Tips for Dogs that Jump the Fence or Dig Under the Fence - Keep Your Dog Inside the Fence

There are numerous fun things your dog may find to entice him or her out of your yard, be it small animals, other dogs, or even people or interesting smells and other sights. But it is important to keep your dog inside the fence. So if they regularly are jumping the fence or digging under your fence, here are a few things that might help.

First of all, you can try regular old electric wire with an electric shock box. Don't worry, the shock is mild (I know this as I have been shocked a million billion times). But although mild, still not pleasant, and your dogs will strive to avoid it. Run it along the top and the bottom for maximum effect. It's pretty easy to do and won't take more than a few hours at most unless you have a very large yard of several acres or more.

Make sure you buy the electrical box that is for dogs and not horses. (Note: If you have a tiny dog under 5 pounds, this will not be a good idea but is safe for other larger size dogs.)

The drawback of using electric wire is weeds tend to grow up and cause it to short out, thereby resulting in it not working sometimes so it's something you'll have to keep an eye on.

As an alternative you can get the underground radio fence. I have one of those and it works great for my 5 dogs. In fact, nothing else has been able to stop them from digging under the fence and/or jumping or climbing over the fence. The one from PetSafe works perfectly and is pretty cheap compared to the more expensive versions like Invisible Fence. I've had mine for about 10 years and would absolutely recommend it.

But of course everything has it's pros and cons, and the negative thing about the underground radio fence is that if the wire breaks you have to search for the break to repair it. It's a snap to repair though.

So those are the two methods I recommend for keeping your dog safely inside your fence at home.

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