I am looking into methods to keep her from running back and forth for hours at a time and to keep her out of the area that now needs new sod and a new sprinkler line. I do play with her and take her on walks. This ';fence running'; is more of an obsession for her.
Electric fence? Hotwire? Invisible fence/shock collars? What methods do you use or suggest?How do you contain or limit your dog's area of play?
electric fences are cruel, and often ineffective.
your fence should be higher, and the dog shouldn't be able to see through it. we have an 8 foot high stockade fence for the same reason.
this is fun for her, and she may want to continue it. in addition, dogs enjoy running their boundaries. rather than install new sod (which she'll rip up again, try instead to be proactive. you CAN have a pretty yard with dogs. once you install the new sprinkler pipe, (deeper) lay some silt paper on top and then cover it with crushed stone. (we like 1/2'; stone for this- it won't get stuck in your shoes) this will make an attractive border path that the dog can run on. bonus, it will file her nails. we have our stone dogpath bordered by flagstone so that the crushed stone won't go into the yard. it's the only thing that we've found that works, that allows us to have a pretty landscaped yard, and a dog who can STILL run back and forth as he pleases.
please don't put a shock collar on her, the poor dog is only entertaining herself.How do you contain or limit your dog's area of play?
You should get a higher fence, and nota see throgh one, one that is of metal, but not an electric fence.
I suggest that you do more with your dog. Go to some classes, agility, obedience, herding, just something. Your dog is totally bored. I'm sure that your neighbors don't appreciate your dog's behavior.
You have a high energy dog that needs to be exercised outside the house. I know most people will say, ';I have no time'; but an hour of walking hard or 30 minutes of jogging does not really take that long. I believe your dog does this out of boredom. If you keep your dog always tired and mentally stimulated she will not take her energy out on the neighbor's dog. All of those methods are short term fixes and your dog will learn to adjust to it and ignore the pain, especially since she is a rottie.
You could use corrective behavior techniques or put in a wood fence to see if that helps first before you try shock collars or electric fence. That might help.
electric fence...
How about ... training and more structured exercise?
Get your dog into an obedience class. Learn the ';leave it'; command and apply it to the fence running. Yes, it can be done. I'm a dog trainer and have taught many dogs not to run along the fence.
And make sure you're dog has had a proper amount of exercise. A dog that's getting enough mental and physical stimulation will not run fences with other dogs.
WHATEVER YOU DO DO NOT BUY A ELECTRIC FENCE!!
electric fences and hot wire is curel.........you can buy a collar that emitts a sound that dogs dont like when they cross there point.Take her to the dog park or build a break wall high enuff so she doesnt see the other dog......Or train her to leave the fence alone....
You should keep her tied up on a leash that is long enough to give her room to run around, but short enough to keep her away from the fence. you should do this for a couple of weeks.
Do not get an electric fence. That will only do more damage to your dog. What we did (we have to very energetic boxers) My husband built a chain link kennel in one corner of our back yard. You can buy them already built and assemble it but they are cheaper if you just but the material at a Lowe's or home depot and build it yourself. I think we spent close to $400 but it's a HUGE kennel and well worth it. We used to let them roam around our back yard but now we too have dirt spots and they started to dig under our wooden deck so we had to get them a huge kennel run. they have a lot of room, keeps them safe in one area. We have to huge dog houses in there for shelter as well. Good luck!
I would go either go invisible fence or shock collars. If you don't want to spend a lot of money, go with shock collars.
Innotek.com has terrific underground fences for large hard headed dogs. You can also get one with an extra hand held remote for undesirable behavior. I guarantee your dog will NOT run through. They normally won't even get close enough to be shocked but once or twice. Don't worry. It won't kill them. I actually tested it on my hand before I would use it on my dog. However, this is the ONLY brand I'll ever use again. The others just aren't very effective.
MY dogs are NOT allowed such HORRIBLE behavior!!
MY dogs are safely PENNED %26amp; behind a PRIVACY FENCE %26amp; ON CONCRETE ***%26amp;*** IMMEDIATELY brought IN at the first sign of BULLCRAP like that!
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