The big 'playful' dog with its paws on my shoulder: I'd worry about how close its teeth were to my head, if it turned nasty. If you have an area of water, like a pond, that you can’t get rid of, then scare the magpies away by using decoys. As I said, dogs, like children, take time to settle to new things, only you can't reason with a dog like you can a child. But, as a training tool that for the most part breaks through the intense concentration of the behavior at the moment, it is brilliant. There have also been a couple of dogs, who have visibly made a scrunched up face, and recoiled their heads, when the Dazer was used!

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. We are here to help if you cannot find an answer to your question don’t hesitate to contact us and we will always try and assist you in the best way that we can. The major problem is that he is fixated on 'going for' our dog when we pass - our dog is always on a lead. They also eat garden produce, make a mess but are incredibly smart animals, so keeping them away seems like an impossible task at times.One decoy idea is to utilise your old CDs by hanging them around areas you want to keep magpie-free. Tens of thousands of DAZERS have been sold to the general public, including Animal Welfare, Doctors, Vets, Cyclists, Walkers, Dog Owners. You should also look for and eliminate any standing pools of water in your garden and avoid overwatering your plants. I have tried the similar devices that are meant to keep cats out of your garden and I can't say I noticed any beneficial effect. com founder Martin Lewis explained what could change over the next year in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live.

This bark deterrents uses ultrasonic sound waves to effectively train your dog to stop excessive, noisy barking. com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. Apparently previously dog was barking throughout the night but pressure of complaints forced owner to take it indoors during the night. One day, my missus was nipped quite badly by a terrier - ride abandoned, bloody leg, €40 for tetanus shot etc.As far as I'm concerned people have as much right to walk their dogs off the lead as we have to ride our bikes, and as they are the more vulnerable user then we the cyclist have a bigger duty of care. I never got it because of mixed reviews on the device, but I imagined that if it did work, it would still require me to slow down or stop while it took effect, because a chasing dog is hard wired to go after whatever is trying to get away.