APOD Firearms

Dog Containment Options

The #1 community for Gun Owners of the Gulf Coast States

Member Benefits:

  • Fewer Ads!
  • Discuss all aspects of firearm ownership
  • Discuss anti-gun legislation
  • Buy, sell, and trade in the classified section
  • Chat with Local gun shops, ranges, trainers & other businesses
  • Discover free outdoor shooting areas
  • View up to date on firearm-related events
  • Share photos & video with other members
  • ...and so much more!
  • Deersniper270

    Master
    Rating - 0%
    0   0   0
    Joined
    Sep 28, 2012
    Messages
    2,174
    Points
    113
    Location
    Milton, FL
    I have a dog that is an outside dog. I would like to get her something like a shock collar for a perimeter around the yard to keep her back from the fence. Anyone here use a perimeter fence with a collar? Just looking for suggestions since there are a thousand options to choose from.

    I don’t want to do a live wire because of my kids and she cannot come inside. She is well cared for outside and even has access to a/c and heat when needed all day. Just need to keep her back from the fence.
     

    MauserLarry

    Master
    Rating - 0%
    0   0   0
    Joined
    Dec 17, 2017
    Messages
    1,405
    Points
    113
    Location
    Crestview Florida
    I had a buddy that had some kind of shock collar that was triggered when his dog got near a buried wire. When the dog figured out he could get a running start and cross the wire real fast that it wouldn't shock him that was the end of that scheme.
     

    Rebel_Rider1969

    Well Known Nuisance
    Rating - 100%
    35   0   0
    Joined
    Sep 12, 2019
    Messages
    19,765
    Points
    113
    Location
    Range, Al. Near Brewton.
    Get a light voltage electric fence. One good zap and they will never touch the fence again. I had to install this because my Catahoula's would dig out and go on a neighborhood cat killing festival.
     

    Attachments

    • 16269109647731838841281372396025.jpg
      16269109647731838841281372396025.jpg
      3.8 MB · Views: 82

    Deersniper270

    Master
    Rating - 0%
    0   0   0
    Joined
    Sep 28, 2012
    Messages
    2,174
    Points
    113
    Location
    Milton, FL
    She is fenced in but she is a pitbull and solid muscle so she can destroy anything. She keeps digging around the fence when I let her out and I don’t want an accident to happen and I also don’t want her to have to live in a 10x10 cage. She’s great with people and has never met a stranger she didn’t like but she is a rescue so she would potentially kill another dog because of her abused past before I saved her. The fence would still be up and I’d put it about 5 feet off it so she would keep a distance from it and not dig or chew the fence.

    Just looking to see if anyone has been successful with any particular system.
     

    Deersniper270

    Master
    Rating - 0%
    0   0   0
    Joined
    Sep 28, 2012
    Messages
    2,174
    Points
    113
    Location
    Milton, FL
    She’s not a runner and could not care less about other animals on the other side of the fence. She just likes digging and laying in the cold dirt and keeps doing it against the fence. She’s not trying to escape but might accidentally do it and not mean to lol

    I have the setup for an electric fence but the wife doesn’t want to take a chance the kids get shocked. I told her it would be fine she’s a mom so no point in arguing
     

    Rebel_Rider1969

    Well Known Nuisance
    Rating - 100%
    35   0   0
    Joined
    Sep 12, 2019
    Messages
    19,765
    Points
    113
    Location
    Range, Al. Near Brewton.
    She is fenced in but she is a pitbull and solid muscle so she can destroy anything. She keeps digging around the fence when I let her out and I don’t want an accident to happen and I also don’t want her to have to live in a 10x10 cage. She’s great with people and has never met a stranger she didn’t like but she is a rescue so she would potentially kill another dog because of her abused past before I saved her. The fence would still be up and I’d put it about 5 feet off it so she would keep a distance from it and not dig or chew the fence.

    Just looking to see if anyone has been successful with any particular system.
    Got it. The first fence we started with was free it was for horses and cattle. So hot it killed birds, snakes,, squirrels and lizards and made anyone who bumped it cry, it was bad. That might be what you need. After the lighting killed it we bought a lighter one.
     

    maxfold

    Master
    Rating - 100%
    10   0   0
    Joined
    Sep 30, 2012
    Messages
    2,239
    Points
    113
    Location
    Milton - gulf of mexico
    She’s not a runner and could not care less about other animals on the other side of the fence. She just likes digging and laying in the cold dirt and keeps doing it against the fence. She’s not trying to escape but might accidentally do it and not mean to lol

    I have the setup for an electric fence but the wife doesn’t want to take a chance the kids get shocked. I told her it would be fine she’s a mom so no point in arguing
    Make her a shady area ( Dog Porch ) dig up dirt make it low like a cave with view of door she enters house or feeding area . She will be able to guard yard and have shady cool area .
     

    Snake-Eyes

    Master
    Rating - 100%
    2   0   0
    Joined
    Jun 22, 2013
    Messages
    3,416
    Points
    113
    Location
    Florida
    Don't do a shock collar. Soooooo many reasons.

    Here's one good article:



    If she's a digger, perhaps the buried chicken wire along the fence to deter?

    Maybe have an area that it's ok for her to dig, then work on training her to go there? Like giving a dog toy to a dog chewing a shoe. Show her what is acceptable and praise her when she does it. If she's digging at the fence, just calmly take her to her "pit", scratch at the dirt to get started and when she does, praise her. Heck, if you can teach the command "Dig", then that's most of the battle.

    We once trained a dog to stop jumping up on people by associating the command "JumpUp" when he did it. Then we'd anticipate when he would do it, make him sit, then say "JumpUp" (on us). Eventually, he would wait for the command before he jumped up, and therefore never did it to strangers anymore.

    The key is to remember to be calm. She is learning what you want. She inherently wants to please you. Just take the time to show her.

    She sounds like a good dog. You want her temperament to stay that way. Unattended shock collar is definitely not the answer.
     

    maxfold

    Master
    Rating - 100%
    10   0   0
    Joined
    Sep 30, 2012
    Messages
    2,239
    Points
    113
    Location
    Milton - gulf of mexico
    Make her a shady area ( Dog Porch ) dig up dirt make it low like a cave with view of door she enters house or feeding area . She will be able to guard yard and have shady cool area . This is picture under my raised garden has full shade all day . Cool and moist. 100 lb rot mix and other dogs like it . 2-2.5 foot off ground .
     

    Attachments

    • 20210721_194838.jpg
      10.4 MB · Views: 62

    Deersniper270

    Master
    Rating - 0%
    0   0   0
    Joined
    Sep 28, 2012
    Messages
    2,174
    Points
    113
    Location
    Milton, FL
    Don't do a shock collar. Soooooo many reasons.

    Here's one good article:



    If she's a digger, perhaps the buried chicken wire along the fence to deter?

    Maybe have an area that it's ok for her to dig, then work on training her to go there? Like giving a dog toy to a dog chewing a shoe. Show her what is acceptable and praise her when she does it. If she's digging at the fence, just calmly take her to her "pit", scratch at the dirt to get started and when she does, praise her. Heck, if you can teach the command "Dig", then that's most of the battle.

    We once trained a dog to stop jumping up on people by associating the command "JumpUp" when he did it. Then we'd anticipate when he would do it, make him sit, then say "JumpUp" (on us). Eventually, he would wait for the command before he jumped up, and therefore never did it to strangers anymore.

    The key is to remember to be calm. She is learning what you want. She inherently wants to please you. Just take the time to show her.

    She sounds like a good dog. You want her temperament to stay that way. Unattended shock collar is definitely not the answer.
    That’s a great article. I never would’ve thought to associate it like that. I don’t want to shock her and cause her to have a stressful life again. She’s so happy compared to when I got her. I guess I will quit being lazy and reinforce what I got and look at some alternative methods
     

    Deersniper270

    Master
    Rating - 0%
    0   0   0
    Joined
    Sep 28, 2012
    Messages
    2,174
    Points
    113
    Location
    Milton, FL
    Get her a buddy smaller young male / fixed from shelter . Might play ? Luck
    Her situation before was a breeder for hog catching dogs. She is only 5 and in her prime. I’ve already seen what she would potentially do to another dog. She didn’t catch hogs herself but comes from a pure bloodline and produced some of the best catch dogs. For the first 5 years of her life she was chained outside and forced to breed. She doesn’t take to kindly to other dogs. It’s tough but I don’t blame her either.
     

    Snake-Eyes

    Master
    Rating - 100%
    2   0   0
    Joined
    Jun 22, 2013
    Messages
    3,416
    Points
    113
    Location
    Florida
    Sounds like she needs an "allowed" dig pit with shade over it? Maybe she was gravitating towards the fence for the shade? Or the vantage point?

    If you can figure out what area she favors, then either reinforce an existing spot, or replicate the thing she likes somewhere else in the yard that works better for you and your family. Then use positive reinforcement to show her where it's ok to dig for her cool spot in the dirt. :)

    Sidenote: make sure she is microchipped and you've updated the contact info. Just in case she does ever get loose.

    Enjoy your new training adventure with her. Done correctly, it will strengthen the bond you have with her.
     

    Raven

    Master
    Rating - 100%
    15   0   0
    Joined
    Mar 30, 2020
    Messages
    8,762
    Points
    113
    Bury a section of fence flat, underground only a few inches, up against your side of the fence. She wont be able to dig thru the metal. Depending on the wife, you may be able to get away with laying the chain link on top of the ground and attaching it to the standing fence so that it cant be pulled away into the yard
     

    Fodderwing

    Marksman
    Rating - 100%
    1   0   0
    Joined
    Feb 17, 2021
    Messages
    515
    Points
    93
    Location
    Nut Bush City Limits
    I use one of these on my black lab, she is not stressed by it at all. Have been using for over 8 years now.

     
    Top Bottom