Hound Houdinis needed for project with Victoria

Post by **BoardHost** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:49 am

Victoria is working on a project in the UK that requires the filming of two episodes featuring 'Hound Houdinis' - dogs who are great escape artists and have a propensity for running away, getting out of back gardens, bolting when off the lead, etc.

If you have a dog like this, are interested and willing to film for one day (either April 28 or 29 in the UK) with Victoria, or for more information please contact Emma Marshall: [email protected] or 07875-399-995.

Thanks, and feel free to spread the word!

Maggie · Post by **Maggie** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:35 am

I have copied and posted onto the BIN website.
Hope this is ok. If you would like me to remove the phone number then just let me know.
Cheers Maggie

Mattie · Post by **Mattie** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:07 am

Crossposted it to Lurcher Link, they seem to have several recently

Post by **BoardHost** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:23 pm

Cross posting with the number is fine. The more the merrier.

Thanks!

Mattie · Post by **Mattie** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:02 am

It is surprising how many owners who complain about their dogs escaping or running off, suddenly their dogs don't do this

clairefoster · Post by **clairefoster** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:11 pm

My dogs used to do this, but thanks to some help from Victoria, they dont tend to run off anymore, and when they do they come straight back. (Well most of the time!!!)

DawnStorm · Post by **DawnStorm** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:10 pm

Man, if my shepherd-husky-lab mix were still alive! He was fence jumper and even managed to get out of a 'no jump' harness.

I still don't know how he did that!

pat · Post by **pat** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:11 am

We used to have the greatest Houdini of all time. Hazel could get out of anywhere at any time but we did eventually make the garden escape proof. This not only involved good fencing but also making sure that she couldn't get onto the shed roof and jump out of the garden. A determined dog will go for any route it can find. Good luck with the project. There are so many desperate people who don't know what to do with their Houdinis that this programme will be very welcome.

Me and my dogs · Post by **Me and my dogs** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:53 am

BoardHost wrote:Victoria is working on a project in the UK that requires the filming of two episodes featuring 'Hound Houdinis' - dogs who are great escape artists and have a propensity for running away, getting out of back gardens, bolting when off the lead, etc.

If you have a dog like this, are interested and willing to film for one day (either April 28 or 29 in the UK) with Victoria, or for more information please contact Emma Marshall: [email protected] or 07875-399-995.

Thanks, and feel free to spread the word!

Here's an episode I can't wait to see!

It seems fence jumping (or digging under) or any kind of escape artist plan is such a self rewarding activity it's difficult to correct.

My new girl, a border/pointer/terrier type mix, brilliant at this.

As soon as I discovered the problem (thankfully I was home when it happened) I immediately did a few things to correct the issue.

While it involves some wire fencing that goes partially below ground I've also landscaped in a way (trust me, my yard needed it) that prevented or disrupted her attempts to fence run (fence running following squirrels on the fence may have been a contributing factor here). The fencing also comes out and curves away where I've got new shrubs, small trees, and decorative tall grasses. It has thoroughly disrupted her running patterns. While she's in the house w/ my other dogs when I'm at work, when I'm home and she's in the yard there are bones and other toys hidden around the yard (near the center), an agility tunnel she loves to run through now, and I come out occasionally to throw a frisbee for her. The goal was to keep her attention in the yard and show her that fun things happen here.

So far..... things are good!

Post by **BoardHost** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:26 pm

Victoria is looking for one more Hound Houdini - preferably in the London area. This is not for an episode of It's Me or the Dog, but rather for a private project. It would include one day's training from Victoria. For more info, please contact Emma Marshall at [email protected] or 07875-399-995.

Feel free to spread the word!

Thanks!

Sheena · Post by **Sheena** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:53 pm

My dog is like this. He doesn't escape from the garden but he has no recall. When is the episode being shown please?

Maggie · Post by **Maggie** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:39 pm

If victoria want to try her charms on my pair then she is more than welcome lol

Try as i amy, my boy just will not come back. he seems to think that everyone else is more fun than me

Maggie · Post by **Maggie** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:49 pm

just thought as this post is quite old... has this been sorted for her?

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