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Ciara asked in PetsDogs · 1 decade ago

how do i make my dog stop jumping the fence?

my dog climbs the fence like a cat and me and my fam. dk how 2 stop her can u help me?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    That's a tough one without knowing the dimensions of the fence and how exactly your dog manages to scale the fence.

    I may be worth trying to staple some clear plastic sheeting to the inside of the fence or some chicken wire. This may make it difficult for your dog to get a foot hold.

    Check out some more tips here - http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com/stop-...

    Good luck with it.

  • 1 decade ago

    If possible add something to the fence that curves in toward your yard. You could try taking the dog out in the yard on a leash and walk up to the fence and say NO.

    The other thing is to buy a lead, which is basically chaining your dog in the yard but only allowing so many feet to run. If your dog is kept inside all the time except for going out to do it's business that's a good idea.

    The last thing would be to have your dog spayed/neutered if that hasn't happened yet.

  • 1 decade ago

    Now that she knows you cannot make her stop. If she learns quickly let her know it's not ok to jump/climb the fence. Don't trust her if she's outside by herself though, she might be tempted then it's bye-bye doggy.

    A new fence might be in order if this becomes a real problem.

    If you notice her doing it primarily in corners, adding a large cover over the corners of the fence usually prevents further climbings.

    You have a smart dog. Good luck.

  • 5 years ago

    The issue is that dogs are poor generalizers - it's not that the dog is "sneaky, greedy" etc, but that they have no intrinsic sense of morality or "rightness" and so only think something is "bad" if it has bad consequences. If it has never had bad consequences except with a human in the room, then how on earth are they to know that the rules still apply with the human out of the room? You need to train in such a way that corrections and rewards occur when the dog does not think you are present - i.e. hiding around the corner. Read here https://tr.im/crAOY

    I personally owned a Labrador Retriever (read: chow hound) that could be left 6" from a hot dog in a sit-stay for half an hour and not touch it - the word was "mine" and it meant that you don't touch that, even if I am not in the room, even if whatever, you DO NOT touch that. You could leave a plate of food on the floor for hours and not only would she not touch it, she would also keep the other animals (dogs and cats) from touching it.

    In all probability, these dogs studied were just not properly trained/proofed before the experiment. With "proofing" to set them up and catch them in the act to give

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  • 1 decade ago

    Move all things that your dog uses to jump over the fence away from the fence. If your dog doesn't need any support jumping over the fence and just jumps really high, try making the fence higher. If you see your dog attempting to jump over the fence say "NO." Then tell your dog to "SIT" and "STAY." if your dog behaves, give him/her a treat and a pat on the head.

  • keezy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You may need to build an extension to your fence that angles in toward your property. while some dogs can learn to climb they can not climb when the fence angles back at about a 45 degree angle so that they have to be close to upside down.

    Source(s): had a puppy who's mother climbed fences. so we had extended converstions with the breeder
  • 1 decade ago

    Build a taller fence.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    shock collor. and then when she gets near the fence she will get a shock.

  • 1 decade ago

    Barbwire, but make sure that they are not warring a collar

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