I knew three camels who were smarter than Randy

Inspired by these posts of og's, I thought that I would regale you with a couple of stories about electric fences. They don't involve urination, although I have done it and it isn't pleasant.

I knew a bloke in New South Wales who, for reasons best known to himself, decided that he wanted a few pet camels. For reasons best known to the teutons, this was considered newsworthy and an item was broadcast on German telly about it. Must have been a slow news day. The paddock he kept the camels in had a couple of plum trees in it. As you would no doubt be aware, camels like plums. A lot. The amateur cameleer put a hot wire around the trees, fed from a twelve volt battery. Electic fences emit a small audible click from the energiser when the fence 'pulses'. Most people put a little solar powered trickle charger on the battery. I don't know why the cameleer didn't. Every now and then the cameleer would forget to charge the battery. After a while, the camels worked this out and would walk up to the fence with their heads cocked sideways, listening for the click. No click = no more plums.

I also knew a bloke north of Dalby who had a female dog. When she came on heat he put her in with the chooks to prevent teen pregnancies. Another bloke on the same property had a male dog. His yard wasn't fenced but he had on of those 'virtual fences'. This is a set of little radio beacons that are placed on the perimeter of the area in which you wish to confine the animal. The dog wears a collar with a battery powered receiver in it. As the dog approaches the perimeter it starts to get a tingle from the collar which increases in intensity as the dog gets closer to his limit. This worked well until the bitch came into season. The male dog, like males everywhere, would follow his dick off a cliff and began sniffing around the chook run, despite the collar. Much perplexment ensued from all concerned. The virtual fence and collar were checked - both were working just fine, thanks for asking. Then the owner of the dog saw him escape. He (the dog) backed right up under the eaves of the house and, ears down, eyes closed and tail between his legs like he was about to be beaten, bolted blindly through the yard, yelping in pain as he crossed the threshold. After that it was ears up, eyes bright, tail erect and a gentle stroll over to his woman.