what is the best way to stop a dog from digging under our new fence. She has gotten out now! I found her but?

Question

I need to stop this ASAP! We don't want to loose her. She's our Beagle so it's hard to keep her in the back yard!

Answer 1

Cayenne pepper in the dirt. Then put her nose into it -- and she will howl for a few minutes, but that's stopped my dog from chewing on our heat pump unit.

Otherwise, invest in electric fence. Personally we have the Wireless Transmitter fence from Petsafe. It's a small unit about the size of a large coffee can (but taller) that plugs in. Then you put the collar on the dog. You can set it from 45 - 90 feet and they have a that much running space from the transmitter in every direction. They will get a audio signal to stop -- if they go through the beeping, they get shocked. Pricey at almost $300, but well worth it -- my kids would be devastated if our dog disappeared or worse saw her dead on the main road close to our house. Plus the pound charges over a $100 to get them out. I like this kind because they was no burying of wires and I'll be able to take it with me if we ever move.

Good luck --

Answer 2

One way to keep a dog from digging under is to dig down a couple of feet down and a foot ot two in and attach chicken wire to the bottom of the fence and lay it in the trench dug and then bury it --use rock and dirt so when she hits the rock it will not feel good to her paws--it wont hurt her to the point of injury but she will soon find that she cant get under because of the rock and the wire --then I would plant a hedge of some sort that way she might stay away
You can also pour a cement footing down the length of the fence--
Good luck in the problem a missing pet makes for a sad family

Answer 3

You can bury chicken wire in the ground around your fence. She will hit the wire with her feet and find it quite uncomfortable. You can also lay flat patio blocks along the inside of your fence and this will also keep her from digging. Beagles are hunting dogs and have a strong urge to roam so this is going to be a challenge for you. Give your dog plenty of exercise because a tired dog is a happy dog and less likely to want to take off.
Good luck with her, patience and creativity will keep her in your yard.

Answer 4

Unfortunately that's what Beagles do. They dig. The only thing I can suggest is placing a barrier at least 1 foot into the ground beside the fence so that it won't be so easy for the dog to dig under it.

Answer 5

You need to get some chicken wire and line the inside of the fence all the way around it. You put the chicken wire about a foot or so up on the fence and have it lay down on the ground too and they cannot dog. A lot of work but it works.

Answer 6

My brother had the same problem what he did was got an electric fence that the wire runs close to the bottom of the ground the dog doesn't even touch the fence now. It worked for him you just have to show the dog that there is an electic fence and show it to be scared of the wire and you should be golden.

Answer 7

We took landscape timbers, and drilled a good size hole through them, and then placed them at the bottom of the fence and put huge nails that were more like a stake through them to stop the digging out. Makes for a nice looking border around the yard.

Answer 8

You might want to try putting bricks on the outside of the fence and to put some in the placesthat she is digging at. It has worked with our dog so far. Good luck!

Answer 9

You should not leave your dog outside unsupervised...you should not leave your beagle in the yard alone for long periods of time. Beagles love to be with their people and they have alot of seperation anxiety when left alone too long. I hope you don't treat your beagle as an outside dog, because no dog should live that way.

Answer 10

I would try using one of those invisible fences. The wire gets buried underground and the dog wears a collar, whenever the dog tries crossing the fence it'll get a small shock, but it'll learn not to cross the fence.