Locking Dog Runs

[rockllews]

Curious as to how all of you handle dog security. Do you padlock your kennels when you're gone or at night?
One of our friends always keeps padlocks on his kennels. I do know dogs that have been taken right out of someone's yard, but honestly we don't lock our kennels, because with a simple pair of wire cutters, the panels themselves could be cut open.... Also, I am hesitant to lock them because if there was an emergency it might hinder our or somebody's ability to get them out. What do you think/do?

[lvrgsp]

I dont lock them with a lock , but I do use a snap clip so the dog does not push the hasp up. And while I am gone they are either boarded or my brother takes care of them for me.

Chip

[Brittguy]

I don't lock individual runs. I have an exercises area around the runs. I do lock the exercises area.I know almost anything can be broken into but a delay does help. 9ga chain link takes more than wire cutters. We live in a rural area and probably nothing would ever happen but I have a friend that also lives in a rural area and he had two stolen. These were the dogs that he used to demonstrate pointing dogs when an interested puppy buyer came to his kennels.He did find one of them several weeks later wandering about 10 miles from his home.

[rockllews]

Thanks guys. We live in a rural area too (as does the friend that locks kennels), and I have pretty trustworthy neighbors and petsitters. Sometimes we lock a puppy kennel, but like Chip, will normally use a clip on certain dogs' kennels.

(Maybe it'd take more than wire cutters for some kennels, but I could pull out more than a couple tools from our shop that would handle ours )

[phermes1]

I have a combination lock on our dog run. I didn't want to have to find a key every time I wanted to open the gate, hence the combination lock.
Chances of someone stealing my dogs is probably fairly remote, but with the lock, I make it even harder.

[2britts]

I live in town and put a lock on my kennel. It wouldn't stop someone who wanted to take my dogs, but it does keep out the neighborhood kids. I would hate to have them open the gate to pet the dogs only to have them get loose. My borther had it happen recently with his daughters show rabbit. The kids that like in the house behind him open the door to pet the rabbit and it shot out never to be seen again.

[romeo212000]

I keep a padlock on mine. If someone really wanted to get her they could. It's more to keep honest people honest and kids away. Most of the time people will make a decision to not steal something if you just make it difficult on them. Some people will steal not matter what you do.

[snips]

Guess it depends on your neighborhood.

[jakemaster]

I have 2 large German shepherds that watch over our kennel. There is a breed for any job.

[3Britts]

I don't lock my kennels as I only use them during heat cycles. I do keep the yard gates locked so that the neighborhood kids can't just walk in and, by accident, leave the gate opened. But then, I live in a suburb and have a 6 foot privacy fence around the back yard.

[highcotton]

I don't use locks but do use snaps. I have a couple that are so good at flipping latches they will beat you to the house if you leave the snaps off.

Josh stays in the yard with a 6 foot wood fence. I doubt I could run him off. Someone left the gate open all day once and he didn't leave.

[markj]

I use a chain wrapped around the gate poles so they cant jump them open. I do not think anyone could walk up to the kennel out here without the 4 legged alarms going off (the dogs). And they will bite I imagine. They do bark loudly whenever something out of the norm occurs or if the dogs down the road bark.

Late one night the inside dog went off, turned on the outside spotlite and saw 2 kids running away, found a new red hose by the truck. I dont drive it much and keep it close to empty most of the time.

[bobman]

well postioned game camera in a phony birdhouse