Fence Jumper HELP!!

SAMSONATHENA · 08-26-2007, 08:28 PM

HI, I have a 3 year old Rottie/Border mix named Rylee. Last month we took our usual week long vacation and left him in the care of my dad, he would come over and hang with the dogs, feed and water them and then go home. Well Rylee during that time discovered he could hop our 5 ft high chain link fence. He has never done this before, and we just attibuted it to him missing my daughter and us. Well we got back, he was fine for a week, then started jumping the fence again, my hubby moved everything away from the fence thinking that was his starting point. Nope, we discovered this dog learned how to climb the fence or even clear it in a leap. We have tried everything, keeping him inside, tying him up to a center of yard pole, on a harness of course, and this dog is just a Houdini, can escape anything. I am leary of electrical type devices, mainly because I once had one around my garden and it did not even phase the dog. The neighbors see him coming and going all the time, he even goes into other people's back yards to play with their dogs. My fear is he might bite someone, get hit by a car, or someone may harm him thinking he is a threat, he is a bit menacing looking, and has a bark that will scare you. So any tips would be very helpful, my next step is to find him a new home, somewhere he cannot escape, at this time I cannot afford a new fence, but am willing to try anything, tying a dog up is illegal here also.

Thanks

007Dogs · 08-26-2007, 08:35 PM

I know someone makes an anti jump harness. I think I saw it at www.valleyvetsupply.com As long as he does not chew it off. You might just be able to use it as training aid.

FilleBelle · 08-26-2007, 08:35 PM

I was going to suggest keeping him inside unless you can escort him out on-leash, but I see that you have tried that. How did he Houdini his way out of the house?!?

I hate to give up so quickly, but my next suggestion was going to be a new fence and you can't do that, either. Could you perhaps add some extensions of some kind to the fence you already have? You can purchase plastic strips to put inside the chainlink that will make it solid and therefore more difficult to climb. Or you could get a small roll of extra chain link and extend the fence upward a couple of feet.

You could also create a dog run with a top on it so that he is confined to this smaller space when you let him outside without you.

Durbkat · 08-26-2007, 08:38 PM

If you can't afford to get a taller fence then don't let him out unsupervised as from what I am getting from what you wrote you just let him out without watching him, right? So if you can't supervise him while he is outside then he doesn't need to be outside except for walks.

borzoimom · 08-26-2007, 09:24 PM

How about just a simple anti jump harness? http://www.petsmart.com/global/produ...=anti+jump&N=2

SAMSONATHENA · 08-27-2007, 06:02 AM

Thanks for all your suggestions, I would love to try the anti jumping harness, I had n't thought of that. I am wondering if he might be able to chew it off though. I will try anything at this point, so I will go out tomorrow and get one. He is constantly supervised when we are home, but I can't leave him inside when we are not home because he tries anything to get to my ferrets, I foster ferrets also. He can stay in the laundry area when we are not home, but it does get hot in there. I also like the idea of a dog kennel, but am concerned about how that might affect him emotionally, if any of you have tried these please let me know, that will definately be my next move.

Thanks again,

Rylee's Mom

RonE · 08-27-2007, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMSONATHENA

I also like the idea of a dog kennel, but am concerned about how that might affect him emotionally, if any of you have tried these please let me know, that will definately be my next move.

Esther can jump a 4-foot fence with little effort and, at least once, has crashed through wooden picket fence, so I built a 12x18 foot chain link kennel around a couple of large spruce trees. Weather permitting, she's in there if she's outside alone. When we're home, she has the run of the yard and the house.

Neighbors have reported that she spends about half her time in the pool and the other half sleeping in nests she makes in the straw I put in there. She only barks when she hears me pull into the driveway.

Half the kennel is covered in case of rain, though not much rain gets past the spruce trees. If I had a climber, I would put a chain link top on whole thing.

BoxMeIn21 · 08-27-2007, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMSONATHENA

I also like the idea of a dog kennel, but am concerned about how that might affect him emotionally, if any of you have tried these please let me know, that will definately be my next move.

Thanks again,

Rylee's Mom

Ever thought of a crate? I would be more worried about my dog being hit by a car than his emotional state from being crated.

sheplovr · 08-27-2007, 10:07 AM

I bought all new Magnum kennels and having the cheaper ones first we tore them apart and used them as fencing coming into the drive. I have fenced in all my property so the dogs can run. When I had horses in order to keep them from standing and chewing the wood board white fencing, we put a strand of electric on top to keep them away, it worked fine. It might work in this case as they smell the electric and stay clear of it if any sense at all in that small brain. Most kennels for the larger dogs are six ft high, that is very high to jump. I never had a dog jump the kennels but my fencing around the acreas is just 5 ft. high and a Rotty was only one to take his daily run jumping it. I would have no faith in a harnass as like said, it would chew on that and it would evidentally come off. Try and give the dog a good daily run to tire out some also. Good luck. And, find it a good home with tons of land than tie it up.

007Dogs · 08-27-2007, 10:18 AM

My kennel runs are 6 ft tall made from wire that the dogs can not get their feet into to climb, and since I have terriers, the wire is buried under ground a foot. But I had a roomate for a short while, her sheltie could easily clear my fences. So don't count on 6 ft keeping in a determined dog.

When we had our Aussie, we just went to Home Depot and bought kennel panels, including enough to put a top on it for when we were gone. It did not cause her any problems mentally or physically.

leolover · 08-27-2007, 12:08 PM

Hot wire (made for horses) will work WONDERS!! Our female leo would jump and or climb anything in an instant. We used the tape (1" wide) and increased the height of the fence another foot (you could go higher) with the hot wire. You have to get the fence high enough where the dog must touch the wire to get over -- there will be a pretty big howl the first time but our gal has never tried again (unless the we turn the charger for wire off -- they can hear the clicking and learn what it is as do our horses). Cheap, easy to put up, you can order in multiple colors online and it works.