I like the one on the right, with the narrower beam. however, since my harebrained idea might not work, I want to purchase from a place I can easily return, Amazon... and the only place I found the L21A was AliExpress, too long shipping time, and no easy returns...
purchased one, did not install it yet, the intention is to put it on angled arms (not sure if that's the correct terminology, but the arms on which you would normally put barbed wire on) on top of the fence
to complete the circuit, the critter will need to also touch the electric ground, so my plan is to make the entire existing fence "ground" and insulate the hot wire from the arms/fence.
we got this for safety, on the other hand, in over 20 years, never seen a coyote climb into our side, though skunks and opossums obviously made it... so far miss little monster was able to defeat these with only minor battle scars on her nose/cheeks
but this will not make her stop barking at critters outside the fence...
the dog should be restrained within a fenced area, so it cannot hunt skunks
you are required by law to report a skunk encounter:
https://www.vcas.us/wildlife/ Rabies Prevention If your dog, has an encounter with skunks, you must immediately report that interaction to Ventura County Animal Services (805) 388-4341, and your veterinarian as these animals can harbor the deadly rabies virus.
Flashlights are fun, but I think there are some other interventions you should consider as well…
1. Do not let the dog run free at night, no matter how demanding she is. Killing wildlife is a serious problem, and your dog now knows it is fun, and that you are a pushover.
2. Take an obedience class with your dog. So you learn ways NOT to give in to the dog demanding to go skunk hunting at night.
3. Another dog management tool to consider, is Crate Training.
Also, beware annoyed neighbors that might get fed up with the nightly concerts and toss some poisoned meat into your yard.
I second the suggestion to keep Li’l Monster inside the house at night no matter what. Otherwise whatever happens to LM is on you.
(Didn’t know about the skunk/rabies thing, that’s another good reason to keep LM inside.)
Ever try to out-stubborn a cat? I did, and dogs are pushovers in comparison. Rescue #2 was an outdoors cat all the way, got raked but good on his shoulder, enough to “cut into the musculature” and a puncture-wound in his cheek that blew up like a balloon. So off to the vet, stitches out the wazoo, Penrose drain in his cheek, Cone Of Shame around his head, etc., and still the little devil was clawing at the door trying to get out. Had to dope him up with ACE that made him wobbly like he was drunk, and still he was clawing at the door. Wasn’t working, and when he saw me opening the door by the knob, he climbed up on the platform next to the door and tried clawing at the doorknob! Smart cat, but determined to get out.
I just had to stick with it. A semi-feral cat that Just Wants Out, another male cat indoors that wasn’t exactly making him feel welcome, but I just stuck with it, and, yeah, months later, they’re playing with each other, chasing each other around (usually waking me up with the ruckus when I’m sleeping), and both are pretty happy indoors.
So if I could do that with a cat, you can sure do that with a dog.
Can someone explain to me Amazon allowing returns for perfectly working products?
If you buy something and it works as advertised, but your idea of what you wanted it to do doesn’t work, how is it fair on the seller to return that product?
our property is 2.5 acres, about 3/4 acre flat top where the house is and hill sloping down. the entire area is fenced, the 3/4 acre around the house has an additional fence separating it from the slop, cannot exclude critter access from the "hill" too many gates, and crawl areas under them and the fence...
the fence around the house area has snake fencing (1/2" hardware cloth 12-18" deep), chicken wire to 5 feet above ground, and an extension to 8ft all around.
Tried it, but she cheats, pretends that she has to go pee... and she also barks from inside the house at the critters.
our older dog recently developed epilepsy, fairly bad, and cannot be controlled by drugs (tried multiple drugs/combinations over the last two years). the indoor barking wakes her up, and when she does not get a good night's sleep, she is much more susceptible to seizures.
little monster is super obedient (except when it comes to hunting critters...) and has been trained from day one, though not as much as our older and previous dogs due to having to deal with the epilepsy...
it is amazing to see my wife work and train the dogs (on a daily basis). from the basic sit, stay, hang on, come, etc, to more sophisticated tricks, scent hunting, pulling, etc.
however, the dogs do know that I am a pushover and do take advantage of me (lots of stories, including all of them pretending to starve, and leading me to their bowls and food container... so I gave them a second dinner...). but not my wife...
but the little monster has a much stronger hunting drive than her aunt (our older dog), and my wife says not to issue a command when you cannot enforce the command (or know that the dog will not obey). so calling her to come in the middle of the night while she is hunting is not a good solution... though it is the only thing we currently do, with lavish praise and treats when she comes home. but little monster seems to take advantage and goes out and barks just to get treats when she comes in... wife is now working on teaching her the difference between "be quiet" and "come home"
she was crate trained when young, all our dogs were when they were puppies, but as they grew older, wife abandoned the crates other than on trips, in the truck and hotels.
have two, however, my wife stopped using them, in general, my wife does not like collars when the dogs are at home. she grew up on a ranch and witnessed several animals strangle/hang themselves on their collars. anyway the bark collars did not work as well as teaching her the "be quiet" command