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by HighDesertGSD on 19 March 2009 - 23:03
I know of one case of deliberate poisoning of a GSD which was left outside in the front yard. It was a male that had just finished its championship.
I know of another case of poisoning, not GSD. A blood hound was poisoned and died. This dog was a part-time police dog that was housed with a forensic scientist owner. It was believed to be a case of venegence. The criminal that the dog once tracked down came back to poison it.
I never let my dog be outside in the front yard. The gate and the front part of the fence are of solid material. The GSD can be poisoned or harmed in numerous ways if the fence or the gate is not solid at the front of the house, IMO.
by ShelleyR on 19 March 2009 - 23:03
Period.
by dogshome9 on 20 March 2009 - 00:03
Just 3 weeks ago 6 sheep were attacked by dogs (5 of them had to be shot as they were so badly mauled) and another land owner saw 2 medium sized dogs chasing her sheep.
Farmers will shoot any dogs found running free on their property and when they have stock I can't say I blame them.
I am paranoid about dog security.
by Mystee on 20 March 2009 - 01:03
by AnjaBlue on 20 March 2009 - 01:03
by Sam1427 on 20 March 2009 - 03:03
The best way to poison proof is the one you don't want to use, Mystee. An alternative might be syrup of ipecac mixed with or hidden in raw hamburger or whatever food the dog is crazy about.. It doesn't always make them vomit immediately though, so the link in the dog's mind to eating found food and getting sick might not happen.
by Two Moons on 20 March 2009 - 06:03
I have tried poison proofing.
Its a dangerous endevor that can go very wrong if not done correctly.
And a myth.
Your dog can be poisoned anywhere you happen to be from many sources.
There will always be dangerous people who will not only poison your dog but its happened time and again to children.
Supervision is the best method.
If your dog is poisoned on your property, you probably know who did it.
One of my dogs was poisoned by the federal government who used to hire people to kill coyotes in the National Forest, I managed to get the dog to throw up a piece of deer hide and he lived, but he was very sick for two days. They no longer do this but sometimes farmers still do.
People dump hazardous material including anti freeze that soaks into the soil and the dogs dig at it and eat it.
Supervision and vigilance, especially in and around places people walk their dogs, parks etc.
Don't forget accidental poisoning at home, watch your chemicals and cleaners, plants too.
by HighDesertGSD on 20 March 2009 - 18:03
There is a danger even if the front gate and the front part of the fence are solid.
If your GSD approaches the front gate or fence when there is a stranger, it is at high peril. It can very easily be shot, stabbed by a long sharpened pipe, or have acid targeted at it from small voids of the wood fence or gate.
To be safe and effective, A GSD has to be trained to not come to the front when it senses a stranger. It must be trained to ambush or just bark and not approach the front gate or fence.
Very difficult to do, IMO.
by ashleymc on 20 March 2009 - 19:03
Never let your dogs run near neighboring fences ever, even if supervised.
by HighDesertGSD on 20 March 2009 - 23:03
Very brutal world.
I say don't make enemy and let them know you have a GSD, and where. I don't expressed myself to owners of loose dogs for this reason, even some very unreasonable ones, people that is. I am vulnerable.
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