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by mollyandjack on 06 January 2014 - 13:01
They sell fake hornet nests just for that purpose, but I've never used one so I'm not sure if it is as effective as the real thing.
by susie on 06 January 2014 - 13:01
Put the fan outside and everything is fine ( except one of your dogs is a climber like several of mine...)
by clc29 on 06 January 2014 - 16:01
Hi Everyone,
Thanks for your replies.
Jyl...LOL...the dog house was my mom's idea. She thought Ava would get in it if she gets cold. Honesty, I think Ava would rather use it as an agility obstacle, so I'll be removing it.
Ladyfrost...Thanks for the info :)
I had not considered the fans an issue as my dogs are not "typically" destructive. However, the youngster Ava would be the one to get into trouble if she gets bored enough and her kennel is the one with the fan in it. Unfortunately, those doors slide across the entire front of the kennel so I can not mount the one fan on the outside but, I can raise it out of reach or put it on a table outside the stall. For now , I'll just take it out completely. Thanks.
Also, my dogs will go into these kennels naked...no collars or anything that could potentially cause an accident.
Since I sold my horses the flies haven't been to bad. I also used cedar shavings, in the kennels, which is a natural insect repellant, so the fly spray system may be a moot point.
However, I've used fly spray and a fly spray system for horses for over twenty years and have never had a problem. Nor have I heard of problems, from the many horse trainers and breeders who have been my friends over the years. I'm hesitating the use on dogs because of the higher risk of ingestion of chemicals (chemicals designed for use on much larger animals such as livestock). You couldn't pay me enough money to trade hornets for flies. I can guarantee you the risk of a dog eating or being stung by a hornet and having an adverse reaction is a hundred times higher than a dog having an adverse reaction to fly spray on non reachable (lick able) areas of a dog.
Susie....Fortunately I don't have climbers. Cisco's back doesn't allow it and Ava would much rather try to jump out of it. Still, I may add another section of fence on top of the 7' height along the outer walls for peace of mind that nothing can get into them and Ava positively can't jump out.
Thanks for your replies.
Jyl...LOL...the dog house was my mom's idea. She thought Ava would get in it if she gets cold. Honesty, I think Ava would rather use it as an agility obstacle, so I'll be removing it.
Ladyfrost...Thanks for the info :)
I had not considered the fans an issue as my dogs are not "typically" destructive. However, the youngster Ava would be the one to get into trouble if she gets bored enough and her kennel is the one with the fan in it. Unfortunately, those doors slide across the entire front of the kennel so I can not mount the one fan on the outside but, I can raise it out of reach or put it on a table outside the stall. For now , I'll just take it out completely. Thanks.
Also, my dogs will go into these kennels naked...no collars or anything that could potentially cause an accident.
Since I sold my horses the flies haven't been to bad. I also used cedar shavings, in the kennels, which is a natural insect repellant, so the fly spray system may be a moot point.
However, I've used fly spray and a fly spray system for horses for over twenty years and have never had a problem. Nor have I heard of problems, from the many horse trainers and breeders who have been my friends over the years. I'm hesitating the use on dogs because of the higher risk of ingestion of chemicals (chemicals designed for use on much larger animals such as livestock). You couldn't pay me enough money to trade hornets for flies. I can guarantee you the risk of a dog eating or being stung by a hornet and having an adverse reaction is a hundred times higher than a dog having an adverse reaction to fly spray on non reachable (lick able) areas of a dog.
Susie....Fortunately I don't have climbers. Cisco's back doesn't allow it and Ava would much rather try to jump out of it. Still, I may add another section of fence on top of the 7' height along the outer walls for peace of mind that nothing can get into them and Ava positively can't jump out.
by joanro on 06 January 2014 - 18:01
I said " empty" hornets' nest ;-)
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