Ok I stand uneasy following the comments made to my post however without going into detail this property is in the middle of nowhere and is largely fenced with sheep wire so it wasn't just the gate that was the problem for a Jack Russel. I love animals and would never hurt them however there are occassions when too much love spols an animal and they can become your ruler, That is no good to man or beast. I remember climbing over an electric fence when m fishing basket slipped and I was electrocuted where the sun doesn't shine, it certainy made me jump but apart fro that it was fine, these things are nothing like as bad as that.