame) wrote:
> Doug Busch (10334...@CompuServe.COM) wrote:
[...]
> Of course there are..and the number one cause of loss in retired Greyhounds
> due to loose Greyhounds being hit by a car, or getting lost and never
> returning. I've seen it happen.
>
> In an urban environment, it is literally a crap shoot that you are taking
> with your sighthounds life.
You're also risking the lives of cats (rabbits, squirrels, etc.) that
happen to be strolling about your neighborhood. Greyhounds (esp. retired
racers) are cat killers par excellance. Greyhounds have a strong desire
to kill small game and an unparalled ability to do it in an open area.
They can be on a cat before the feline has a chance to turn around. Be
carefull about this -- I've seen this happen twice (no dogs of mine!) and
heard of it happening many more times. This can be a real heartbreaker
for the rescuer and of course for the cat owner as well. The desire and
ability of greyhounds to kill small game is something any would-be rescuer
should be aware of.
glw
the...@netins.net
Doug Busch <10334...@CompuServe.COM> writes:
>I am planning on adopting a Greyhound this spring.
Your bike shop makes you *adopt*!?
I do have a few
>extra qestions:
>1) Does anyone have a greyhound in an invisable fence. Any
> problems
Mine stays indoors all the time--except when I'm riding it
or have it in the shop for frame aligmnent.
>2) I would like to know if anyone has a greyhound they let run off
> a leash with close supervison. ie going to the bathroom,
> Playing in the yard.
Mine has never been on a leash--it generally stays right where
I leave it when I go to the bathroom.
Hope this helped and feel free to drop in on our rec.bicycles.
groups anytime.
Ted Heise
|-- Theodore Heise ----------------------- the...@netins.net --|
|-- Omaha, Nebraska USA --- Principles before personalities! --|
Hal Hawley
Some (a few) greyhounds would like nothing better than to chase small game,
including cats. However, many greyhounds show no interest in cats,
squirrels, etc. As *sighthounds*, they have a genetic chase instinct, but
their "prey drive" varies tremendously, and many have a very low prey drive.
Around 90% are cat compatible, for example, and some of these need some
training to ensure they are cat compatible. The other 10% are the main
reason that greyhounds *must* be "cat tested" before going into a home
with cats.
One family has two greyhounds they adopted from us, and they are not only
cat-compatible, they are also rabbit-compatible, and do not bother the
bunny when it is let out to roam the house.
The bottom line is that the sweeping generalization above is not quite
fair to greyhounds. Virtually all greyhound rescue/adoption groups do
inform would-be adopters regarding greyhounds and cats (and other small
animals), and if there are any such groups which do not educate would-be
adopters about this, then those groups are in a very small (and
irresponsible) minority.
--
Hal & Karen Hawley Turner (Make A Turn), Time (High Time)
Greyhound Friends Northwest (206) 392-9114 -- Issaquah, WA
grey...@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/greyhnds/
canjard
says...
I agree with Hal. We have a "chaser", Kid, our 2nd greyhound. We told
our adoption group that we would take a "problem" dog: we wanted to take
one that they had difficulty placing.
We got Kid who was a known chaser (not just cats & bunnies, but small
to medium sized dogs as well) because our only other pet (other than
fish) was Tiffany, our first greyhound. Make Peace with Animals, our
adoption group, would not place Kid in a family with small animals,
because they knew he has a very strong prey drive.
Temp51
out of your yard, just keeps thing in. Also, if a dog gets a big running
start, it can easily run right on through the "fence" without triggering
the shock.
On Wed, 24 Jan 1996, Geoffrey L. Wright wrote:
> In article <4e41c3$d...@venice.sedd.trw.com>, ad...@venice.sedd.trw.com
> (Lynda Adame) wrote:
>
> > Doug Busch (10334...@CompuServe.COM) wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > Of course there are..and the number one cause of loss in retired Greyhounds
> > due to loose Greyhounds being hit by a car, or getting lost and never
> > returning. I've seen it happen.
> >
> > In an urban environment, it is literally a crap shoot that you are taking
> > with your sighthounds life.
>
> You're also risking the lives of cats (rabbits, squirrels, etc.) that
> happen to be strolling about your neighborhood. Greyhounds (esp. retired
> racers) are cat killers par excellance. Greyhounds have a strong desire
> to kill small game and an unparalled ability to do it in an open area.
> They can be on a cat before the feline has a chance to turn around. Be
> carefull about this -- I've seen this happen twice (no dogs of mine!) and
> heard of it happening many more times. This can be a real heartbreaker
> for the rescuer and of course for the cat owner as well. The desire and
> ability of greyhounds to kill small game is something any would-be rescuer
> should be aware of.
>
> glw
>
>
Robin Morris
This thread has been really interesting, but can you not send further
followups to rec.bicycles.misc, unless you're telling us how to avoid
being chased by dogs whilst out cycling.
Thanks.
Robin
ps - I've edited rec.bicycles.misc out of the header line of this message
In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.96013...@PEAK.ORG> Temp51 <bc5t...@PEAK.ORG> writes:
jmy...@freenet.calgary.ab.c
the...@netins.net
In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.96013...@PEAK.ORG>,
Temp51 <bc5t...@PEAK.ORG> writes:
>just a quick reminder about the invisible fence.
Just a quick reminder about crossposting--this thread doesn't
really belong in rec.bicycles.misc.
Thank you
James Eason
bicycle?
--James (Been there, Been bitten)