Whilst I was walking home with Hattie today she started to behave oddly, skulking, tail down, stooped over quite low to the ground, she was about 15 meters infront of me she kept looking back at me with a worried look on her face and then stopped and waited for me, I couldn't see anything, she continued this behaviour and walked as close to the hedgerow as possible, then I noticed the sheep fence around an area of rough ground where the pheasant feeders are. Hattie had sensed the sheep fencing before I could even see it. She has only ever been in contact with sheep fencing once when she was a year old, not pleasant :'( can she remember that do you think? Dogs are truly amazing xx
Re: Amazing Senses I think they do remember smells and people. Harley hasn't seen a local dog walker for over 6 months, seen him today and went nuts!
Re: Amazing Senses Oh bless Hattie , I am convinced that they remember too . I took Sam out on his own this morning as Millie isnt up to long walks , we came accross a lady I know with her two dogs , Sam hadnt seen them for about 9 months, but ran to greet them , and they him too xx
Re: Amazing Senses I think they remember as well. When we go on holiday we go to the same place and as we're driving down the country lane near to where we stay, meg sits up and starts getting excited and when we arrive she goes loopy. She's so excited. She runs to the owners tail wagging and that lovely body thing that labs do.
Re: Amazing Senses Most Electric fencing gives off a quiet click as the electricity passes through. We would have to listen for it but it's probably loud to a dog. She might remember the noise after her unfortunate experience of it. As far as I know the electricity pulses around the fence/tape. All the electric fencing I've come across doesn't have a continuous charge through it so depending on timing a dog could go through an electric fence with no shock but then not be able to get out. This happened to Harry my cousins dog. We had to disconnect the battery. :
Re: Amazing Senses Thanks Jen, I can't hear the electric fence but that would explain why Hattie was acting strangely as she can. When Hattie was about a 1 year she managed to jump through the fencing got zapped and of course wouldn't jump back, my children were worried there were tears and we all made David climb over, very dodgy moment ;D to get her, and all he got was "don't let Hattie get hurt" not a single concern for him being zapped at all ;D ;D xx
Re: Amazing Senses ;D ;D ;D. I think climbing over a lecky fence is a very delicate/worrying activity for a man. David was very brave. ;D
