How to Stop a Dog From Digging Under the Fence
- 1). Install the fence deeper than you think you need. If you are putting up a new fence and expect to contain dogs in it, dig down at least one foot deeper than you normally would to install the fence and bury it from there. Remember this will take one foot of the height so plan accordingly.
- 2). Barricade with rocks. If you already have a fence installed and see the dog won’t stop digging, get large, decorative rocks or cinder blocks and post them around the perimeter of the fence.
- 3). Bury dog poop along the fence perimeter. Another method that stops dogs from digging, which works in a number of cases, is to bury dog poop in the area where the dog digs.
- 4). Set up metal borders. If you are still having trouble, install a lower border fence, dug down at least a foot underground, on the inside of your exiting fence.
- 5). Admonish and train the dog. This is the best option but not always the easiest. Nor can it usually be achieved overnight. Every time you see your dog digging beneath the fence, loudly tell him “No” and pull him away from the area. You can use a shock collar for quicker results or set up a dog digging area in the yard. Lead him to the dog digging area when he starts to dig beneath the fence so he learns that’s where he is supposed to dig.
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