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Post by alfiemummy on Dec 6, 2014 23:48:08 GMT
That's what I worry about too, people putting food out to try and poison pets I just don't understand the enjoyment for these people. The woman I see gets a flock of seagulls swarming around her when she arrives, she quickly moves on to the woods and carries on until she leaves. She never sees any of the birds enjoying what she's left for them - so what is the point? Surely her money would be better spent on putting the bird seed in her garden so she can at least see the birds enjoying it? Thankfully the fat ball Alfie found wasn't one in a net! He only ate about half of it as I managed to pry it out of his mouth We also have a man that picks all of the slugs and snails out of his allotment and dumps them in the middle of the field, he says he leaves them there for the birds. Thankfully Alfie isn't interested in those.
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Post by teegiebear on Dec 7, 2014 11:56:01 GMT
We also have a man that picks all of the slugs and snails out of his allotment and dumps them in the middle of the field, he says he leaves them there for the birds. Thankfully Alfie isn't interested in those. Yuk, snails and slugs are the only thing I really don't like, I stood on a snail once outside in barefeet! some great advice above to try, so frustrating I back onto a park and one of the other houses used to throw over her wall the remains of her dinner, usually found chicken carcas and potatoes and veg bits, small bushes between her wall and the grass so it took me a min to realise why my dog was sniffing about munching. I had to change my walks or walk halfway round the park then put the lead on before he remembered food. On the funny side my dog escaped a few times by jumping the wall and I knew exactly where to look, round the park on the right where she threw stuff, then out one exit to the person who leaves bread on their grass. Then over the road and he stood outside the butchers waiting on a bone! That dog drove my grandad nuts the day he was looking after him and he jumped the wall! Loads of people around here inc some I know have a tendency for putting food out for foxes
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Post by orpheous87 on Dec 7, 2014 19:56:34 GMT
As if to prove some kind of point, the man had been along putting bread out on the path this morning! I don't know if Ellie had managed to actually get any before I noticed the crumbs where she was sniffing, but she ended up on the lead for a little while. She also managed to find half an apple in the big field which she ate. Not sure how that got there as the field in question is a disused farmer's field that isn't populated, although it is used by quite a few dog walkers.
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Post by BorderTerrier on Dec 8, 2014 17:50:34 GMT
The Gencon Headcollar helps Ethel from snatching whilst walking ON the lead… because of the nose piece. However for off lead, there have been some great suggestions already Just a little product idea
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Post by alfiemummy on Dec 8, 2014 18:26:55 GMT
The Gencon Headcollar helps Ethel from snatching whilst walking ON the lead… because of the nose piece. However for off lead, there have been some great suggestions already Just a little product idea I have a Halti somewhere around here that I used for Alfie as a puppy - don't think it would help me much here though. He is nowhere near as bad when on the lead so I wouldn't go as far as putting a headcollar on him. He hates the thing! Whenever you put it on he looks downright miserable, he won't try to remove it and will walk well but only because he is too depressed to do anything about it. Also if he came across food he would have no trouble pulling (even with the headcollar on) to get to it, he's done it before! Therefore I don't see the point in making him miserable if it doesn't improve the situation. Thanks for the suggestion though
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Post by beaglel1fe on Dec 15, 2014 18:36:52 GMT
That's what I worry about too, people putting food out to try and poison pets I just don't understand the enjoyment for these people. The woman I see gets a flock of seagulls swarming around her when she arrives, she quickly moves on to the woods and carries on until she leaves. She never sees any of the birds enjoying what she's left for them - so what is the point? Surely her money would be better spent on putting the bird seed in her garden so she can at least see the birds enjoying it? Thankfully the fat ball Alfie found wasn't one in a net! He only ate about half of it as I managed to pry it out of his mouth We also have a man that picks all of the slugs and snails out of his allotment and dumps them in the middle of the field, he says he leaves them there for the birds. Thankfully Alfie isn't interested in those. Thank goodness for that!!! I hate slugs and snails and have only really been bothered by them since I got Poppy. She's never been interested in them but there's always the "what if?" and I get quite paranoid when letting Poppy in the garden after it's rained because of them. Poppy only tends to eat dropped food (if it's in large amounts) and grass out on walks and I try to get her away, but there's one man who lets his dog eat off the street with no care!!!!!
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Post by candy on Dec 18, 2014 5:38:40 GMT
If Alfie knows I have a ball he is much more likely to want to come back to me, at the moment he has gotten very naughty and just ignores me. .....This is my problem too alfiemummy... .. in the nearest park to me one household keep throwing chicken bones bread ect ect over fence... one day i was so mad i picked the whole lot up and threw it back in her garden... someone wrote her a note asking can she please not do it... but she still does it... another dog walkers got in touch with council to report her... but still happens... ... but Candy also loves eating any kind of poo... she run off away from me into the bushes last sat... she never been that naughty before... i found her eating poo... so now i worry about her running off again.... .. but the ball thing i may now try... but she dont like me to throw ball in park... she play with others in park with ball but not me as much.... but she loves the golf club so now i gunna try hubbys old golf club and tennis ball with me on walks...plus a bit of recall training again....good luck with Alfie.....
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Post by alfiemummy on Dec 21, 2014 21:40:09 GMT
Just thought I would give an update! We have had no more trouble with him eating. I brought the balls with me one afternoon and he wandered off into the woods, he ignored me like usual when I called him back but eventually he turned around to look at me. Usually he would be very naughty and just keep going but while he was watching I started throwing a tennis ball into the air and catching it again... I have never seen him move so fast Since I started bringing them again I don't even have to get them out as he just assumes that I have them. When I call him back he runs back immediately and I will give him a treat. I don't really like to actually give him the tennis ball in the woods as he doesn't drop it again, he seems to know the woods are not the place to play fetch and will just sit down and chew it, I end up having to go back for him and put him on the lead otherwise. When we get back to the field I will let him have a few throws so it keeps him excited about the ball for the next time we go into the woods. If he knows I have one (even if he isn't allowed it) then he is so much better behaved. I thought bringing the balls out again would cause problems for me as usually when I bring them out he expects to have them all the time on every single walk - he usually would end up constantly barking and pestering me if he knew I had them. He has been very good and will carry on his usual sniffing until I get them out when I feel like it. I don't get them out every day either so it keeps him on his toes! It has been a joy to be able to let him off the lead in the woods again without all the frustration about eating rubbish Who knew a smelly old ball could be such a powerful tool I will have to remember this for after Christmas when everyone starts throwing out all their food! Last year was horrendous, Alfie somehow managed to get hold of a whole gammon joint which had gone a bit manky I will have to make sure I don't forget my secret weapon on any walks - tennis balls win out over any kind of food you could imagine
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Post by caz2golden on Dec 26, 2014 15:01:53 GMT
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