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New dog trap from Jakim ( Christine); And Steve
Topic Started: 10 Nov 2009, 11:48 PM (673 Views)
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Theres a home out there for every dog

From Christine
we went looking for a trap with which to catch Lady, we discovered that the only traps available are designed for foxes and badgers, they are just too small for a German Shepherd Dog :gsdhead: .

So Steve has converted a dog crate into a GSD-size trap (32” h x 38”l x 38”w). We were worried about possible injury to a dog :stretcher: because of the speed and weight of the metal door coming down when the dog springs the trap. Steve has addressed this in 3 ways:

Firstly by designing the trap so that the dog has to go in and bend their body around a metal barrier to get at the food. When the dog bends round the barrier their back legs and tail follow them into the trap – out of the way of the door.

Secondly Steve put in a pulley and weight system (like sash window) which slows the fall of the door to a much less harmful speed.

Finally, both surfaces where the trap door closes into the crate have been padded. We tested it on our big GSDs and it worked a treat :yay: . See what you think:

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The trap is available for anyone to use to catch a German Shepherd or other breed of dog who is lost or stray :running GSD: – just call

John on 01932 571268

As it is the only big trap we have please :angel GSD: do take extra care to keep it safe and return it for others to use :thumbs up:


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