ScoutTN Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Our new dog is mostly good, BUT he digs to get under the fence toward a neighbor's yard. Neighbor has a dog too, who also digs at the fence. Our dog does not dig from boredom or when we are not here. We have some pavers in the holes now, and dirt filled back in. We have tried cayenne pepper and expensive spray from the pet store and neither worked. He ate the hot pepper! Any suggestions? Especially ones not too expensive. Invisible fence is not in the budget right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdel Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Put a cattle panel on the ground in the area of the digging. Works like a charm. Stefanie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Put a cattle panel on the ground in the area of the digging. Works like a charm. Stefanie What is a cattle panel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdel Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Its a big stiff grid of metal, 5' x 12' that is used for fencing. Look for it at farm supply/feed stores. Regular hardware stores will provably have it as a special order. We have them lining our dog kennel and fence. We haven't had a dog dig out since. Stefanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 We used to put the dog's poo in his holes. He didn't like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Cattle panels would take up most of our back yard. Our entire lot is 1/4 acre and the fence line at issue is the longest side of our back yard. Hmm, we might try the dog-do approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Get some chicken wire/poultry netting, attach it to the fence (low) and place the rest of it on the ground. You can cover the part on the ground with mulch or dirt. That works with just about any kind of fence except vinyl--not sure how you'd attach it to that. (Pretty much the same thing Stephanie recommended, just using a different material.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdel Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 We did the chicken wire thing before the cattle panels. With smart, large and determined dogs it didn't work well. We also had to anchor landscape timbers, in addition to the cattle panels, between the fence posts to prevent them from breaking the boards out. In short, our backyard is Fort Knox.... Stefanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Get some chicken wire/poultry netting, attach it to the fence (low) and place the rest of it on the ground. You can cover the part on the ground with mulch or dirt. That works with just about any kind of fence except vinyl--not sure how you'd attach it to that. (Pretty much the same thing Stephanie recommended, just using a different material.) We did the chicken wire thing before the cattle panels. With smart, large and determined dogs it didn't work well. We also had to anchor landscape timbers, in addition to the cattle panels, between the fence posts to prevent them from breaking the boards out. In short, our backyard is Fort Knox.... Stefanie I once had a pair of Houdini dogs, and I did a combination of these things. First, I took a roll of chicken wire, folded it in half, and put the crease where the fence meets the ground. It was probably 4" wide chicken wire, so that left 2' going up the fence and 2' extending onto the ground. The top border, I wired onto the chain link fence with a spool of wire. The bottom, I used landscaping staples to pin it to the ground and then covered that border with landscaping timbers that were staked into the ground. Yeah, it was LOVELY, but they stayed in the fence. Did I mention that I did all this while I was 7 months pregnant, in July, in Atlanta? So much fun. Anyway, the biggest problem was the gate. I couldn't use the gate with chicken wife running up it, so I put chicken wire on the ground and then cut a piece of plywood to cover the bottom half of the gate. I drilled holes around the edges and secured it to the fence with zip ties. I hope you find a better answer. Mine looked horrendous. Then one of the dogs died, and the survivor became an inside dog. So I got my yard back and have no fence at all now. For a previous dog, I used an electric fence (not an invisible fence--an electric one that shocks on contact). It worked pretty well (and was cheap) when the fence was clean, but if anything grows over it, it grounds the wire. A feed store could probably fix you up. You used to be able to buy supplies at Home Depot, but probably not any more. Good luck. It is tough to keep a dog in if he is bound and determined to get out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 We did an electric fence. We only turned it on for about a week, and the dog only hit it once or twice. After that, she completely avoided it and we were able to unplug it. She didn't dig again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdel Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 You name it, we've done it. The only thing that worked for us was the cattle panel/timber combo on a full privacy fence. One of the times we had electric and page wire fences the dogs found a hole in the squares and were timing it just right to jump over the electric and through the wire. Too smart for their own good. Btw, they always knew when the electric was down. Stefanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 You name it, we've done it. The only thing that worked for us was the cattle panel/timber combo on a full privacy fence. One of the times we had electric and page wire fences the dogs found a hole in the squares and were timing it just right to jump over the electric and through the wire. Too smart for their own good. Btw, they always knew when the electric was down. Stefanie Oh my gosh. What kind of dogs are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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