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I am so glad it worked out for the dog, you and your son. That dog is going to be a challenge.

I was once given a totally trained 3 yr old GWP years ago and she was a fence jumper. Once I got her hunting hard and often she calmed down. Off season would have her jumping but staying in neighborhood and coming back within an hour. I never left her alone outside which was a PITA. Very frustrating till she got older and couldn't jump the 5 1/2 ft fence. Had to be vigilant with doors being opened to outside. She would blow past you as you entered or left the house.

A digger may be easier to deal with after making the area secure with concrete along bottom of fence. ha ha.

Everyone wants a friggen hunting dog.

But, if you aren't going to channel that dogs talents
they are horrible pets. Done right, their great.

Crazy!

Work on obedience, make it her job.

I’m excited for you and wish you all the best of everything!

Tater: Outside kennel run pour a concrete slab. Put kennel panels on top of slab. Make sure you use a stretcher bar on the bottom of the chain link between upright supports. Put a top on the kennel. Use a snap link on kennel door latch. For perimeter fence around property string electric fence (not Invisible fence) along top and bottom of fence. Use a solar panel to charge. Be discrete (no yellow insulators) if you live in a city. Most municipalities outlaw electric fences. If you have an escape artist they learn quickly to take the pain of an invisible fence with shock collar. They quickly find any chink in your armor such as flicking up door latch with nose, climbing chain link, etc.

Hmmm, how does one hunt with such a Dog and plan on returning home with it each time? Good Dogs figure out the trilogy and prefer to hang with those who brought them.

If you can't train it out of the Dog, then the battle never ends. However, perhaps the time fending for herself made an impression....

An escape artist can make for a very good hunting dog as they tend to be smart, motivated, and adaptable. They can just be a challenge to contain when left alone.

It really depends on what motivates the dog's desire to escape. The allure of a feed lot manure pit, a female in heat (either yours or one in the neighborhood), the great dislike of being penned up, or any number of other temptations can draw a dog when not under supervision. The most common cause, in my experiences with my dogs and those of others, seems to be a form of separation anxiety. When with the handler the dog obeys well and is manageable but leave it alone and it will do whatever it takes to escape confinement. Then the dog will do what it needs to do the feel less anxious which can range from lounging in the yard to roaming the countryside.

I had a Springer that would leave on occasion if you didn’t watch him. He had a purpose for doing so and that was to kill Groundhogs. He would be gone, but would leave a Groundhog on the deck and take off again if you didn’t see him. Normally two days max and he would be home covered in dirt, tired and his claws often messed up. He was going in after them.

THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

For clarification, what do you mean by the above comments?

Keep her running and working. Good exercise for all of you.
Find out who the owner spent the $1,300 on training with and find out their methods, commands etc. they used.
Better to use some consistency if possible.

A lot of breeders implant microchips but don’t register them, leaving it to the new owner.

Honestly, I don’t have much faith in them. Most people see a dog without a collar or tag, they assume it’s been dumped.

And unless whoever finds the dog specifically asks the vet to trace the chip, they won’t bother because the finder often wants to keep the dog, especially if it’s a nice dog.

Checking the chip puts an obligation on the vet to contact whoever registered it and they don’t want the hassle (even though that’s the purpose they sell you a microchip for).

How has this gone four pages without pics?

SWEET!

I would be very very hesitant about posting pics of it. I've been in this very situation before. My wife posted pics and within a couple hours we had 4 different people claiming it as THEIR dog. It was easy to tell when we allowed each person to come identify the dog that it was not their dog as the dog wanted absolutely nothing to do with any of them. You can make a post though saying you've found a GSP and let them send you pics of their dog that they think it could be

Did you find the rightful owner?

We live in a lard butt society full of lard butt dogs and perception of what is healthy is often skewed pretty badly. A GSP isn't a Lab, and a prime weight young GSP looks skinny. My pointers ribs show at fighting weight and I get comments. Strangely enough the vet rates his body condition as "ideal" at exams, and I can run him 15-20 GPS confirmed miles per day over a multiple day hunting trip. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.


Best of luck with the dog. They need a LOT of exercise, especially when young, but are great dogs if you put in the work.

.....and just spend the money and get a Garmin Alpha. I thought they were expensive too, until my very promising young GSP got killed on a road after I lost her when she jumped some deer and chased them.

Nope. He ended up living with us til he died a few years later. He ended up being a really great dog to have around.

Those vets wont be in business long!

Microchips are followed right up to the last known person in possession; Manufacturer, distributer, vet, hospital, whoever. The final Owner can check number at any time to see if his dog has been found... if such request finds that the dog was found and the notice was ignored by the vet or anyone else in the chain puts them in a legal hurt.

Any decent vet or shelter or person with any decency its the first thing they do.

My vet, checks every animal that comes in that he's not seen before.

Me, I've found and rescued so many stray's I've purchased my own scanner, and have been able to return "All OF THEM" to their owners within minutes or at least hours.

Any vet that doesn't trace the chip implanted in a lost pet brought in needs their license revoked. Here it is done without charge.


AAHA Universal Microchip Lookup Database:

Link


Phil

plus 2 on the alpha

Glad it worked out.