Instead of chicken wire, I used the welded 2" x 4" fence, just in case one of my dogs decided to try digging out. As others have said, the grass grows through and you can't even tell it's there.
Another "remedy" - but it might only work on a dog who's used to being "free" (we lived in the country). Ages ago, I had an Aussie who loved to dig, and every time I found a hole, I'd pound a stake into it and tie him on a short piece of chain for maybe 20-30 minutes. It took about 3 holes for him to figure out that hole = confinement; and he stopped completely.
We used logs and gardening ties (like railroad ties but no creosote) and laid them at the bottom of the fence around the entire perimeter. They get in the way just enough so the dogs can't dig out. If you are dealing with large dogs that doesn't work as well as they just move them out of the way.
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Crowe wrote: We used logs and gardening ties (like railroad ties but no creosote) and laid them at the bottom of the fence around the entire perimeter. They get in the way just enough so the dogs can't dig out. If you are dealing with large dogs that doesn't work as well as they just move them out of the way.
Or chew them up !!
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No, you don't need chicken wire, poop, blocks, logs, or pouring concrete!!
There is a VERY simple and CHEAP fix for this and I have not in over 20 years seen any dog even the most determined that didn't respect it. The dog does NOT wear any type of shock collar.
Hot wire around the perimeter of your fence near the ground. CHEAP and Easy to put up, will take you all of about 20 minutes.
Trust me it will stop him in a heartbeat after touching it just once.
AND he will only touch it ONCE.
All you need is a fence charger, insulators, wire and that's it!
The insulators get nailed to the fence, you thread wire thru the insulators and back to charger. DONE.
You can find the wire, insulators and fencer at any type of farm supply store, Tractor Supply etc. Note: do NOT be talked into buying the polytape or rope, buy the simple old metal wire for hot wire fences.
The insulator is the only thing that is attached to your fence.
Just last week I put up a hot wire fence around 1 acre for a friend of mine to keep their Anatolian from digging mine field holes around the owners entire fence line. It took me 1/2 hour! She touched it once and hasn't dug a hole since.
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I've used doggy sized hotwire on a number of fence applications that were deficient. Haven't personally used it for digging, but have known others that have. It's cheap, quick to put up, and it does get the job done. I have finally found a dog that doesn't respect it, though... and it's Ziggy! Pit bulls.... argh. Fortunately, a couple of good scoldings worked and she stopped going over that spot until we moved.
But for most dogs, hot wire is a viable option. I'm not a fan of widgets in place of training, but on some things the safety factor makes a quick fix a necessity.
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Code2High wrote: I'm not a fan of widgets in place of training, but on some things the safety factor makes a quick fix a necessity.
I'm not, either. But this goes beyond the "quick fix" realm. Most dogs dig when bored, unsupervised, or both. Kind of hard to replicate those conditions if you're standing right there. And you can't make a training correction if you're not there.
Although, in the long run, what the dog probably needs is a job.
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Code2High wrote: I'm not a fan of widgets in place of training, but on some things the safety factor makes a quick fix a necessity.
I'm not, either. But this goes beyond the "quick fix" realm. Most dogs dig when bored, unsupervised, or both. Kind of hard to replicate those conditions if you're standing right there. And you can't make a training correction if you're not there.
Although, in the long run, what the dog probably needs is a job.
More exercise definitely if the dog isn't getting it, and work is always good.
Ziggy's got a job when I'm gone. She watches her nylabone. It's pretty funny, I show it to her when I leave and when I come back she shows it to me. She still needs a real job, but I haven't decided what yet.
Buy the horse fencer. The ones advertised for dogs do not work. Both pulse so no animal is ever harmed but the joles for the dog ones simply do not get the point across.
I had a couple of my Danes accidentally hit my horse fence wire and up until the day they died, when they were playing out in the field no matter how involved they where running around they always made a wide berth at the point where they had touched it years before!
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