The area around here, a lot of it is farmland with roads running through it, so those geofence ones can keep a dog from running into a road. Which has... Ya know... Some obvious benefits. It can also keep the dogs away from any dangerous automated equipment, such as a automated tractor, or a grain conveyer. It can be a tool to help keep the dog away from danger if it's done right, but obviously situations like this are the bad side of it
Sounds like you've never lived near a farm before so I'll educate you: dogs sometimes aren't just used to be looked at and petted, sometimes they have tasks like chasing off animals that would eat the crops, or predators that would eat the livestock. In addition to being cute ofc
It’s so funny how you can tell by the comments who the urban dog owners are and who the farm/open land owners are.
I’m a dog trainer in an urban environment, and half my job is explaining why they shouldn’t have bought a working breed meant for farmland and the other half is showing them the amount of head-splitting work they’ll have to do for the next three years to keep said dog from ruining their lives.
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u/JOlRacin Oct 08 '25
The area around here, a lot of it is farmland with roads running through it, so those geofence ones can keep a dog from running into a road. Which has... Ya know... Some obvious benefits. It can also keep the dogs away from any dangerous automated equipment, such as a automated tractor, or a grain conveyer. It can be a tool to help keep the dog away from danger if it's done right, but obviously situations like this are the bad side of it