My family and I have just moved & @ my prior house we had a privacy fence for our dogs.?

Question

My question is in regard s to fence's. At our old house we had a wooden privacy fence for our 5 Bullmastiffs. The dogs loved it of course and we loved it for the dogs. However we have moved now and we own some land for the kids and all of the animals but I need to fence in a portion of the yard for the dogs but a chain length does not work well due to one of our females is an escape artist. She can bust almost anything. My husband wants to do a field fence for the dogs but that seems like it would not hold these guys in and I hate to put up a wooden fence because this time it would not be attached to the house and I would not get to see my dogs unless I went inside the fence w/ them. What other types of fences do they offer that is strong enough to keep my ponies inside the yard?

We have already tried an underground and it did not work.
The male weighs 150
and the girls are between 120-130
but all of them are stubborn so anything that requires them getting shocked does not phase these guys.

Answer 1

A wireless fence. Shock collars, can be quite effective with a dog or 2.......but 5 it may not be effective on, if they get over the fence, the others may follow.
I would go with chainlink., or a chain link w/ a shock collar under the link if they are diggerrs. It will discourage them from digging a tunnel.

Answer 2

I know that is a real pain in the butt. As usual, too many idiots own dogs. And in the end - the dog pays the price for having a stupid owner and the stupid owner goes and gets another dog that he won't take care of and the cycle starts over again. If both dogs, theirs and yours, are males and one or both are not neutered that is going to create a problem nine times out of ten, too. Obviously these people do not need a dog. It is untrained and "whooping" it serves no purpose and is essentially animal abuse (which you could report them for). Another guess is that this dog may well not have had any vaccinations - it sort fits the pattern. Be sure your dog is up to date on all shots. Above and beyond everything else, do not let your dog outside alone and if you fear for his safety be sure he is on a leash so you can get him in the house quickly if need be. You say the dog tries to "jump" you and your little ol' dog - I guess I can envision two scenarios here. One is a snarling chomping aggressive killing machine and the other is an untrained hyper dog that is dying for some attention as well as human and dog contact. Has the dog bitten anyone - human or canine? I know that even a hyper jumping dog can do damage, even if it is unintentional. But is far less threatening than a dog trying to rip out your throat. Go knock on their front door and tell them the dog is a problem - even though they already know it. Explain that you would like to avoid needing to get the dog catcher or law involved, but if they will not control their dog, you will be forced to take further action. (keep a piece a paper and write down the date and every contact you have with them and their dog). From what you say about the owners of the dog, I would guess they are renters and not owners. If this is the case, perhaps you know the owner - if not you can find out at the courthouse. Once you know, contact the owner of the home and tell them the problem you are having with the tenants and their unruly dog. Many landlords won't put up with that, because they don't want to be bothered with phone calls from everyone in the neighborhood. If it happens again, I would report the problem to the sheriff and/or animal control, if there is one where you live. (Get a written copy of the report each time. You may need them if this escalates and ends up in court.) There may be laws against your wife shooting the dog, depending on where you live. Plus she always runs the risk of collateral damage, be it another person, a house or a car - and she would be held financially & criminally responsible, regardless of the animal cruelty laws and discharging a firearm laws. It's always best if you can get the powers that be to do the dirty work. Good luck.

Answer 3

I have five dogs too. Not that big, although three are boxers and strong. I have a 4 ft chain link fence, and my dogs are escape artists too. I have to keep four of them on a leash (20ft), when they are outside, because they can always find away out, either under the fence or over it. If one gets out, they all want to follow the leader.

If the wood fence worked before, why not do three walls with the wood and the front with chain link. That way you could still see in. I have bought 15 inch metal tent stakes and staked down the chain link fence so they can't get under the fence. I personally don't like electric fences.

Answer 4

i have 3 mastiffs and a heeler that can jump a 6 foot fence. I have a 4 foot chain link around my trailer and I put up an electric fence one foot inside the perimeter of the chainlink to prevent digging and jumping and chewing on the chainlink. I put it on a regular size solar fence charger...they got shocked a few times and all attempts to escape have ceased.... it has been the perfect solution. my mastiffs are 175lbs apiece

Answer 5

field fence holds real ponys, bulls, goats. ect... and they do sell a high tensile in a woven wire (squares) version. A CAR hit my uncles high tensile fence - didn't go through though it broke off many of the posts....

Answer 6

our neighbor used a fenceless fence they have 3 pitbulls and they stay in thier yard . . it's a wire that's buried in the ground and the dogs all have a collar that shocks them if they pass the wire.

Answer 7

You might try the kind of iron fences used for swimming pool yards. My friend has that for her Rots....and these are oversized, boisterous Rots.