I just adopted a year-and-a-half, good natured PYR from the Animal shelter. He was picked up from a family that had tied him in the back yard. I have only had Australian Shepherds in the past and need a good book to get started.
I live on five acres in Mississippi (hot summers). I have both a dog fence and an underground fence. The only thing I don't have is experience with PYRS.
He is very smart, when you get his attention. But he;s been taught nothing. As of yesterday and the reward of a dog biscuit, he now can "sit".
Because the dog fence was down and waiting to be fixed, I have kept him in a kennel in the garage, that he hates and doesn't want to go back into. I have been successful in coaxing him back into the kennel, so far. (One of these days, he isn't going!) The fence should be fixed today.
Even pushing him into the kennel, he is not angry. Only obstinate.
MY QUESTION: Should I let him out when he is trained to the fence or wait until he is better adjusted and knows a few things before I let him run freely on the place. Eventually, I want him to run free inside of the fenced 5 acres.
Any advice?