Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 May 06, 2011 1:26 pm So unfortuantly i have a Samoyed who loves to Dig and I have been told all the tricks of putting "feces in the ground or chilli ect.." but unfortuantly none of it works... So because of where we are moving we eventually will be backed onto a busy road and if she gets out behind the fence her chances are slim Sooo what i would love to know is some good ideas of what to put along the fence line that will still looks nice ? Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 2May 06, 2011 1:49 pm We had a Blue Heeler who used to dig his way out all the time. The only thing that worked was to attach chicken wire to the bottom of the fence, then dig it in and put it in the ground using garden pegs, then fill it back up again so it's buried. Then when he dug, he hit the chicken wire, hurt his paws and eventually gave up. He gave himself a few minor injuries to his paws along the way I think, but it did stop him and he could have been hurt far worse out on the streets. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 3May 06, 2011 1:51 pm Could you dig a trench and fill it with concrete? We are doing this with our chicken coop to stop foxes / dogs who may try to dig into the run. Some things are worth waiting for. Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 7May 06, 2011 2:46 pm Joles I like the chicken wire idea i dont want her hurting herself but your right it would be far worse for her to get out ...
Kyton that is a great idea aswell, keep all the good ideas coming and in the mean time here is a pic of the little one in action at the beach hahahah (well i shouldnt be laughing it a bad habit) Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 8May 06, 2011 2:51 pm Oh I notice she likes the sand, another possible option is a sandpit. My old Alaskan Malamute loved to dig in the sand and she contained her digging to that area. Don't worry about her hurting herself with the wire, it will be nothing major at all. We tried everything with the Heeler, and that was the only thing that worked. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 9May 06, 2011 3:11 pm I did consider a sand pit and i heard if you put treats an so forth in there they will stick to it, ill give it a go.. but i deff think we will do the chicken wire atm because i just can’t trust her when i am away all day at work. Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 11May 06, 2011 3:40 pm I had the same problem with my dog! He must of got out at least a dozen times before I finally laid down the chicken wire... I dug it in about 20cm below the sand, covered it and then folded an edge up that covered the gap between the bottom of the fence and the sand (idea was for it to act as a deterent so that he wouldn't dig in and hit the chicken wire that was buried) From then on I had no issues - until we built a day bed and he used it to jump the fence! We now have some lattice behind the day bed... hope this helps! Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 12May 06, 2011 4:11 pm We did the chicken wire as well, un till we can build that area up with limestone edging Also put vicks vapourrub all over the bottom of the fence. We then went to give the dog a sniff, she licked my hands as wasn't too impressed with the smell or the taste!! She hasn't touched the fence!! ---- Building in Banksia Grove We have keys - 31st March 2011 Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 13May 06, 2011 4:22 pm Some great ideas so far ... And dogs Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 14May 07, 2011 7:31 pm I bought some 100mm square stainless steel mesh. Laid it on the ground flat about 400 mm out from the fence. Used a few steel tent pegs to hold it down. The grass has grown over it so you can't see it. The dogs can't dig through it at all. Easy to take out if you want to. Charlie Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 15May 07, 2011 10:24 pm Charliektm400exc I bought some 100mm square stainless steel mesh. Laid it on the ground flat about 400 mm out from the fence. Used a few steel tent pegs to hold it down. The grass has grown over it so you can't see it. The dogs can't dig through it at all. Easy to take out if you want to. Charlie This is what we have done here, PITA for doing edges though. I have a siberian husky who loooves to dig, we are building on 1 acre with a not very tall fence so bit concerned about her jumping over it as well as digging Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 16May 08, 2011 8:21 am some people think its nasty but i got a electrc fence for dogs and put around the fence. Dog only got zapped once and wont got near it now. After about 2-3 months i took it down and all is good. I have had to put it back up because the next's doors dog having begain to dig into my yard and if they get in it will be messy Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 17May 08, 2011 10:42 am Definately get a sandpit. It's the best thing we did for our digging puppy. Just a clam shell and sand. We put treats in there for her to dig out. Bones etc. Just redirecting the digging to one place, whenever she dug anywhere else and we saw it we used behavioural training techniques (spray bottle of water with citronella oil in it, or took her to the sandpit, praised her when she dug in there) We put chilli powder over the garden bed that we didn't want her to dig in. Also got water balloons, a little bit of water and then fill the rest with air and dug those into the soil where she had been digging in the vegie patch. So when she dug them it would pop and scare her. Also lots of stimulation activities. Frozen diluted beef stock with a bone in the middle in an ice cream container kept her occupied for hours licking away at it. Kongs full of peanut butter and dog treats. For concern about jumping we didn't ever manage to get past the jumping problem and we re-homed our dog to a farm with no fences, lots of animals to round up and she never escaped again, came home at the end of the day and has been much happier. However we tried a few things, multiple lengths of rio laying near the base of the fence (dog can't get a good footing on it to jump) Our dog just found another exit to jump over instead. We were always one step behing her. Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 18May 08, 2011 12:37 pm we have a busy highway near us we are on acreage, we put in a pet continament fence or invisble fence it was great investment as being on 5 acreage there was no way we could dog proff the whole 5 acres.It cost $1400 for the whole 5 acreages well worth the money when you consider what the vet bill could be if they got out on the highway or even worse killed finished building 40 square home on 5 acres with perry homes.working on the landscaping just finished pool deck with ://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=2217 Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 19May 08, 2011 1:32 pm I'm going to be a bit controversial here and suggest that if one was to have a breed of dog that is cooped up in a backyard, and it is desparate to get out by digging at the fenceline, well maybe it shouldn't be living in that environment anyway. Geoff - Decophile. Re: Digging Dogs - What to Put along the back Fence 20May 08, 2011 1:55 pm Geoff, I agree in one of our cases. My brothers always wanted Blue Heelers... couldn't be told. I love the breed, but personally wouldn't have one in suburbia. It was definitely a matter of not wanting to be cooped up in that case. In our other case, our Malamute just liked to dig a hole to lay in.... it just so happened it would sometimes be near a fence. That's why the sandpit worked for her. But for some dogs it's just a simple case of wanting to be out for the sake of it. I know people that live on acreage and their dogs still try to jump and get out. Another thing that hasn't been mentioned is desexing. In male dogs, that can definitely stop their need to roam. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. 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