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l * » » I » * * > * Orono Weekly Times - 5 Wednesday. June 9, 2004 South of 49° by Jeanne Burnside Beep, beep, beep! My new puppy, Angus, is a very quick learner and was fairly easy to housetrain. Unlike other dogs I've had, he tended to stay quite close to the house and not wandér off too much until lately. A neighbor's neighbor's herd of cattle has started grazing in the field directly behind my house and if not for their two llamas honking, my Angus would be right in with the cows. Farm fencing works great at keeping horses and cows in, but is just wide enough for inquisitive puppies. puppies. I've learned from past experience that invisible fencing fencing is the answer that keeps my 'doggies' safe and cow- patty free. Although he started wearing wearing the special collar at four months, we hoped the beeping would be enough to deter him from exiting the property. As a smaller pup it did, in fact he was pretty much afraid of everything that made noise and I was able to keep the prongs covered on the collar that cause the electrical charge. At almost six months, he has reached about half his full weight of sixty pounds and has a new confidence. Noise is no longer a deterrent and is much more of an attrac- * Medic Alert always on call www. m edicalert.ca For more information 1-866-848-3259 tion.to see what's happening. Unfortunately for both of us that meant he would have to get the dreaded zapping to curtail leaving his perimeter of approximately two acres. Yesterday morning was the final trial and he initially stepped back from the area when the beeping started. Then came the ultimate test- using me as bait on the other side of the buried wire. As he crossed the line to follow me, the beeps started and he didn't retreat. The next thing I saw was my poor pooch running back towards the house yelping. yelping. . For the record, the zap is a very low electrical charge that is fully approved by most vets. I have even had the pleasure (?) of feeling it when testing his collar after electrical storms. Back in the house my pup sat very quietly next to his dad who was telling him what a bad mommy I was and how he had nothing to do with the test. The old adage 'this hurts me more than you' didn't didn't seem to be appropriate. Later on in the day I was working on the gardens and Angus came over to join me. He was back to his old self chasing chipmunks and butterflies butterflies that always end up being just outside his grasp. The earlier trauma was forgotten forgotten except when we walked close to the stream and the beeps blared. He jumped back about five feet and decided to follow me at a safer distance. It seems one zap will be all he needs. 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