Dogs and Good Country Neighbors: Re: Dogs and Country Living...

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Thanks for the comments, Red! Once a dog starts killing livestock, it is hard to find a good solution, and the solution your Grandpa chose is often the sad result. Many dogs learn boundaries and do not need fences, but some dogs are simply not boundary trainable.

I've had mostly herding breeds and hounds over my life. Herding breeds (border collies, German Shepherd Dogs, shelties, etc.) seem to learn boundaries easily and stay home. Hounds will follow their noses where ever they lead and generally need to be fenced or otherwise physically restrained to keep them home. How a person keeps their dogs home will vary, based on the dog and circumstances. It is sad, but people do need to be made aware of what their dogs do when they wander off on "adventures." So many do cause problems.

-- posted by Gloria_Morris