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Old 02-02-2008, 05:19 PM
 
Location: Gorham, Maine
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Many newer (10 years and under) sub divisions DO have HOA (Home Owner Associations) which have fencing rules (height, material, etc.) It's true that electronic fences have become quite popular.

Your mileage may vary, the homeowner MUST disclose on their Seller's Property Disclosure whether there are these types of restrictions. The standard amendent that is attached to a Purchase and Sale Agreement gives the seller 5 days and the buyer 5 additional days to review these documents. The fact the the covenants exist and the enforcement of them is up to the association itself, which becomes very problematical.
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Old 02-02-2008, 05:20 PM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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... So for all the folks who don't have fences, do they just keep their dogs inside or on long yard leashes or kennels or all of the above?
We do not have fencing for our dog. We do not keep her inside, we let her in when she wants in though.

We have leashes, but we use them mostly on the livestock. When loading or handling goats and pigs kind of thing.

We do have a plastic kennel, someone gave it to us, in case we needed one for holding a goat in our car. Our dog has never been inside it.

Our dog likes to curl-up and sleep on the snowbanks. She does not like to be underneath a roof or walled in, unless she is with us. She spends part of the day/night outside, and part inside.

She can run about a quarter mile in most directions without leaving our property, and it is all thick forest. I would imagine that if she got to chasing a neighbor's livestock they would likely shoot her for us. I have tried to train her not to chase small livestock but we got her as an adult and chasing our goats is just too tempting for her. [it keeps the goats alert].
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Old 02-02-2008, 07:51 PM
 
Location: Maine
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So for all the folks who don't have fences, do they just keep their dogs inside or on long yard leashes or kennels or all of the above?
In the more affluent areas, I'd say inside. In the less affluent areas you do see dogs outside, either staked out on ropes or on overhead lines (like a clothesline.) Moreso in warmer weather.

In rural areas folks are more likely to let their dogs run if they live far from main roads.
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Old 02-03-2008, 03:38 PM
 
Location: home is in the heart
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We do not have fencing for our dog. We do not keep her inside, we let her in when she wants in though.

We have leashes, but we use them mostly on the livestock. When loading or handling goats and pigs kind of thing.

We do have a plastic kennel, someone gave it to us, in case we needed one for holding a goat in our car. Our dog has never been inside it.

Our dog likes to curl-up and sleep on the snowbanks. She does not like to be underneath a roof or walled in, unless she is with us. She spends part of the day/night outside, and part inside.

She can run about a quarter mile in most directions without leaving our property, and it is all thick forest. I would imagine that if she got to chasing a neighbor's livestock they would likely shoot her for us. I have tried to train her not to chase small livestock but we got her as an adult and chasing our goats is just too tempting for her. [it keeps the goats alert].
I saw some pics of your goats and their beautiful pen in the photo section of this forum, its incredible! My husband and I do dream of a life like that, perhaps we will get to that point, we just bought the book straw rev.

So sounds like those who do have dogs just generally put up a fence then or a long leash. We will probably need a fence because of our timid boxer but in the future I'd love to raise dogs more like how you describe.

Thanks for all the inputs!
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Old 02-03-2008, 03:51 PM
 
Location: Northern Maine
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"Our dog likes to curl-up and sleep on the snowbanks."

When I ran sled dogs each dog had its own house. They were large plastic drums that food came in. Each drum had contained pimentos, peppers, miniature onions or other pickled veggies. When my team passed another team they got some funny looks from the other dogs because to them my team smelled like a salad, but I digress.

Each dog had a hole in the snow where he curled up to sleep. If it was warm enough he would melt down into the snow and rather than get wet he would move to his other hole. The first one would soon refreeze. The only time they would go into their houses was when it rained. Then they would glower out at the world.
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Old 02-03-2008, 03:55 PM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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I saw some pics of your goats and their beautiful pen in the photo section of this forum, its incredible! My husband and I do dream of a life like that, perhaps we will get to that point, we just bought the book straw rev.

So sounds like those who do have dogs just generally put up a fence then or a long leash. We will probably need a fence because of our timid boxer but in the future I'd love to raise dogs more like how you describe.

Thanks for all the inputs!
Dream?

Do!

There is plenty of room for doing. But a finite amount of time. When my time is run-out I would like to think that I had done what I dreamed of.

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Old 02-03-2008, 05:28 PM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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"Our dog likes to curl-up and sleep on the snowbanks."

When I ran sled dogs each dog had its own house. They were large plastic drums that food came in. Each drum had contained pimentos, peppers, miniature onions or other pickled veggies. When my team passed another team they got some funny looks from the other dogs because to them my team smelled like a salad, but I digress.

Each dog had a hole in the snow where he curled up to sleep. If it was warm enough he would melt down into the snow and rather than get wet he would move to his other hole. The first one would soon refreeze. The only time they would go into their houses was when it rained. Then they would glower out at the world.
This girl does not like a dog house at all. She will go in and out a few times each night. We have observed that where it is windy, or sleeting, or snowing; does not appear to change her attitude.

She curls-up in a circle and melts that circle of snow into a bowl shape. Three foot in diameter smooth bowls of ice, in the snow.

She likes to be aware of her surroundings, to hear everything in a large radius. To be inside of a structure she can't hear as well.

I have been reading about this breed mix [Pyrenees X Anatolian Shepherd Dog], and this behavior appears to be typical of the breed mix. She thinks she is guarding something.

My issue is that her sleeping 'bowls' get covered with powder. If I dont see them, and step into one then my foot may slide out from under me.

In the mornings, she likes to jump onto my DW in bed and snuggle. When my DW gets up, the dog strecthes out. Her head and front paws on the pillow, and her rear paws at the foot of the bed. Big stupid dog.
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