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Gardening

HopeHoops

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5. Ours come out with us whenever we're working in the garden. No electric fence.

Reply to mopinko (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 09:30 AM

Jun 2012

We use a voice fence - "SIT!" They both know the boundaries and almost always respect them (well, except when chasing bunnies out of the garden). We're out quite a bit and they're both "outdoor" dogs by nature.

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