A Little Help Here, Please.

[Sigmund]

May all be well or on the mend.

I've been having a problem here for a couple of months.

Rhodes, our canine friend, has been getting out of our fenced yard. We thought he had been somehow been climbing/or digging out. Nope.

Rhodes has been with us for what...several years ...and he had not done that before. Now, all of a sudden (2/3 months) he is out of the yard.

Long story short, we had to tie him up when we not at home. Bummer. (He's okay inside the house when we are awake but he gets upset when we go to bed. He likes to be outside.)

We got one of those stake thingies

and a cord

to hook him up to his dog collar

He wasn't happy and neither were we but we had to keep him safe.

That worked for 2/3 days until I went out early one morning and found that screwy stake thing unscrewed from the ground and the cord to his collar ...empty.

Our Rhodes is an excellent dog but he doesn't have thumbs so, how could that be?

We found Rhodes ( thank goodness) and using a tire iron my son screwed that 17 inch stake down to the very ground where only the triangle part was showing.

Saturday morning I went out and I found the triangle top of that stake cut. Yes, that metal stake had been cut. The cord was lying nearby. No Rhodes. I called the non-emergency police line and asked for a police officer to come out and make out a report.

I explained the situation and showed him the cut stake and cord. His response, " My guess is a dog lover doesn't like seeing your dog tied up and let him off." Ummmm. Rhodes has access to water, food and shelter and a *dog lover* is willing to jump my gated/chained/locked fence and let him go? Run free to be picked up by animal control or be hit by a car/truck?

I made an official police report and I have the report number.

BTW-The very nice police officer informed me I have the right to protect myself and property. Whoever is jumping the gated/chained/locked fence is trespassing.

On the one hand, I would like to get Rhodes to another home for awhile and see if this whacka doo gets tired of messing about, on the other hand we love our Rhodes and he protects us. Although, whomever is doing this has scammed Rhodes into thinking s/he is a friend. And if s/he cannot frick with Rhodes...what will they do next?

My brothers and BIL are all up in arms (literally and figuratively).

Last thing-the police officer suggested getting motion cameras to video tape the intruder(s)...I don't have the financial means.

Ideas? Advice?

Peace.

 

[Dana Jean]

May all be well or on the mend.

I've been having a problem here for a couple of months.

Rhodes, our canine friend, has been getting out of our fenced yard. We thought he had been somehow been climbing/or digging out. Nope.

Rhodes has been with us for what...several years ...and he had not done that before. Now, all of a sudden (2/3 months) he is out of the yard.

Long story short, we had to tie him up when we not at home. Bummer. (He's okay inside the house when we are awake but he gets upset when we go to bed. He likes to be outside.)

We got one of those stake thingies

and a cord

to hook him up to his dog collar

He wasn't happy and neither were we but we had to keep him safe.

That worked for 2/3 days until I went out early one morning and found that screwy stake thing unscrewed from the ground and the cord to his collar ...empty.

Our Rhodes is an excellent dog but he doesn't have thumbs so, how could that be?

We found Rhodes ( thank goodness) and using a tire iron my son screwed that 17 inch stake down to the very ground where only the triangle part was showing.

Saturday morning I went out and I found the triangle top of that stake cut. Yes, that metal stake had been cut. The cord was lying nearby. No Rhodes. I called the non-emergency police line and asked for a police officer to come out and make out a report.

I explained the situation and showed him the cut stake and cord. His response, " My guess is a dog lover doesn't like seeing your dog tied up and let him off." Ummmm. Rhodes has access to water, food and shelter and a *dog lover* is willing to jump my gated/chained/locked fence and let him go? Run free to be picked up by animal control or be hit by a car/truck?

I made an official police report and I have the report number.

BTW-The very nice police officer informed me I have the right to protect myself and property. Whoever is jumping the gated/chained/locked fence is trespassing.

On the one hand, I would like to get Rhodes to another home for awhile and see if this whacka doo gets tired of messing about, on the other hand we love our Rhodes and he protects us. Although, whomever is doing this has scammed Rhodes into thinking s/he is a friend. And if s/he cannot frick with Rhodes...what will they do next?

My brothers and BIL are all up in arms (literally and figuratively).

Last thing-the police officer suggested getting motion cameras to video tape the intruder(s)...I don't have the financial means.

Ideas? Advice?

Peace.

Well, do you have an army of friends who are dog lovers who will come and take turns watching throughout the night? This is just crazy and a tad scary too. Can you contact a news station and see if they might do an investigative report on what's happening, and they might provide a camera? One of our local news stations does investigative pieces like this, so maybe they might be interested? You never know. There are different departments of the news. Appeal to their animal loving hearts. People will do a lot of things for the love of an animal and to know they are saving an animal from potential harm.

That way, the investigation would be free, they would provide the equipment for free and the person would be exposed.

 

[Angelo Bottigliero]

Camera's are not that expensive, and perhaps can be rented rather than bought. I'd try to get footage, than hand it over to the cops. Or if it turns out to be somebody you know, a little housecall might clearly things up. Good luck.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...I say water your yard, and then run 220 through it...cheap and effective...

 

[EMARX]

It seems to me like your dog is acting up from anxiety. We found a bark collar was very effective for curbing mis-behaviour. Some may deem this cruelty, but if used responsibly it could help. As for your canine crusader, try putting up a private property, tresspassers.... sign, and install a fake camera on your house. It may work.

 

[not_nadine]

Sorry to chuckle, Sig. Puppyhood. Oh my.

I can not get my little one in . 5 months old now. She will just plant and shark bite while I drag her. Back down, paws up
She is happy happy about the whole process.

Yes she has gotten off the lease as well. She knocked down a bunch of little girls all dressed up with balloons for Easter. Popped the balloons and left them crying and muddy.

Hang in, Sig.

 

[no bounce no play]

We had a pit bull who could climb a chain link fence in 3 seconds flat so I had to get a stake and a lead like the ones in your photos. He was an inside dog, he was just on the lead when he had to go outside, but running back and forth would sometimes either cause the stake to loosen and pull free from the ground or snap under the triangle. I always watched him when he was outside because I was afraid he might snap the stake and either hang himself on the fence or realize his dream of catching the postal carrier.

If Rhodes is a hunter, he might like being outside at night because he's hunting nightlife such as possums or a new cat in the neighborhood. If you can't determine how he's getting loose or who is letting him loose, you might have to bring him inside at night. He won't be happy at first but he should settle down once he figures out you are not going to give in and allow him to stay outside all night.

Good luck

 

[Haunted]

((((Siggy and Rhodes))))

 

[blunthead]

May all be well or on the mend.

I've been having a problem here for a couple of months.

Rhodes, our canine friend, has been getting out of our fenced yard. We thought he had been somehow been climbing/or digging out. Nope.

Rhodes has been with us for what...several years ...and he had not done that before. Now, all of a sudden (2/3 months) he is out of the yard.

Long story short, we had to tie him up when we not at home. Bummer. (He's okay inside the house when we are awake but he gets upset when we go to bed. He likes to be outside.)

We got one of those stake thingies

and a cord

to hook him up to his dog collar

He wasn't happy and neither were we but we had to keep him safe.

That worked for 2/3 days until I went out early one morning and found that screwy stake thing unscrewed from the ground and the cord to his collar ...empty.

Our Rhodes is an excellent dog but he doesn't have thumbs so, how could that be?

We found Rhodes ( thank goodness) and using a tire iron my son screwed that 17 inch stake down to the very ground where only the triangle part was showing.

Saturday morning I went out and I found the triangle top of that stake cut. Yes, that metal stake had been cut. The cord was lying nearby. No Rhodes. I called the non-emergency police line and asked for a police officer to come out and make out a report.

I explained the situation and showed him the cut stake and cord. His response, " My guess is a dog lover doesn't like seeing your dog tied up and let him off." Ummmm. Rhodes has access to water, food and shelter and a *dog lover* is willing to jump my gated/chained/locked fence and let him go? Run free to be picked up by animal control or be hit by a car/truck?

I made an official police report and I have the report number.

BTW-The very nice police officer informed me I have the right to protect myself and property. Whoever is jumping the gated/chained/locked fence is trespassing.

On the one hand, I would like to get Rhodes to another home for awhile and see if this whacka doo gets tired of messing about, on the other hand we love our Rhodes and he protects us. Although, whomever is doing this has scammed Rhodes into thinking s/he is a friend. And if s/he cannot frick with Rhodes...what will they do next?

My brothers and BIL are all up in arms (literally and figuratively).

Last thing-the police officer suggested getting motion cameras to video tape the intruder(s)...I don't have the financial means.

Ideas? Advice?

Peace.

Those particular types of stakes are notoriously ineffective at keeping a dog anywhere, though if it was actually sawn or bolt-cut through its ineffectiveness was circumvented by whomever the "dog-lover", vandal, or person who has more of a personal problem with you or someone in your family than just how you are with your dog, God forbid. It sounds to me that you don't yet have an idea who the person might be. I wonder if anyone else in the family might have a guess. It sounds to me like a person with more of a social problem than being a busy-body animal-lover; unless it's a simple juvenile delinquent.

Whomever it might be - if the screw-thing was indeed cut and didn't shear off due to Rhodes' arduous determination - will stop who knows when; though s/he might've noticed the police at your house and has decided to play it cool for that reason or some other. Next step might be to use a heavy duty leather collar (make sure it's plenty snug. Dogs find ways to get out of them) and a metal chain with large gauge links - large enough to give a bolt-cutter a run for its money (if the screw-thing was cut it was certainly done with a bolt-cutter and not sawn through) - attached to the house itself or concrete steps or some other immovable object. If the same or any other problem then persists, asking friends and/or family to keep watch sounds like more than a reasonable plan to me.

I assume what the policeman was getting at when he reminded you of your right to protect your property was about a firearm, not that you'd need one necessarily in this case, but that as far as the policeman knew the invader might decide not to stop at the dog next time.

Please keep us posted, Siggy.

 

[Dana Jean]

Do you happen to have two large trees or strong posts sort of close together in your yard. I have seen people tie like a zip line from tree to tree and then tie the dog with a sliding ring of some type. THat way, they can run back and forth and not pull anything out of the ground.

 

[Out of Order]

You having trouble with a trespasser? Maybe you should get a dog.

 

[blunthead]

Do you happen to have two large trees or strong posts sort of close together in your yard. I have seen people tie like a zip line from tree to tree and then tie the dog with a sliding ring of some type. THat way, they can run back and forth and not pull anything out of the ground.

That's good, just Siggy'll have to use heavy duty materials, of course.

 

[Dana Jean]

They call it a Trolley System.

Unchain Your Dog.org | Install a Dog Trolley, Dog Run, Dog Cable

 

[Out of Order]

They call it a Trolley System.

Seems a bit extreme. Just how big is Siggy's dog?

 

[Dana Jean]

Seems a bit extreme. Just how big is Siggy's dog?

The hard part is keeping the conductor on duty. Maybe we need to chain him in there.

 

[Out of Order]

The hard part is keeping the conductor on duty. Maybe we need to chain him in there.

 

[blunthead]

They call it a Trolley System.

Unchain Your Dog.org | Install a Dog Trolley, Dog Run, Dog Cable

Good link.

 

[no bounce no play]

Do you happen to have two large trees or strong posts sort of close together in your yard. I have seen people tie like a zip line from tree to tree and then tie the dog with a sliding ring of some type. THat way, they can run back and forth and not pull anything out of the ground.

It looks like a good idea but leads of any kind and trees don't mix. Dogs cannot figure out how to go the other way around once they've wrapped their lead around a tree. I used to trespass onto a neighbor's property in order to untangle their dog from a tree so he could get to his water bowl.

 

[blunthead]

It looks like a good idea but leads of any kind and trees don't mix. Dogs cannot figure out how to go the other way around once they've wrapped their lead around a tree. I used to trespass onto a neighbor's property in order to untangle their dog from a tree so he could get to his water bowl.

A trolley doesn't need a lead that long.

 

[no bounce no play]

A trolley doesn't need a lead that long.

That's true... Our neighbor used a long lead