trailernovice
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Of our three dogs, one of 'em apparently was a tunnel builder in another life...over and oever and over, he's dug his way under the fence (standard cedar privacy fence) and then all three escape...the dig-ger is about a year old, and is a neutered male (so no 'he's got to get out to get to them females' rationale for this behavior)
Tried the 'bitter/yuck' spray to keep them away from the fence, to no avail...really would rather not go to expense and trouble of an electronic 'invisible fence' or anything...
ideas?
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Doug and Cassi Glass
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If you actually see him digging try using a shock collar with a remote control. Sit someplace where he can't see you but you can see him and at the very first dig stroke zap him.
Should cure him pretty quickly.
Electric fence takes a lot of time and training to get the results you want.
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I bet that dog is bored and has found a way to relieve his boredom. You didn't say the breed, but many dogs need to be "gainfully employed" or they will find their own job to do. Are your dogs just lawn ornaments to you left out in the yard to entertain themselves and you just go feed them? Remember a tired dog is a happy dog!
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Doug and Cassi Glass
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If you actually see him digging try using a shock collar with a remote control. Sit someplace where he can't see you but you can see him and at the very first dig stroke zap him.
Should cure him pretty quickly.
Invisible Electric fence takes a lot of time and training to get the results you want.
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JDelauter
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Had trouble with a Dobie who had rabbit in her blood. Put in an electric fence (really inespensive). Strung the wire about 12-14 inches off the ground. She got "hit" maybe twice. Never approached the fence again, even after the wire was taken down.
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BCSnob
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If you want your dogs to say with in your property do "boundary training" with all your dogs.
Many dogs are smart enough to know they don't have to behave if they are not wearing certain collars.
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downtheroad
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Beside the above...maybe lay down chicken wire fencing ..half laying on the ground and half bent and stapled to the fence..
They can't dig through it and grass can still survive and you can mow over the top of it.
We did this with a previous dog. After awhile she stopped digging and we easily removed the wire. It is inexpensive and comes in all size rolls...HomeDepot, etc.
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korbe
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We buried his poop along the fence. He didn't like that and our problem was solved
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We have a dog that was climbing over our 32" fence, so we had to replace it with a 48" fence. There is going to be some gaps in the bottom between the fence & the ground that she might be able to tunnel under. We think we'll use that edging that's used for gardens that has spikes at each end to hold it in the ground, to cover the gaps. I don't think she'll be able to dig under it, but you never know.
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halibutman214
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x3 on the schock collar.
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