My "Independent" Dog..

okay since i'm pretty free now i'll write about independent dogs~ by mean independent, sarcastically, means ur dog get to run free out of your compound area.

one of my friend, PM-ed me on facebook yesterday complaining his dog is running away from home. they tried training him but it didn't go well. she seems to leave it like this already..well, most owner do..human's patience is pretty low actually..

Well, there's actually 2 types of free running dog. First, they ran away, just like my friend's case. when the gate's open, the fella will run out. second type, is the "NORMALLY they will come back" type. I wonder how they did it. they train the dog to do their business outside.. so they'll be out of the house.. owner leave the gate open.. the dog will eventually come back. that's the 2nd type. and the best thing bout the second type of dog owner, is when they're lost, they'd say "He NORMALLY comes back" well, now is the time that u should remove the word "Normally".

Honestly, my dog's been doing her business outside the house too. At the back. She does NORMALLY comes back. :) She will be out, Under my supervision!

my friend complaint that her dog ran out of the house when the gate is open. and then he will come back when he's hungry, or when he got in a fight outside, which means hurt. She once saw him come back limping, body cover with blood.

Alright, there is few possibility why your dog fight. My first question to her was, "is he neutered?" for that i didn't mean that dogs that are not neutered will get in a fight! or being aggresive! But strange that the possibility that he got in a fight COULD be a stray's fight. your dog might go out look for some chicks to mate. strays are normally in groups or gang! got in a fight with strays is not unusual. besides mating, your dog could get in a fight with strays that THOUGHT your dog wants to invade their area.

Next possibilities, maybe he never were in a fight.. but ran down by a car ~ that was all an accident. here's all the possible reason your dog might come back blood shedding:-
1. stray's fight  2. accident 

one day when u feel that your dog is not coming back anymore, here's few possible reason:-
1. he's probably lye panting on the road with blood all over
2. he's already on a council truck
3. pure breed? dognapped. not neuter, wow! dognappers love that.
4. Abused 
5. rescued by a rescuer

u see.. from my analysis of all these possibilities.. the cons are more than pros. so why won't you sacrifice some of your time to watch him pee and poo? be safe than be sorry.

Lastly, if your dog run away from home very often, and he's not neutered, PLEASE bring him in for neutering. there's already many poor homeless dogs. In Malaysia, the council won't give them shelter and food or even spare them. Your dog will go all around to create new life. and that is not cool. your dog's babies could be dead on the moment they were born. Think about it!

12/10/11