On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:14:22 +1000, "Trevor van Andel"
<askme@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> looked at Ron with an evil Grint in his eye
and said :
>Howdy peeps, We've just moved from our house in suburbia of 15 years to a
>country house on a few acres. It's surrounded by farmland with beef
cattle.
>A tree change if you like, for my wife and our two dogs. The dogs are
Mitzy,
>a 10 year old female ****zu x Maltese and Molly, an 18 month old Maltese
-
>both spayed.
>Before we introduced the dogs to their new home, we erected a tem****ary
>chicken wire fence to secure them from running away and/or attacking the
>neighbors cows which can easily be seen. I'm really worried that they
will
>venture off our property onto the busy road out the front or into our
>neighbors property and run amok with the cows where they could be hurt or
>worse, shot.
>I am very keen to get rid of the tem****ary fence and to feel comfortable
in
>leaving them un-supervised.
>What can I do to help them adjust to their new surroundings?
>Any suggestions/advice most welcome.
>Thanks in advance,
>Trev.
Personally I'd let them in with the cows for an hour or two... (on the
assumption none of them are in calf)... a few hefty kicks will inform
them of their size relative to a ton of beef.
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