We have a very large 2 year old mutt with exceptional jumping skills. Since we adopted him as an adult, he requires a lot of training still, though we work with him constantly. He's a sweet-natured dog but totallly disregards all obedience when it comes to his favorite obsession - fence jumping. We just moved into a house that we picked in part because of its large yard with 12-foot privacy fence all around. It took him a couple of weeks and at first he was fine, but now that he's figured out how to scale it, he tries it every time. He does not respond to any kind of command but goes right for it even when you're standing right next to him.
Our options (as we see it) at this point are: (1) strangle him (just kidding); (2) invisible fences/training collars; (3) finding a way to reinforce the fence at the top to create a 90-degree angle.
Problem: This dog will just get used to a shock and jump anyway, I think, and we don't want to permanently alter the fence (we rent).
Suggestions?
2007-02-04
02:44:46
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Hurricane77
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