Terri wrote:
Do you think obedience training, I would just like him to come when called, so he doesn't get hit by a car.
No, I do not think you will have any luck keeping him in the yard with obedience training. It is theoretically possible... I have heard of a FEW people who have been able to do that with coonhounds... but it would probably take a lot more training than any mere mortal would have the time or $$ to do. Wandering is just too bred-in to coonhounds... it's what they're genetically designed for, much more than other dogs.
If your concern is letting the dog go in the yard
under your supervision without wandering off, I think a combination of obedience training
and the PetSafe system with the "stubborn dog" collar will probably do the trick. The PetSafe system comes with a video that shows you how to train your dog to respect the boundry. If you're right there watching, and you always make sure the batteries are good, and that the collar is on snug, this will probably do the trick. The place where you can't trust it is if you're leaving the dog alone in the yard. Once it sits around getting bored for a while, and then it spots a cat across the street, it has a high chance of taking off.
-Elizabeth