dog keeps digging under fence

[Guest Anonymous]

We bought 2 bull terrier cross breeds about 2 months ago at the age of 10 weeks from the local SPCA. It seems the 1 puppy inherited her fathers wandering genes and started to going out of the yard by going through the new fence so we wired it up. Now she has started digging her way out under the fence. We just cant keep her inside and is scared that she will be hit by a car. Please give me advice!!!!

[between the wrinkles]

i use chicken wire.
im weary of invisifences because i know of someone who's dog busted right thru it and couldn't get back in. i think if a doggy has enough will power, it can jet right through them. but i guess it's not so bad if you use it underneath another chainlink fence.
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[mouseatthebusstop]

if it's always the same place where the dogs digs inflate a balloon and bury it there anything is worth a try

[courtnek]

my lab is a digger. I resolved it by putting large concrete blocks in front of the fence, slightly buried. they would have to literally dig under the blocks to get under the fence. also, a mound of black pepper sprinkled in the digging spots will make them sneeze ferociously without hurting them.
You can use that to make the digging spot less desirable.

[Carolk9s]

I like the black pepper idea, and it's cheaper than a new fence! You could always buy several really large boxes of it and liberally sprinkle it all along the fence line.
Another idea, most dogs will not dig into poop. Find a hole, put their poop in the hole and cover with a bit of dirt. Might just solve two issues at once, your yard is cleaner and the dog won't dig where the poop is.

[Horsefeathers!]

We put an electric wire about 6 inches inside our fenceline and about 6 inches above the ground. If they get close enough to dig, they get a zap. I hate that, but not as much as I hate the idea of one of them getting loose and running into the four lane highway that runs by my house. It's a fair jolt, but more startling than painful, though it does make me cuss on the rare occasion that I get too close. The wire is cheap and so are the little clip thingies that attach it to your fencepost. The box is the most expensive part, but is still relatively inexpensive considering you aren't trying to buy the most powerful one available. We aren't stopping charging bulls, after all. 8)

Carol, I used the poopy idea to stop them from digging up some of my flowers and for backfilling holes in the yard in favored digging spots. It does work wonderfully!

[Cairn6]

As Between the Wrinkles said chicken wire is the cheapest and it works really well. My dogs tried once and haven't gone near the fence since. All you do is dig just under the surface of the fence put the chicken wire in their and bury it.

[Guest Anonymous]

Chicken wire may work on small dogs, but large ones will tear it up.

I Used a 4' chain link instead. it is more expensive but last for ever.

I buried half of it and attached the other half to the existing fence. Very effective.

I also used electric fence in the past. It is effective too, although, vegetation can short it out, and my males would on occasion get a nasty surprise when they peed on the fence.

[Horsefeathers!]

norma napisał(a):

I also used electric fence in the past. It is effective too, although, vegetation can short it out,

Twice yearly applications of weed killer around the perimeter keep vegetation at bay. We've never had it grow to reach the wire. :)