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March 17, 2024

DogWatch Dog Story: Maggy

Maggy is a sweet, spunky English Springer Spaniel who has graduated from DogWatch hidden fence training. She’s so adorable and has such a fun personality, Jake and Afton with DogWatch are considering getting an English Springer puppy of their own. She lives in Mendota Heights where she loves running along as her parents and human siblings ride their bikes.

Before Maggy came into the picture, her family had a beloved Springer Spaniel named Angel. She was an affectionate and endearing girl who was so precious, her dad couldn’t imagine losing her. That’s when they called DogWatch to install a hidden fence. Angel was a little nervous at first and needed some coaxing to get her around the yard. But she learned her new boundaries and lived a long, happy life enjoying her freedom.

Maggy could never replace Angel, but she came into the house and revitalized the energy (and sometimes chaos). Unlike Angel, Maggy learned her boundaries very fast and never hesitated to use every inch of her yard. All dogs are a little different when it comes to acclimating to a dog fence and the new boundaries, even when being trained the same way. But in the end, they can all learn and enjoy the benefits.

April 10, 2018

DogWatch Dog Story: Daisy

Daisy and her family moved to Eden Prairie from out of state, and they immediately had a DogWatch hidden fence installed. She learned about her new yard, her new neighbors, and her boundaries all at the same time, and she easily learned where she could and couldn’t go. She’s a sweet, loving girl. But like many dogs, she’s very attached to her owners.

The combination of that attachment and the new house caused Daisy to start getting into trouble when she was home alone. She would scratch at all the doors and ruin the frames. Eventually she learned how to open the sliding back door. When her family would come home Daisy was outside, and they were so confused! Luckily she stayed in the yard, but still it wasn’t ideal.

Indoor Boundaries were the solution for Daisy. We set up the IB-100 disc near the sliding door and put up some indoor flags keep Daisy away. She knew what the flags meant from her recent outdoor training. But if she felt brave and approached that door, she got a correction. She stopped letting herself outside and scratching at that door.

After she got used to her new house and got some new toys to keep her busy, Daisy and her family were settled and happy in Eden Prairie. They had to get some new doors, though.

February 19, 2018

DogWatch Dog Story: Kipper

Kipper is a wonderful French Brittany Spaniel with a cool story. His family consists of two parents and three adorable kids from Canada. He was born in Canada too, and then the whole family moved all the way to Poland. Kipper spent three years there and learned all about a dog’s life in Europe.

And then in 2016 the family moved to Chanhassen. Kipper instantly loved the rolling grassy yard with the occasional squirrel. But sometimes he also loved following his nose and romping around the neighborhood while his family wondered where he went.

Not long after arriving on American soil, Kipper got a DogWatch dog fence. He continued sprinting across his yard and sniffing after squirrels, but his family could trust that he was just a call away. He is one of the most obedient dogs we’ve ever worked with. Like many Brittany Spaniels, he’s a very smart guy with a little streak of independence and stubbornness. Because of that set of traits, Kipper learned the boundaries of his dog fence in just a couple days, but he needed a high correction level to keep the stubborn side at bay.

He got up to level 4 like most dogs do, and then a squirrel tempted him through the fence. So he needed to be bumped up to a level 7. That way the family would be sure he wouldn’t leave the yard, even for the most mischievous squirrel.

January 29, 2018

DogWatch Dog Story: Bunk

Bunk is a sweet, loving yellow lab from Plymouth, MN. He has lived with his dad his whole 7 years, and they have always been best buds. Last year, Bunk got a mom when his dad got married. At first it was hard for Bunk to share his dad’s attention, but now he loves being part of a family of three.

Bunk and his dad used to live in Minneapolis, where Bunk had a small fenced-in yard. When they all moved to Plymouth, the yard was much bigger but his parents worried that Bunk wouldn’t know what to do without a physical fence. They kept a close eye on him for the first couple weeks, but Bunky followed his nose and ended up in the neighbor’s yard a couple times.

A physical fence would have blocked a beautiful pond view, so the family decided on a DogWatch hidden fence. They worried about Bunk learning a new skill at 7 years old. Could he figure out where he needs to be without a physical boundary? But he picked up the new rules within a few days of training. Now he stays in the un-blocked yard, even when his dad crosses the street to get the mail.