Ok, am I missing something? Don't I see a conventional fence BEHIND this poor dog? What would possess someone to have the dog running in what amounts to a chute between an electric fence and a wooden one? Doesn't it make more sense to have the poor creature IN your yard? I also dislike underground fences since they do not protect the resident dog from anything that might choose to stray into the yard...such as another dog or a child. Good grief...some people don't seem to have the brains that God gave rocks!

and these people have a dog - why?

I hate electric fences in general as I feel that they do not protect animals on their own property from outside attack = case in point - yesterday a Pom was attacked by in my area by four pit bulls running lose and the Pom was in it's own yard. Pom is now dead and now the four Pits are going to be put down - the owner of the Pits should not have let them loose but the Pom owner should have had a fence up to protect her dog also - all the dogs loose!!!

You're right, Morgan, all the dogs lose but it's the pits that will be blamed, not the Pom owner for leaving her dog unattended or the pit owner for allowing the dogs to run!
I'm so glad you brought this up, Nancy, it is something that has always bothered me yet the owners of these fences don't seem to see a problem looming.........duh!

One of my dearest friends shows Bullies (Pit Bulls) My kids - and countless other kids - have climbed all over her dogs and been bathed with kisses. Raised with *love* they are wonderful dogs, and it's such a shame when one is put in jeopardy because of the ignorance of a pet owner who has the (not enough!) brains to put the electric fence OUTSIDE of the wooden fence!

I couldn't agree more, Nancy, thank you for sharing. I am so tired of lazy people who let their dogs off leash. I have 2 well-trained, S/N'd, rescued pit bull type dogs who are always on leash and I take out one at a time. It seems like every week they get charged by an off leash dog in an aggressive manner and of course if an altercation ensues it is my fault. These other dogs rarely even have a collar on!! It makes me sick.

To all the lazy and irresponsible people who let their dogs off leash out there -- if your dog is bitten by a leashed dog it is ABSOLUTELY your fault, because you are violating the law. Where I live it is a crime punishable by a 90-day jail sentence and $750 fine, as it should be. If you can't be bothered to train your dog to walk nicely on a leash, then build a fence, or take your dog running, but don't put me and my dogs at risk simply because you are complacent

I would not hestitate to call an ACO as I also suspect the dog is on city property. I further agree that the siutation is potentially dangerous. The dog is allowed to constantly self-reinforce her behavior. Not only that, but she has no saftey space/place to go to destress. She's caught in a space bewteen two fences, subjected to intrusive stimulii. Her adrenaline level must just build and build. Too much can go wrong, and if the stimulus is strong enough, an electronic fence will not stop a determined dog from going through it.
I would be raising a stink with the City if I were walking any or all of my dogs on lead and found us subjected to that dog. First thing I did when I bought my house was have a chain link fence installed. It's 70' by 50' and set back from the road 45-50' on one side and 50-60' on the other ( it's a corner lot) so that walkers, bicyclists, and joggers can pass the property without having my dogs in their faces, so to speak. I have one dog that will run the fence and bark, and I work constantly with him using positive reinforcement to keep him from being obnoxious, mostly because I can't stand the behavior myself!

Thanks for raising the electric fence issue. While I think they can work in rural areas, where other dogs won't be walking by, I think they're a recipe for trouble in the city. As you point out, dogs walking by on-leash don't know there's a fence. And too often, they cause dog aggression: when the dog goes to a dog walking near his property to say "hello," he gets zapped, and sometimes learns to associate the negative punishment with other dogs. Thus, a dog-to-dog aggression problem is born.

I just want to point out what Deb said (because you said it a heck of lot better than I ever could!) - "Not only that, but she has no saftey space/place to go to destress. She's caught in a space bewteen two fences, subjected to intrusive stimulii. Her adrenaline level must just build and build."

Could you imagine that dog's mindset by now?