What's the best kind of shock collar to use on my 125lb black lab?

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Josh

I have a 125lb black lab who is almost 2 1/2 yrs old. We live out in the county on a private dirt road where they can run free most of the time, but the problem is he has gotten into the habit of chasing cars. He also doesn't seem to like things on wheels, mostly bicycles and bit a kid on the heel who the kid and his friend were throwing rocks at him for no reason. Then today one of our neighbors was jogging by and he bit him on the back of the leg as well and wouldn't let him go past and continue on the road. This is not his normal behavior and there was about a year between the two incidents. He is normally a very friendly non-aggressive dog, and I don't know what else to do besides get a shock collar to train him that he is not allowed up by the road and to avoid having to keep him in the house all day or chain him up 24/7.

Any advice?
We have tried an electric fence, it did not phase him, he didn't like it very much and knew where the boundaries where but didn't care and ran straight through the fence.

He does get a lot of exercise, we are outside playing with him and the kids daily and usually take them (we have 3 dogs, him, a chocolate lab and a miniature schnauzer) on a hike to a pond that is about at least a 3 mile hike.
I also wanted to add that we would "shock" at the collar when we was going to the top of the driveway at anytime, if we were to choose the route to use the shock collar. He doesn't always chase the cars it is very far and few between so I don't know where the behavior is coming from to do such things. And when he is running loose he is not leaving our property, he is on our property at all times.

Answer
Your dog doesn't need a Shock Collar, he needs to be trained and kept under control. Your dog should not be running loose at all no matter where you live. You have No Control over your dog and one of these days, he's going to get hit by a car. You should always have your dog on a leash when he's outside, not running around loose. You say your dog is very friendly and non aggressive. Wrong! Your dog has already bitten 2 people. You are lucky these kids parents have not pressed charges and sued you. If you can't properly control and care for your dog, then you need to re-home him to someone who is more responsible that can control him. If you allow your dog to continue running loose and he bites someone else and they report it, your dog will be taken away from you and Euthanized because he's aggressive and has already bitten two kids.

I am older and disabled & would like to add extra wheel(s) to a bicycle for easier balance.?

sandyfirew

I've looked around but can't find anything on this. I was thinking about something like the training wheels that kids use when first learning to ride but for an adult bike and to be a permanent part to make balance and riding less difficult.
I should add that I'm on a fixed income so cost is a factor unfortunately :)

Answer
adult tricycle:
http://www.google.com/products?q=adult+tricycle&hl=en&aq=f

adult training wheels:
http://www.google.com/products?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1680&bih=865&q=adult+training+wheels&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=if

crazy that the stabilizer wheels cost as much as a whole bike

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