Bad Dog Toby

Just when we were thinking Toby was a good dog, he and his girlfriend Rose had a little violent streak. They killed a cat and attacked a small dog in our neighborhood. The owner of the other dog took it to the vet, it has some broken ribs and several lacerations requiring stitches. That we have to pay for (which is reasonable).

We were so surprised. Toby has never acted this was before. How embarrassing. So he is being punished now and has to be on his chain at all times. Which has proved harder than you would think. We bought a kennel this summer to keep him in and he pushed through the fence to get out. So we lined the edges with railroad ties so he couldn't push through, and he just dug a hole under. He can unwind the wire that holds the fence down and gets out no matter what we tried. So we decided to chain him up. Well he would just get out of his collar. We would come home at night to find his chain with collar attached, but no Toby. So we just let him roam, he spends most of his time over at Rose's house (our neighbors). Since the attack we bought this harness, thinking there was no way he would escape it. Wrong. So our most recent purchase is a choke chain, the harder he pulls to get out, the tighter it squeezes around his neck. It has worked good so far this week, maybe we're on to something. This is probably of no interest to anyone, but I am just venting.