Definite element of *risk* for the dog, loose & not supervised around livestock.
I work on a ranch, & as I work, I can't keep an eye on my dog 100% of the time.
I'm looking for a electronic device that will keep my dog within a set limit of myself as I move about...
Something that will automatically tone my dog that he's getting too far away from me.
There are lots of products that [let] the user call their dog back when they notice [they've wandered], but I need something automatic, as I can't always be watching.
Imagine a 200 or 300 foot electronic rope.
Anything like that on the market?
Thanks,
Russ
presumably the ranch includes livestock? - Some of whom won't be averse to chasing, kicking, stomping, biting, or head-butting a dog to Kingdom Come.
Having seen what happened to a young [15 to 18-MO] GSD who thought the bull was playing when he charged at him, i wouldn't want any dog who wasn't a stock-savvy herding type, loose on a ranch that included 4-footed herbivores.
Especially if i was busy doing other things, & leaving my dog to her or his own resources, to take care of themselves & deal with whatever arose.
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graphic:
They scooped up what was left of the GSD with a shovel - the bull knocked him down, then knelt on him, & finally shoved him practically into the ground with his head. It wasn't a recognizable body, but a black-&-tan bag of broken bones & crushed organs.
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no, i know of no such product - however, generally speaking, anything that "automatically
tones" as a perimeter-warning, usually automatically
ZAPS! immediately after the warning tone. :eyeroll:
Shock isn't a favorite of mine for control, confinement, training, or indeed, any other purpose.
- terry