This is rec.pets.dogs.behavior (r.p.d.b.).  R.p.d.b. is an unmoderated group meaning that no one checks the messages to make sure they're on-topic, civil or sensible before they go through.   The purpose of this occasional posting is to give information about the newsgroup so that discussion about the newsgroup itself is cut down and discussion about dogs increases.   Like so many usenet groups, this group has people who post annoyingly and constantly, people who post angry and abusive messages, people who post to irritate others.  It's up to individuals to decide which posters bother them.   Here are some guidelines that many people follow to make this newsgroup pleasant and informative: 1.  use your killfile.  A killfile (or filter) makes invisible posts by any particular person or with any particular words in the subject line. The posts are still there, but they don't show up on the screen of the person using the killfile.  Check the weekly (Friday) how to killfile post for instructions.  Know something about killfiling from various that we don't?  Post that and let us know.   2.  Don't make more noise.  The only thing more annoying than a troll is an otherwise rational person arguing with or about a troll.  That's known as feeding the trolls.  Please don't feed the trolls.  It really is insane to attempt rational discussion with the insane.   3.  Want to exercise your right to free speech and argue about or with trolls anyway?  Put ninnyboy in the subject line.  That way the people who want to join the fracas can, and those who don't can opt out by killfiling ninnyboy.  If you don't do this, expect to be killfiled yourself.   4.  Trim quoted posts to include only the part you're responding to. Quoting an entire long post in order to respond to only a small piece of it is annoying.  Again, if you don't do this, expect to be killfiled.   5.  Understand Candace.  Candace is an automatic program that answers troll posts automatically, repetititively and relentlessly.  Most of us find these posts boring after a short while and killfile it too.  That's O.K.  You can't hurt its feelings.   6.  Show no fear.  Have a question or need to admit that you've made errors in dog training in the past?  This is still a good place to come for (often contradictory) advice.  use your own judgment to decide what advice to follow and what not to.  No harm can come to you even if people vehemently disagree and call you names.   7.  Label off-topic threads as o.T.  A label helps people decide what to read and what not to.   8.  Check the F.A.Q. for answers to frequent non-complicated questions.   9.  Don't post pictures.  This is not a binary newsgroup.  That's plain text only, no HTML, no attachments.  If you'd like, post a pointer to a website with pictures on it. ========= WAS CANCELLED BY =======: Path: news.sol.net!spool1-nwblwi.newsops.execpc.com!newsfeeds.sol.net!news-out.vi si.com!hermes.visi.com!uunet!ash.uu.net!sac.uu.net!lax.uu.net!news.navix.ne t!ua4canc3ll3r From: Julia Altshuler < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs.behavior Subject: cmsg cancel < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Control: cancel < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 05:12:29 GMT Organization: Navix Internet Subscribers Lines: 2 Message-ID: <cancel. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it NNTP-Posting-Host: 166.102.15.34 X-Trace: iac5.navix.net 1009775639 4839 166.102.15.34 (31 Dec 2001 05:13:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it NNTP-Posting-Date: 31 Dec 2001 05:13:59 GMT X-No-Archive: yes X-Unac4ncel: yes X-Commentary: I love NewsAgent 1.10 and the Sandblaster Cancel Engine Build 74 (19 March 1999) This message was cancelled from within Mozilla.

How do I stop my dog from climbing a chain _link_ fence? He is one of my rescue dogs that was badly abused and was kept in a 3 X 10 foot pen until he found out how to climb it. Because of this he was very badly beaten. Most of my 1 acre yard is 4 foot chain _link_ and he has already lost 2 toenails getting snagged in the fence. Is there anything affordable that I can add or do to the fence to stop him from climbing it? Electricity is not an option due to children in the neighborhood. Thanks in advance, Nancy ========= WAS CANCELLED BY =======: Path: news.sol.net!spool1-nwblwi.newsops.execpc.com!newsfeeds.sol.net!news-out.vi si.com!hermes.visi.com!uunet!ash.uu.net!sac.uu.net!lax.uu.net!news.navix.ne t!ua4canc3ll3r From: Julia Altshuler < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs.behavior Subject: cmsg cancel < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Control: cancel < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 02:24:03 GMT Organization: Navix Internet Subscribers Lines: 2 Message-ID: <cancel. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it NNTP-Posting-Host: 166.102.15.34 X-Trace: iac5.navix.net 1009775652 4839 166.102.15.34 (31 Dec 2001 05:14:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it NNTP-Posting-Date: 31 Dec 2001 05:14:12 GMT X-No-Archive: yes X-Unac4ncel: yes X-Commentary: I love NewsAgent 1.10 and the Sandblaster Cancel Engine Build 74 (19 March 1999) This message was cancelled from within Mozilla.

Thanks Julia. Nancy Oh, don't thank me.  Just let me and everyone else know what you decide to try for your dog and how it ends up working out.  That's what I really want to know.  I can go around all day saying what I've tried with Cubbe and what I've ended up liking, but I want to know if anything I suggest turns out to be a terrible idea (and why) and if anything I suggest ends up being a great idea (and why).