Kennel's are not an ABSOLUTE... - Page 1

In my line of work you get to see just about everything...

Some of you I am quite certain have seen mistakes as well.

I have been called out to several bad situations regarding kennel's

one dog apparently attempted to "jump or climb" the kennel when it went over one hind leg was caught in the Joint of the two pannels by the time help could arrive,  the dog had severely mangled the leg and the dog was euthanized due to the massive injuries to bone, and nerves.

another dog and (I don't know how this one happened it was bizzar) had hanged itself by it's flat collar that had a plastic joint (should have broken) the collar had gotten caught on a bolt that was on the outside of the kennel about 3/4 of the way up,  It was a silent death for the dog.  NoOne heard a thing.  and by far the most bizzar thing I had ever seen.

I have seen kennel's (good ones heavy guage wire)  Torn to bits by dogs in a matter of minutes,  We had a rescue here that tore the entire gate off within 5 minutes of putting her in the kennel,  it was not a cheap kennel,  and was made of heavy guage chainlink.

Concrete as floors are not the greatests on feet we all know that,  and they are even harder on the bones of the dogs.  Roofs on kennel's are not an absolute because what about the dog that eats chainlink.  There just are NO absolutes !!

I have seen many dogs poisioned in they're kennel's one happened to belong to an SO K-9 handler.

Bottom line is We do the best we can...  And sometimes it's still not gonna be enough,  But we learn from our mistakes or the mistakes of others, and we go on to do better the next time.  Just like when we were learning to walk and kept falling down.   :-)

I use an underground fence. Have had no problems with Blitz escaping although my first GSD did so a few times. I always stay with my dogs when they are outside and when Dylan broke through I was right there to call him back. One GSD breeder suggested on a breed list that he felt it was irresponsible of me to keep a GSD  using an Invisible Fence and that I should move if I can't do any better than that where I live. Not a year prior to that sage advice that same breeder offered me 2 dogs of his own on co-ownerships, one an adult. I guess he didn't care then what sort of containment I had as he never asked.  Since I've owned and bred dogs before he was even walking or talking, I considered the source. I know of others who will not sell a dog to anyone who uses an undergound fence. I've owned dogs for almost 50 years, never lost one, never had one run off or hit by a car. I think I'm responsible with or without a fenced in area for my dogs.

When I lived on the farm, I had 2 house dogs at all times. When they had to relieve themselves I tied them out at the corner of the back porch on a long chain. When they were finshed they came back inside. I never left the area when they were tied outside.

A friend awoke one morning to find his kennel dog had chewed off the greater part of one of her legs after she caught it in the chainlink. The leg was amputated.