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westie mum	Apr 4 2009, 02:35 PM
Chatterbox Posts: 1,101 Group: Full Members Member #126 Joined: October 17, 2005	Oh you have my sympathy! Years ago we had a crossbreed(lab x terrier) and he was an escape artist. What was worrying for us was that we had metal railings with spikes on top and if he saw other dogs or my mum walking her dog he used to climb up and balance on top of the railings and then launch himself over :yikes: if ever he had fell well it doesn't bear thinking about. we ended up replacing it all with fencing. He then found a way to get out of the fencing at the side(don't ask me how because we couldn't fathom it out).We were lucky as we backed onto fields so when he did get out there wasn't a chance of him getting knocked over. We used to give him a really good walk a couple of times a day but if he went out the back he would still try to escape (it's what he did best!!).We got to learn the way he looked at us if he was planning to escape but we just had to go and stand with him. Sorry not to be very helpful but really don't know what to suggest.Good luck with finding a solution.


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