I just spent several days at my brother’s house in Lyon
s Colorado. He lives on 22 acres (that back up to thousands of acres of National Forest – can you say paradise). But, because there’s so much land, he has to make sure the dogs, Rama and Tandi, don’t wander off. Enter – the “invisible fence” company who installed an electronic fence that allowed the dogs to run freely over three acres. The dogs quickly adapted to their “shocking” parameters.
Then, Peter expanded their territory. He moved the fence line to include an additional three acres. More space. More exercise. And access the river. But, the dogs wouldn’t cross over the previously established line. They “knew” what was ahead – shock and pain. And so, they sat in the dirt staring at us urging them forward.
“Come on Rama. Come on Tandi,” we called in our most encouraging you-can-trust-us voices. But, the dogs wouldn’t move. They were held in place by . . . memory.
Memory creates invisible fences.
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