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Foghorn Leghorn.... Ah say, Ah say, gettaway boy, ya bother me."

Chicken hawk....." I'm a chicken hawk, and you're a chicken!"


Sounds like that fence is screwing with the dogs mind. Gonna have to spoil him even more now. Next time, make sure the ball doesn't take a bad hop. :)

Can you adjust the voltage on the invisible fence ?

Sounds like Charlie is a pretty smart dog.

If you spend time in the yard with him, get him to walk around the yard with you, he'll come around.

I read the second "Death's Head" book. I thought those books were pretty good. It's set in the future with two warring federations in space.
The main character is part human and part something else.

I think you would like it.

River of Ruin is pretty good.

Jack Dubrul is billed as the next Clive Cussler.

I'm not a big Cussler fan.

I've read other books by Dubrul. Some I like, and others not so much.

It keeps the wheels from gettin' rusty, ya know ?

Hey !

I am feeling better, the pain has lessened quite a bit and I don't feel like sleeping all day (because of the pain) which is a good feeling.

I love that chickenhawk and Foghorn Leghorn cartoon. Was the dog ever given a name?

Charlie is doing better but is really hesitant about running after anything. He watches to see where it ends up before running pell mell. We do have to coax him with biscuits sometimes but yes, you are right. It's for his own good.

Right now, I am reading Stephenie Meyer "The Host." Creepy sci fi invasion of the bodysnatchers type thing...but from the perspective of one alien in a host body...except the host refuses to give up so essentially, there are 2 beings in one body. Pretty interesting so far.

I've never read Clive Cussler. Should I? Remember what I told you about reading books. Even if its the WORST book on this planet, I am compelled to finish it no matter how long it takes. So should I start one? If I do and don't like it, I will be mad at you JT! Just kidding.

Tough-Love, I too have a Chocolate lab. He runs, He jumps the 3'6" fence around the yard.
Guiness safety is compromised with a "Tie-OUT"
It is better than fearing his safety of Auto's and other animals. Challie will be fine, most importantly SAFE and around too be LOVED.
Good Luck, Jim McNulty

Hmm will check it out. James Rollins. Gonna put it on my wish list.

I can speak, i can dance, I can yodel and do a tarzan yell... although it still hurts to cough, sneeze and yawn!

Charlie is ok. He's still timid about going outside the in-laws house and he stays away from the white flags which line the invisible fence. I guess that's good because he won't run out in front of traffic but pretty traumatic for him!

Hi Julie -

We tried an invisible fence with our first malamute. She also loved to run...her favorite direction being 'away'. After weeks of training and testing the beep zone, she finally cracked the code to the system. My clever little girl figured out that the radio receiver on the collar was directionally sensitive. If she stood up really straight and craned her neck back a bit, she could get the radio receiver, which normally pointed down, to point forward instead. No beeps, no zaps. She'd inch her way forward and periodically tip her head slightly to glance back in order to make sure she was far enough across the zone...and then would take off like a shot.

All we could do was laugh and shake our heads. Then run like crazy to catch her! Unfortunately, we were never successful in retraining our girl to the invisible fence. We later learned that it doesn't necessarily work for all dogs.

But I would offer the following suggestion: take the flags down and take the collar off Charlie. On a long lead, let him play and become reacclimated to the backyard. Once his fear had diminished, reinstall the flags and approach the training again without the collar, giving him time to adjust. Then reintroduce the collar.

Give Charlie a smooch on the nose for me and I hope you're feeling much better!