Sometimes I really hate animals
I know I'm supposed to be the "pet guy" and all, but some days you just want to send them to the moon.
My idiot dog broke through the wood fence in my backyard. The nail-filled planks slammed into a new car in the driveway next door so now it's got scratches all over the hood. My neighbor was not happy with me. So not only do I have to fix the fence, I'll probably have to pay to get the scratches taken out.
Of course, the dog ran away and it took me a half hour to catch him.



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Must have been trash day again?? We know that Rocket hates the trash truck....
Sorry about this, since he now knows he can win a fight with the wooden fence think about buying the Costco sized cayenne pepper and sprinkling around the base of the new fence so that he is 'repelled' by the new fence. It's a stretch, but if behavior modification techniques can be identified it's worth a try and cheaper than another car being fixed. You'll have to reapply the cayenne pepper every few days or during wet weather but it may make him decide that he has another type of foe now than the one he has already conquered and destroyed.
At least you know he's very comfortable and secure with you to do such things and take those risks?