Hera's Story

[Margali]

Still figuring out how this LGD thing works. Earlier today, Hera followed the sheep towards middle of property and was within about 100ft of them. Now she's laying near house fence and sheep are grazing SE corner. She can see them but it's about 350' run to sheep due to fencing. Good or bad? I am such a worry wart...

 

[Mini Horses]

is she between Bruno, Biscuit and sheep? Has there been activity beyond the sheep? If she's calm, I suspect the situation is under control.

 

[Margali]

So at 5:32pm, I got alert that Hera is off property from her collar. She made a beeline due north then was scouting across neighbors yard. We got dressed and loaded up to get her. She wouldn't get in car or approach to let me put on leash. She started sniffing things and I was able to clip leash on. Loaded her in car short drive to turn around spot and drove home. Unloaded at sheep shed and straight into her kennel run. Since it was dusk, the sheep were already at shed. Everyone was present in good condition so I locked them in for the night. In daylight I will inspect area she went thru fence to patch and see if I can tell why. I think the Tractive unit just proved it's worth. Total off property time: 30 minutes.

 

[Margali]

@Baymule @Ridgetop What would you do next besides fixing the hole? I can leave her with sheep in night pen indefinitely. There isn't much graze growing and I still have mostly full hay bales.

I didn't scold her or anything. Once I got leash on it was just firmly we are going this way and into the car. Then put her in pen without her normal "Good dog and good night" talk or ear scratches.

 

[Margali]

Here is the tracker info 4:40pm to 5:55pm. She did long loop north of pond along fence, meandered by house, then took off straight north. Ideas?

 

[Baymule]

I’ve read about people using Sport Dog to keep their dogs on their property. I don’t know much about that. In your area, you must keep her contained.

Using the strands of hot wire you use for sheep to graze them probably won’t work for her.

You may have to start putting up permanent fence for rotational grazing.

It would have done no good to cold her, only to make her harder to catch next time. You did good by just putting leash on and loading her up. Now go back out and pet her, give her a treat. Keep establishing that you are a good experience.

 

[Baymule]

Here is the tracker info 4:40pm to 5:55pm. She did long loop north of pond along fence, meandered by house, then took off straight north. Ideas?

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Intruder, a dog perhaps?

 

[Margali]

@Baymule I'm only using hot wire as deterrent from Bruno pushing on / under woven wire fence. My second fencer was doing same on subdivision side but it went out with last rain. The OK6 could care less about e-fence so I gave up on it for sheep. I'm guessing stray dogs or coyotes dug another path underneath since last month's fence walk.

 

[Baymule]

I think she had a reason for leaving. Only bad thing about that is that “reason” could lure her out and attack.

 

[Margali]

Well she came for ear scratches after dinner. Currently chilling next to me in sheep shed since the freezing rain has started.