Mile-High-Endura
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downtheroad wrote: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.
I did this in a new backyard before I had put down sod. Stapled it to the wood fence then laid the sod on top of it. Good luck.
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I have a friend that told me this story.
A guy had a dog that was constantly digging holes all over the yard and under the fence to get out. He took a shovel and dug a hole himself. He filled it with water to the top. He called the dog over and put his head down into the water and held it for some time. When the dog came up for air, he held it under water again. He did this 3 times. The dog quit digging holes immediately and never dug under the fence again. When he would dig holes to plant trees or shrubs the dog would run to the farthest place away from where he was digging as he could get. The dog learned a lesson that did not hurt him and the homeowner never had any more digging problems with his dog.
I can not say this is true but it sounds like it would work. Remember, the dog was not hurt but you must be careful to not drown your own dog.
I have not had to do this myself and don't know if I would or not but it makes a good story to share with you folks having dog digging problems.
I fully expect to get nasty feedback from dog lovers (which I am one) and others thinking this is cruel punishment BUT remember it is a story and I have not done this myself.
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1 more reason for me to not have and not want one; especially in a small RV.
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We have what we think might be a digger. So when we move we are going to put Bricks down around the fence. Not pavers but concrete brick the big ones. (cant figure out why I cant remember the name of them). Any ways haven't decided if they are going all the way in the ground or just half way. Don't even know if the dog will dig, although he "digs" in the house when we leave for a while. So not taking any chances with the busy road behind us.
I personally don't like Shock Collars, and as someone else said, some dogs are smart enough to learn, when collars not on, I can do what I want. Good Luck.
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Had a beagle that used to dig under the chain link fence. Used 2x4's on the ground and stapled the chain link fence to the 2x4. Stopped that, so his digging then consisted of digging a nice deep hole to lie in.
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Mile-High-Endura wrote:downtheroad wrote: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.
I did this in a new backyard before I had put down sod. Stapled it to the wood fence then laid the sod on top of it. Good luck.
Jeff
I did something similar to keep groundhogs from digging under our vegetable garden fence. I added some fencing that goes down into the ground and is bent outward for about 6 inches. When the groundhog digs down to the buried fence, he can't dig down any further and gives up at that spot and tries another place further along the fence. After a few tries he gives up completely. Groundhogs apparently aren't smart enough to back up a bit and try digging down further from the base of the fence.
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As a dog trainer I can't recommend either "dunking" your dog or shocking him. Both are backwards ways of teaching a behavior and can have negative consequences long-term especially if your dog is at all skittish or agressive.
Much better alternatives are the fence ideas that folks came up with
- putting chicken-wire down below-ground
- putting bricks in the ground
- fences below the ground
Digging down poo in the area will also work as a deterrent.
And boundary training is a great idea.
Also giving your dog an area where he/she is "allowed" to dig is a good idea (hide bones there, or toys). Digging behaviour is really ingrained in some breeds, so your goal is to deter where you DON'T want him to dig and encourage him where he IS allowed to dig.
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I cured a dog of digging along a fenceline by liberally sprinkling black pepper all along it. Since he always "sniffs" before he digs, he'd get a snootful of pepper whenever he went near the fence. A few major sneezing sessions cured him.
Though this "training" obviously has to be done in dry weather, once the dog associates the fence with the pepper, he won't forget and you can stop the pepper application.
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This probably wont help you much at this point, but I buried cement blocks under the fence where the dedicated dog run was going to be. I did it before the fence went in. It was lot of work, but my dogs have never dug out.
I did this because my 20lb boston terror is now considered a dangerous animal according to my town. He chased a nuisance cat out of our yard and killed it in the family's front yard. I couldn't prove the cat was in my yard first, but it was obvious where the killing occurred. I felt terrible that their family pet was killed, but the cat was allowed to roam free. $1000 dollars later and $100 a year for dangerous animal registration, we still love little Tito. I did have 4 of the 5 neighbors come over and thank me after all of this. They were tired of the same gray cat knocking over flower pots, pooping in their gardens and teasing their dogs. Sorry for rambling.
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Pawz4me
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I would go with the chicken wire and try to get the dog some more exercise and mental stimulation. Some of the terrier breeds are hard-wired for digging, but IME the vast majority of dogs who dig do so due to sheer boredom.
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