Comments on: 17 Solutions for Dogs Who Dig Under Fences (and 4 Things NOT to Do) https://www.k9ofmine.com/solutions-for-dogs-who-dig-under-fences/ Your Dog Care Resource For a Healthier, Happier Canine! Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:10:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Maureen https://www.k9ofmine.com/solutions-for-dogs-who-dig-under-fences/#comment-4502695 Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:10:40 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=4091337#comment-4502695 P.S. Good article btw, thank you! I’ve boarded and provide doggy daycare for 20 years so a secure fence is a must! I added the largest, heaviest pavers I could find into the ground BELOW the gates where you can’t extend the wire. The trouble with dogs and fences…the determined ones only need to find one small area of vulnerability in hundreds of feet of fence to escape… so it’s either 100% secure or I might as well have no fence at all!

]]> By: Maureen https://www.k9ofmine.com/solutions-for-dogs-who-dig-under-fences/#comment-4502690 Sat, 09 Nov 2024 19:54:43 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=4091337#comment-4502690 In reply to Melissa.

DON’T use the thin wire that is green and comes in big rolls. My fencing “expert” stapled 4’ of that (don’t ask me why so much, must have been easier than cutting it!) and extended it 6” below the bottom of the wooden fence into the ground at my request; I should have done 8” or more. After only 8 months, a dog has clawed the wire in one area and finally chewed through it! I’m investigating if chicken wire would be a stronger/safer replacement, but I’m also buying some FenceDefense sections to see if that’s a good fix where I see vulnerable areas!

]]> By: Destiny R. Morgan https://www.k9ofmine.com/solutions-for-dogs-who-dig-under-fences/#comment-4367856 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 20:00:57 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=4091337#comment-4367856 In reply to Melissa.

DigDefense.com sells something to prevent digging at gates. Good luck!

]]> By: Ben Team https://www.k9ofmine.com/solutions-for-dogs-who-dig-under-fences/#comment-4311071 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 12:04:08 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=4091337#comment-4311071 In reply to Melissa.

Hey, Melissa.
Those are going to be pretty tough to pull off on the gate, though you may be able to find a plastic “flap” that would work.
Best of luck!

]]> By: Melissa https://www.k9ofmine.com/solutions-for-dogs-who-dig-under-fences/#comment-4311035 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:23:40 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=4091337#comment-4311035 In reply to AdminLogin.

I love the ideas of 2,3,4,5. What do I do if it’s the gate though and has to be opened for mowing?

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