Help with dog digging holes and escaping...

[mustangguy289]

We have a Border Collie that is constantly digging under the fence and getting out. She does it when we are not home or at night. I have caught her a few times and scolded her badly and it helps for a few days but then she does it again. When she gets out she herds the cattle which is not a big deal. However she also herds any cars and there are other people that live out here on the farm. When she gets out she does not obey at all and will not come back for anyone. Sometimes she will hang out right in front of the gate but when she sees you she takes off. The only way of getting her in is by leaving the gate open and watch for her to come in and then sprint to the gate when shes not looking. The other way is getting on the fourwheeler and have her chase it back into the yard and then sprinting to close the big gate.

Has anybody dealt with this issue successfully? What did you do?

[FreightTrain]

I'm a firm believer in shock collars. They work wonders.

[shumpertdavid]

Shoot the dog, or break her front legs. J/k, that sounds like a miserable problem. We had a dog here at work that could straight vertical jump about 4 feet, she'd clear the fence with ease at a run. Ended up making a bunch of over hang so she couldn't get up and over.

[mustangguy289]

I'm a firm believer in shock collars. They work wonders.

We were thinking about that but what is the best way to utilize it so she stops doing it. If we don't see her doing it we can not shock her while digging. If we shock her when she gets near coming back it might prevent her from coming back. I guess we could shock her until she falls over, pick her up, put her nose in the hole and shock her again lol.

[Nash B.]

I have one that likes to get out. He used to jump out, so we ran a hot wire around the top of the fence. That worked, until he started digging out. Concrete and/or electric fence around the bottom. Once they get popped and see that wire, they steer clear of it; it doesn't even have to be hot to deter them after that.

[Randy]

simple solution, chicken wire. Buy chicken wire to put a strip along the fence line, then hold it down with lawn staples. Eventually the grass will grow over it so it wont look bad, and as soon as your dog's nails hit it they stop digging.

[FreightTrain]

We were thinking about that but what is the best way to utilize it so she stops doing it. If we don't see her doing it we can not shock her while digging. If we shock her when she gets near coming back it might prevent her from coming back. I guess we could shock her until she falls over, pick her up, put her nose in the hole and shock her again lol.

You need to put it on her while you are home and watch your dog for awhile. If she starts to do something you don't like tone the collar to where it just beeps. If she continues to do that same thing give her a nick. Just a quick zap. If that doesn't work give her the max shock and it will get her attention real quick. Dogs are smart and a few zaps is all it takes for them to learn that when they hear the tone they better get in line and start acting right.

[ELVIS]

i would run an electric fence as tony said.

god bless.

[FreightTrain]

If you do get a shock collar spend the money and get a good one. Mine is water proof since my dog loves to swim and has a range of over 3/4 a mile. You will be looking to spend at least $200 bucks for a good one.

[mustangguy289]

I think I will go the electric fence route. I guess I will just run i as low as I can and as close to the fence as I can. These seem fairly cheap at tractor supply for the lenght we need.

[mustangguy289]

What about running barbed wire at the base of the fence? I have a huge supply of that already.

[DieselSmoke]

Shock collars work great, I have one for my bird dogs. Keeping there nails cut short and filling the holes they dig w/ their own shit works too.

[Randy]

What about running barbed wire at the base of the fence? I have a huge supply of that already.

dude read my response........ chicken wire, my pit used to dig holes all the time, the chicken wire stopped him.

[mustangguy289]

dude read my response........ chicken wire, my pit used to dig holes all the time, the chicken wire stopped him.

I did but I have access to barb wire tonight and can run it when I get home from work.

[streetdemon70]

I have one that likes to get out. He used to jump out, so we ran a hot wire around the top of the fence. That worked, until he started digging out. Concrete and/or electric fence around the bottom. Once they get popped and see that wire, they steer clear of it; it doesn't even have to be hot to deter them after that.

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