Sundodger Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 I was out yesterday roost shooting, shot a pigeon and it dropped into a feild the dog was sent and she jump over a Barbed wire fence and managed to cut herself very badly (£400 quid later). Why do Farmers use Barbed wire fencing what did they do before Barbed wire. You hear lots of stories of dogs cuting and in some cases disemboling them selfes on barbed wire, is it really nessarary to have the feilds borded with barbed wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 That must have been a bad injury to cost £400.Hope she gets better and it does not have any lasting effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Well you DID ask. Given that almost every farm I know which has fencing rather than stone walls between fields I'd hazard a guess that it probably IS necessary - possibly to discourage their livestock trying to push over it into their next field, or their neighbours field, or other peoples livestock eating their grass or crop. You indicate you have heard lots of examples of dog injuries in regard to barbed wire but...? You might want to re-assess who is the real person to blame, and the height of a fence you send your obedient dog over next time. Have you thought about going up to the farmer and asking him with that scowl on your face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greymaster Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 I heard that there was a surplus of said wire after the Great War, it was offered to farmers very cheap, and they developed a passion for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 It keeps the livestock in, simple! Some farms don't need it, arable farms that have fences round them to keep people out of them and to keep it neat and tidy, I don't like seeing those fenced with barbed wire, bad for everything - including deer. But the livestock farms do need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cremator Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 only one person to blame for this and that is yourself never ever send your dog over a fence with out seeing what sort of fence it is my lab will not jump any fence unless i give the order to jump it.but i do hope your dog is ok and you have leaned a lesson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Im really sorry that your dog has been injured, we all put so much trust in our dogs and are influenced by trials and shooting mags about jumping dogs, have never taught my dogs to jump, as i was with a friend many years ago and his dog got a back leg twizzled up in a plain strand fence, the dog made a noise that would break your heart, thankfully she was alright, and he had a leatherman with wire snips on it and released her nice and quick........i always carry a multi tool when i have dogs with me and superglue to glue cuts up and a small 1st aid kit, its in a old tobacco tin and i have never used it but its always there in the bottom of the game bag....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundodger Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Hi Guys Like most of you I did not teach my dog to jump fences and in this case there was a nice grap under the said fence. Why she decided to jump is beyond me, I hear what you also say that it is there to keep cattle in, what about electric fences does this not do the same job as barbed wire. as always there always seems to be an alternative, and an arument to boot. Anyway thanks for the replys, Straight shooting, Fast bullits, slow birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie uk Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Barbed wire came out in the 1880's i think !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper6 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Sorry about the dog mate...barbed wire is a neccessity today....years ago they used to lay hedges for stock control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Barbed wire came out in the 1880's i think !! 1867, will give you a blue peter badge for effort. Wikipedia Barbed Wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan-250 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Farmers don't want electric fence, it's a pain in the neck forever fetching batteries, charging swapping them over, if you have a few to do soon takes an hour out the day. And batteries are expensive and good money at scrap do you can guess who's after them. Barbed wire, is put up, job done unless it gets broke. Besides you get idiots turning the fence off, people do at my girlfriends horse field too. Ive unscrewed the switch and bolted it to the battery now as he kept getting out due to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 hope the dogs ok, must admit i have cursed these damned fences a few times, especially when getting over them and catching me nuts :o :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I know from the farmer's perspective, on stock farms, it is a necessity. It is horrible stuff though. I don't ever jump my dogs over it. I had a lab cut his belly when he mis-timed a jump and landed on a top strand of barbed wire that was (thankfully) covered in pipe lagging and duct tape - and it still cut him - and I have had spaniels open themselves up on old stuff lying around and hidden in cover... that really annoys me as it is just untidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 hope the dogs ok, must admit i have cursed these damned fences a few times, especially when getting over them and catching me nuts :o :lol: think we have all been there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter.123 Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) The farmers iv worked for only use it if it's 100% needed! They would never use it near bridleways or public footpaths for that purpose. Hope the dog gets well soon Edited March 15, 2012 by Sharpshooter.123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Strange, my dog dives under the wire and is very quick at doing it too, I often think, Christ slow down, full bore to the fence, a quick dive and as always a very fast retrieve to me! He can jump very high too, infact, I think he is a bit mad, much like his owner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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