Chicken Dog - Page 3

had to go to sleep moon. im inside the baltimore beltway, she has the backyard, about 50' x 65' plus both side yards.

lots of potential 'food' for her walking past.

when im home, she can come inside or go out, if its raining or ground is soggy I keep her in, at night she stays in.

goes to her bed everytime she comes in, till her feet dry.

her chain is long enough so she can get into her house, where she has blankeys and a heating pad when it is freezing out.

tied up time never exceeds about 6:30 am to 5 pm m-f

when i get home she is like a hardrubber ball in a concrete room wether she is tied up or not.
on a short day she may stay in the house or run free.
once i can replace the fence on one side of my yard i dont think she will be needing to be tied up.
she has found every weak point in my perimiter either going over thru or digging under.

the funny thing is when she gets past the fence, she does not know what to do. one night last year i foungd her  trying to dig her way back in.

thats what i was thinking Damis, and more importantly she will have a full time playmate so she wont try to escape.
Everything is a game in her mind, every time I open the back door she has her football ready for me to throw, if I ignore her she will throw it at me, or place it where I have to move it, in front or on top of the lawnmower, or in the bucket of weeds, or on top of what ever I am doing. Once I touch it, it is fair game for her.

guns? you not allowed to use guns these days. i like guns but the gun owner gets in more troube that the bad guys now.
lol i wish it was that easy.

Yeah fox,  I had to sleep too.
Morning.
I have a couple of things in mind.
I'm not going to explain them in detail.
Look into an invisable fence to compliment a standing fence.   A chain can be a tool but its not a cure and has to be used with great care and thats a long story too.
Do not buy another dog.  NO!
Your dog sounds social, don't screw that up, instead build on that more.  You don't want your dog biting an innocent person especially a child.
You can find a stranger to help you with your dog for a few bucks I'm sure. 
First purchase a book called The Koehler Method of Guard Dog Training, by William Koehler.   Read it several times before you ever even think about using it.   Its hard to read, he rambles on and on.  Use your head.   You will need to puchase a few items, dont scrimp.
Don't try to turn your dog into an attack dog just use the book to teach your dog some confidence and suspicion of strangers.  Also continue socializing.  You want to teach your dog to know the difference between a bad guy and the mailman.  The dog already has this ability you just want to refine it.
Love your dog and keep it close to your family.  In my experience any dog will protect its own in the right situaton.
And remember a real fact of life, people will kill a dog if they decide its needed, don't depend solely on the dog for your security.
Your in the USA, yes you can own and use a weapon, just make sure you know the law first, and make sure you know how to keep it safe .   Too many accidents happen with guns because some people aren't smart enough to own one.
Finally, keep asking questions.
Moons.

Anjablue in the 9th post in this thread i did say something about playing with her. Im not a typer so I tend to keep things short, and the blanyes were ment to be blankets. the y is next to the t.
We do play, not as much as she would like, id be out there all day. I toss the football or what ever she has every am before i leave and a couple times when i get home. i do not walk her as much as i should, sometimes we go to the park where she can run as far as i can throw.

the tied up is a temporary situation until i can replace the fence with a 6 foot one. I cant have her get out. the guy across the st said once the cops were going to shoot her once,at least he had his hand on his gun,  she was in my yard near the front pourch he walked over  and put her back in the gate, yet another, a K9 officer stopped once to see her and thought she was an awsome dog. just a lot of screwy people around here.