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Keep dog from jumping fence
Posted on 3/7/21 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 3/7/21 at 2:11 pm
We have two dogs, both rescues. The 2nd one we got a few months ago and she has integrated well but we have one big issue - she can jump/climb right over the 5' chain link fence in our back yard. Need to figure out a good solution.
We tried a collar with a remote but her fur is so thick it just doesn't work. So I don't know if an invisible fence would work either.
I found some info about building a DIY "coyote roller" and tried to build one across the top of one section, and it didn't go so well mainly because I'm not great at the whole handy thing. Couldn't get proper supports in place along the top fence rail.
Another idea I have is to put some kind of header, basically a mesh or something at the top that protrudes into the yard side that would keep the pooch from scaling the top.
If I search on this there's a lot of talk about behavioral issues and training, that just don't seem very likely to work. Once this gal sees or hears certain things, she's gone in a flash.
Anyone address this problem successfully?
We tried a collar with a remote but her fur is so thick it just doesn't work. So I don't know if an invisible fence would work either.
I found some info about building a DIY "coyote roller" and tried to build one across the top of one section, and it didn't go so well mainly because I'm not great at the whole handy thing. Couldn't get proper supports in place along the top fence rail.
Another idea I have is to put some kind of header, basically a mesh or something at the top that protrudes into the yard side that would keep the pooch from scaling the top.
If I search on this there's a lot of talk about behavioral issues and training, that just don't seem very likely to work. Once this gal sees or hears certain things, she's gone in a flash.
Anyone address this problem successfully?
This post was edited on 3/7/21 at 3:06 pm
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Posted on 3/7/21 at 2:17 pm to pheroy
shave/trim her neck so the shock collar works
get a taller fence?
plant shrubs around the existing fence such that she wouldn't be able make it across
get a taller fence?
plant shrubs around the existing fence such that she wouldn't be able make it across
Posted on 3/7/21 at 2:23 pm to SaintsTiger
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shave/trim her neck so the shock collar works
That's what I was coming to say. Easy to do and cheap to boot. Beats the cost of a new fence.
Or, you could just let the ingrate run away and be done with it.
Posted on 3/7/21 at 2:29 pm to pheroy
You can get longer prongs for the shock collar. Do you know how to collar condition a dog? Start with the collar on the Lowest setting and slowing increase the shock amount till the dog stats reacting to the voltage. That is your baseline. You want to do this without talking to her, just let her be in the other room and slowly increase.
Put her outside where you can watch her secretly. Wait for her to escape and shock her, a couple of notches higher than her baseline. Go outside, get her out her back in the fence. Never scold her, make her think the shock is coming from the fence, not from you.
Put her outside where you can watch her secretly. Wait for her to escape and shock her, a couple of notches higher than her baseline. Go outside, get her out her back in the fence. Never scold her, make her think the shock is coming from the fence, not from you.
Posted on 3/7/21 at 2:50 pm to pheroy
Used to have same problem with a Great Pyrenese. Got the Invisible Fence and it worked like a charm. Make sure you get the training too...the IF people come out and train you dog to get away from the fence once their collar starts beeping.
It worked so good that I even had it installed in the unfenced front yard. If I would let the dog out in the front yard & deer were out there, dog would chase the deer like he was a Hell Hound until he got to the IF wire buried in the ground and slam on the brakes. Of course, the deer would get trained too so that they would just stop 10 feet on the otherside of the wire and stand there, flipping the bird at the dog.
It worked so good that I even had it installed in the unfenced front yard. If I would let the dog out in the front yard & deer were out there, dog would chase the deer like he was a Hell Hound until he got to the IF wire buried in the ground and slam on the brakes. Of course, the deer would get trained too so that they would just stop 10 feet on the otherside of the wire and stand there, flipping the bird at the dog.
This post was edited on 3/7/21 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 3/7/21 at 2:54 pm to pheroy
We had a german shepherd who was a damn mountaineer. Triple strand barbed wire angled inward (opposite of usual installation) was the only thing she couldn’t scale. We ran a hot wire on top too. She figured out the hot wire pretty quick and quit trying to chase things she saw outside of the fence.
Posted on 3/7/21 at 3:44 pm to wickowick
that’s undoubtedly the right way to do it.
what I did was turn it up to deep fat-fry and let them have at it.
in two tries they got the message
mine won’t even approach the barrier even when they lose a collar.
even kept a stubborn bloodhound in the yard and she was fricking Houdini when it came to plotting an escape
what I did was turn it up to deep fat-fry and let them have at it.
in two tries they got the message
mine won’t even approach the barrier even when they lose a collar.
even kept a stubborn bloodhound in the yard and she was fricking Houdini when it came to plotting an escape
Posted on 3/7/21 at 6:04 pm to pheroy
If it makes you feel any better, we have a dog that can get over an 8' privacy fence, even the smooth side, like stepping over a crack in the pavement.
We never tried the shock collar thing, so we just go out and watch her ehen she's outside.
We have to walk her on a leash a lot.
We never tried the shock collar thing, so we just go out and watch her ehen she's outside.
We have to walk her on a leash a lot.
Posted on 3/8/21 at 7:33 am to wickowick
My husky kept eating through my wooden fence to get out.
Put the wiring around the fence instead of burying it for the electric fence, put the shock collar on him, he learned how it worked real quick. There was no "training". He's not an idiot, so he figured it out real quick, and there was no issue with his long fur, and i'm sure his fur is thicker than whatever dog you have.
Put the wiring around the fence instead of burying it for the electric fence, put the shock collar on him, he learned how it worked real quick. There was no "training". He's not an idiot, so he figured it out real quick, and there was no issue with his long fur, and i'm sure his fur is thicker than whatever dog you have.
Posted on 3/8/21 at 9:46 am to wickowick
Wickowick is spot on with how to use an ecollar. When finding the baseline "working" level, you're looking for very subtle reactions. Think ear twitch or head tilt or scratching, not yelping or jumping out of their skin.
Good contact is super important. The collar has to be on tight (fit one finger under it not much more). A bungee collar or winged contacts help.
Good contact is super important. The collar has to be on tight (fit one finger under it not much more). A bungee collar or winged contacts help.
Posted on 3/8/21 at 10:37 am to wickowick
Thanks for the feedback, all. Especially advice on shock collar and options plus conditioning. That seems like a good first step to try. New fences aren't cheap - this would be about 200 linear feet.
Posted on 3/8/21 at 10:56 am to wickowick
Man, i know you have dogs but this isn't the way to go about it.
"Wait for her to escape and shock her, a couple of notches higher than her baseline."
You have to correct the problem before she escapes, the fence has to be HOT. When the fence is hot, she will always understand fences hurt and discontinue jumping them. Hell, i can make a hamburger so hot they will avoid them.
"Wait for her to escape and shock her, a couple of notches higher than her baseline."
You have to correct the problem before she escapes, the fence has to be HOT. When the fence is hot, she will always understand fences hurt and discontinue jumping them. Hell, i can make a hamburger so hot they will avoid them.
Posted on 3/9/21 at 10:31 am to pheroy
Consider a temporary very visible rope attached to the fence with 1X2 stakes (attach to chain link with zip ties). This would make it visibly higher so she'd not think she can jump it. Ater she's conditioned to the higher fence you could take it down. You could add bird netting (cheap-used for gardens) to close the gap if she tries to go through the rope(s).
Posted on 3/9/21 at 11:45 am to eatpie
I had a Husky Shepherd mix. Walked around the side of the house one afternoon to find my daughter and neighbor teaching her how to to climb the chain link fence. Could not keep that dog in after that. When we moved and had a privacy fence ..... The Husky side took over and she chewed through the fence. Neighbor was scared as hell of Sam. She looked like a wolf to our neighbor. Sam liked liked the neighbor's yard because of the pool.
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