Dogs vs Pond

I have a big probelm with a dog in my ponds. The dog is a walker blood hound
mix and he has totally destroyed all the plants, trees, logs and everyhting
else in the ponds. he pulled up and chewed up two cypress trees I had kept
small by pruning and a water tupelo tree i had done the same way. a large stand
of cattails I was gf\rowing bare rooted as well as a large stand of water
irises i had grown for years with out soil. I really don't know what to do he
has destroyed completely 10 years of work making this pond a unique work of
art. How do you teach a dog not to bother a pond and the things there in?

Moon
I breed dwarf crayfish for planted aquariums and grow trees in aquariums.
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Moon wrote How do you teach a dog not to bother a pond and the things there
in?

An electric shock Fido Fence.


kathy :-)
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 12:26:51 GMT, "Steve and Lisa"
wrote:

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Precious!

I could never zap Monty.......he's just too sweet and lovable. )


Lisa
"Ka30P" wrote in message
...
Moon wrote How do you teach a dog not to bother a pond and the things
there
in?

An electric shock Fido Fence.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Thank you Nedra!

I love your pond btw.....one day I hope to have something as pleasing to the
eye as your pond!

Lisa
"Nedra" wrote in message
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Hi Lisa,
I really enjoyed my visit with you guys, especially
Monty, friends and all! What a Happy family ...
Pretty kitty cat ... and the pond... Oh Yes! The Pond!!

Nedra
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http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

) Thank you.....we kinda think he is too....and as sweet as they come.
Typical Golden.

Lisa
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 12:26:51 GMT, "Steve and Lisa"
wrote:

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Precious!

It usually only takes one shock for them to learn. Make sure you put it
on the lowest setting. I had a friend who set it on high shock while
training a dog. Poor thing got hit and then wouldn't go outside for a week.

Steve and Lisa wrote:
I could never zap Monty.......he's just too sweet and lovable. )


Lisa
"Ka30P" wrote in message
...

Moon wrote How do you teach a dog not to bother a pond and the things

there

in?

An electric shock Fido Fence.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

First let me declare that I am a die hard dog lover! Had German
Shepherds, great dogs! But now have 2 Boxers! Best dogs ever!

Some will say that a bad dog is a reflection of an owner that is not
training the dog with love and firm discipline! Then what do I know!

I think of my dogs as my children. I wouldn't want them to go out in life
without being trained to understand consequences. In training my dogs, I
followed a dog book titled "Family dog" by Richard A. Wolters. Pretty good
result as to obedience! Maybe it may work for you.

If my dog chooses to stick it's nose in a fido fence (I don't have a fido
electric fence by the way) , then it deserves the corrective measures that
comes with that. He/She will learn fast not to go near the fence! A very
firm disappointing voice from me usually gets my dogs attention and is
enough correction, or worse absence of play and affection as a direct
consequence of unacceptable behaviour is also effective. 20 coins in an
empty can of soda is also extremely effective if you can catch the dogs in
the deed.

Can you teach an old dog new tricks?

--
_______________________________________
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is
like an eggs-and-ham breakfast:
The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."

http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino

"Steve and Lisa" wrote in message
...
I could never zap Monty.......he's just too sweet and lovable. )


Lisa
"Ka30P" wrote in message
...
Moon wrote How do you teach a dog not to bother a pond and the things
there
in?

An electric shock Fido Fence.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Hey Just Me.......we tried the coin thingy....but Monty found it a game (and
he's a fraidy pants) would purposely jump on the couch to hear them rattle
and run zipping around afterwards.

He does however have the typical personality of a Golden and all he needs is
a firm "NO" he freezes in place. (Hence the freeze in the pond....resulting
in not knowing how to get out......lol)

I agree if you start when they are pups (having had a Black Lab before
Monty....and hubby having had an Alsatian aka German Shepherd) with
affection and discipline...just like children......they normally do obey
their commands.

Monty not only has voice commands......but hand signals as well. He's not
been in a crate since 4 months.....can be trusted in the house alone for
long periods. When little he tried the chewing bit...but we removed the
negative gave him a positive.....now if he wants to chew he goes to his toy
corner and pulls out a toy. He, when about 7 months tried getting ...well
specifically paper towels .....off the counter when we left......how did we
handle it.....well we pretended to leave......had a pair of
binoculars.....went out back watched through the slider to see when he would
go for the paper towels.....took couple minutes guess he wanted to be sure
we were gone....and off he went.....to which I ran to the house caught him
in the act and berated him verbally......not once since has he touched
anything on the counter. I can leave STEAK thawing on it while I go to the
store.....it will still be there upon my return. (Guess he figures I'm a
crazy woman who can return at any moment and yell at him....lol)

lol sorry rambling......but you can teach them....just takes time and
patience.

Lisa
"Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message
...
First let me declare that I am a die hard dog lover! Had German
Shepherds, great dogs! But now have 2 Boxers! Best dogs ever!

Some will say that a bad dog is a reflection of an owner that is not
training the dog with love and firm discipline! Then what do I know!

I think of my dogs as my children. I wouldn't want them to go out in life
without being trained to understand consequences. In training my dogs, I
followed a dog book titled "Family dog" by Richard A. Wolters. Pretty
good
result as to obedience! Maybe it may work for you.

If my dog chooses to stick it's nose in a fido fence (I don't have a fido
electric fence by the way) , then it deserves the corrective measures that
comes with that. He/She will learn fast not to go near the fence! A very
firm disappointing voice from me usually gets my dogs attention and is
enough correction, or worse absence of play and affection as a direct
consequence of unacceptable behaviour is also effective. 20 coins in an
empty can of soda is also extremely effective if you can catch the dogs in
the deed.

Can you teach an old dog new tricks?

--
_______________________________________
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is
like an eggs-and-ham breakfast:
The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."

http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino

"Steve and Lisa" wrote in message
...
I could never zap Monty.......he's just too sweet and lovable. )


Lisa
"Ka30P" wrote in message
...
Moon wrote How do you teach a dog not to bother a pond and the
things
there
in?

An electric shock Fido Fence.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Hahaha THAT is such a golden thing! Our golden does the 'zipping' thing
whenever we clap our hands. She just goes wild running in circles as fast as
any dog can.
Love my goldens!
I could never use a fido fence. Fortunately, goldens are really trainable.

"Steve and Lisa" wrote in message
...
Hey Just Me.......we tried the coin thingy....but Monty found it a game
(and
he's a fraidy pants) would purposely jump on the couch to hear them rattle
and run zipping around afterwards.

He does however have the typical personality of a Golden and all he needs
is
a firm "NO" he freezes in place. (Hence the freeze in the
pond....resulting
in not knowing how to get out......lol)

I agree if you start when they are pups (having had a Black Lab before
Monty....and hubby having had an Alsatian aka German Shepherd) with
affection and discipline...just like children......they normally do obey
their commands.

Monty not only has voice commands......but hand signals as well. He's not
been in a crate since 4 months.....can be trusted in the house alone for
long periods. When little he tried the chewing bit...but we removed the
negative gave him a positive.....now if he wants to chew he goes to his
toy
corner and pulls out a toy. He, when about 7 months tried getting ...well
specifically paper towels .....off the counter when we left......how did
we
handle it.....well we pretended to leave......had a pair of
binoculars.....went out back watched through the slider to see when he
would
go for the paper towels.....took couple minutes guess he wanted to be sure
we were gone....and off he went.....to which I ran to the house caught him
in the act and berated him verbally......not once since has he touched
anything on the counter. I can leave STEAK thawing on it while I go to the
store.....it will still be there upon my return. (Guess he figures I'm a
crazy woman who can return at any moment and yell at him....lol)

lol sorry rambling......but you can teach them....just takes time and
patience.

Lisa
"Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message
...
First let me declare that I am a die hard dog lover! Had German
Shepherds, great dogs! But now have 2 Boxers! Best dogs ever!

Some will say that a bad dog is a reflection of an owner that is not
training the dog with love and firm discipline! Then what do I know!

I think of my dogs as my children. I wouldn't want them to go out in
life
without being trained to understand consequences. In training my dogs,
I
followed a dog book titled "Family dog" by Richard A. Wolters. Pretty
good
result as to obedience! Maybe it may work for you.

If my dog chooses to stick it's nose in a fido fence (I don't have a
fido
electric fence by the way) , then it deserves the corrective measures
that
comes with that. He/She will learn fast not to go near the fence! A
very
firm disappointing voice from me usually gets my dogs attention and is
enough correction, or worse absence of play and affection as a direct
consequence of unacceptable behaviour is also effective. 20 coins in an
empty can of soda is also extremely effective if you can catch the dogs
in
the deed.

Can you teach an old dog new tricks?

--
_______________________________________
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is
like an eggs-and-ham breakfast:
The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."

http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino

"Steve and Lisa" wrote in message
...
I could never zap Monty.......he's just too sweet and lovable. )


Lisa
"Ka30P" wrote in message
...
Moon wrote How do you teach a dog not to bother a pond and the
things
there
in?

An electric shock Fido Fence.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A