HealthMysteries

 Here is Andy, my sweet puppy, now two years young.  When we got the dog about 18 months ago, we were reluctant, at first, to use the new fenceless pet control system we saw at the pet store.  So we talked to the vet and discovered that the very mild electrical shock can be turned down to zero once the dog is trained. 

For anyone who is considering an electric dog fence and is afraid it is cruel to the animal, reconsider this.  The vet told us that once they learn - and for Andy - it only took one shock, they usually learn forever.  But most importantly, he said that since the widespread use of these devices, the incidents of dogs being hit and killed or injured by cars has become a very rare phenomenon.  Further, it almost never happens with an animal trained on an invisible fence.  That was all the convincing I needed. 

As dogs go, my Andrew Kingsley is nothing shy of brilliant.  He can open gates on our deck, hold a ball in his two front paws, while lying on his back and can place a ball inside a round container with ease.  I am actually trying to teach him to talk and he says something like mmmmuuurm for Mama.  Quite an accomplishment for a very special canine boy.