Dog jumps fences. Advice?

There are special harnesses made, called NO JUMP HARNESS for dogs. I've never tried one so I don't know how good they are but you can probably find them online.

I once bought a house from a woman whose Boxer jumped the fence. She solved it by having a framework built at the top of her fence, all the way around and leaning in over her yard. The framework was made of wood and covered with chicken wire. The dog could still jump up but since the framework was slanted inward, over the yard, he could not get out.

In most places it it illegal to chain a dog up because being chained will make a dog vicious. If you have no visitors, though, you could chain the dog in the back yard.

Here are some ideas, but not necessarily cheap:

Leave your dog inside when you are not watching her.

Buy an outdoor kennel and use it --make sure it is in the shade with lots of water for her

Call an invisible fence company to install a wire and train her to stay inside it.

Have a taller fence installed.

Our dog jumps fences, too, but he cannot get over the 6 foot privacy fence.

Taller fences if possible.

Or look into sloping the top of the fence inwards. Like a big cat enclosure at the zoo.

http://photos.zoochat.com/large/132-3266_img-83659... - the fence slopes inwards (into the garden) - this means it can be left open at the top (although still build it as high as possible/necessary). By sloping it you force the animal to jump from further back - so although they can still jump as high, it is harder to jump high enough AND travel forward enough to clear the fence

Make outside fun for her - kennel, water, treat dispensing toy (maze food ball or similar), bedding, toys. Play with her whilst outside and try to limit her being outside alone.

2 possible solutions 1 you can extend the height of the fence using a temporary solution that doesn't require a permit like using a 6 foot bamboo screen that attaches to the existing fence. 2 Use a tether, they have heavy duty stakes that go into the ground or you can attach a line somewhere in your yard that allows the dog to run along it. Careful not to let it too close to the fence, you don't want your dog jumping the fence and then hanging herself off the tether. Also you can buy a wireless electric fence for not too much money (cheaper than a taller fence)

Stop leaving the dog outside. Problem solved. Only lazy people leave a dog outside and only really lazy people buy a cage and keep the dog outside in it.

You let the dog roam lose and do nothing to stop it. Only a matter of time before its ran over or AC shows up and takes the dog and fines you

Stop leaving the dog outside and stop letting it roam lose.

The dog always needs to be supervised when indoors. Every time the dog goes to the toilet in the house, and he is not caught and corrected, the behaviour is reinforced and he will think it is acceptable behaviour.

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• Take your dog on lead to the area where you would like him to relieve himself

• Use the word “toilet” when the dog is going to the toilet so he learns to associate the word with the action

• Reward with high praise and a treat reward so this behaviour is keenly repeated by the dog

• If the dog tries to jump and play with you ignore this behaviour until the dog focuses on sniffing the ground and starting to cue for the signs of relieving himself

• Remember to be patient – as this may take time

• If consistent, in weeks to a couple of months you should be able to do without the lead and your dog should be able to relieve himself on cue when hearing the command “toilet”

As prevention is better than cure; get in the habit of closing doors and not allowing your dog free access to areas that are unsupervised. NB: Baby dividers between rooms and hallways can be very effective to keep dog out. It is interesting to note that carpeted rooms are attractive to puppies as they hold the scent particularly well.

Make sure your cleaning the urine up completely! There are a number of excellent cleaning products that you can now purchase from pet stores that eliminate the smell of urine or feces. If the pup can smell any urine or feces, remembering it has a much stronger sense of smell than us; it will encourage him to go again on the same spot.

If you are to catch your dog in the act simply give the “a-ah” command. Pick the dog up and place outdoors or on paper so that he can finish his deed there. Remember that if you do not catch the dog within 3 seconds of an undesirable act he will have no comprehension of what you are correcting him for. This may worsen his toileting habits as the dog will learn to be deceptive as he will now want to hide away.

Take the dog out on a leash (free because I'm sure you already have a leash) or put coyote rollers on the top of your fence (not free- use google to find someone in your area to install them)