We have 2 dogs, a brother and sister who are both fixed and a little over a year old. They're medium sized mixed breed dogs that we got from our local shelter. We've had them for almost a year now and in the last 3 weeks they are trying to escape the backyard. It is fenced.
They are let out when my husband goes to work in the morning around 4am sometimes earlier and then come back in around 7-8am. We've brought them back in after they have a potty break before my husband goes to work, but then they bark wanting to be out. I have 2 young children who I do not want up that early so I let them back out.
They are not jumping the fence or digging under it they are jumping, clawing, scratching, biting at the boards, and breaking them to get out. I'm at a loss and now my husband is getting as mad as am I because it's causing issues with my dumb neighbor. We're ready to tie them up for those few hours. Any other suggestions? They spend almost all the rest of the day inside playing with my kids. Help!
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You can invest in an electronic fence.
the best i can think is that you have 2 very high energy dogs which means you have to make a big effort to train and discipline them. The reason theyre so high energy and willful is you have not imposed proper authority on them. You must find a way to do this
but the other side of the coin is you MUST exercise them every day. YOu must go for a walk with them 30 minutes to an hour a day, hopefully get them good and tired.
It would seem there is something attracting them on the other side of the fence, talk to your neighbors, may be it is food, or another dog.
Sounds like your dogs may not be getting enough exercise which in turn makes them want more area to explore. They may also be bored at that time of the morning (everything quite?).
If I is happening at the same time each day. If one of you can go around to the other side of the fence maybe you will see what is fussing them up. We found out it was skunks doing to our boy. We then changed the time we took him out by about 15 minutes we avoided the trigger (and thank goodness no sprays). Hopefully your fix will be as easy as ours!
Normally when a dog is trying to get out of the yard by breaking down the fence there is something on the other side that they want to get. A lot of times this could be another animal that is on the other side of the fence and they smell this animal.
In order to stop this behavior, you will need to find out what they are after. If it is an animal from your neighbor, then it might be best to tie them up as you said earlier.
For a long time, I had to deal with my dog escaping the yard and running in the river. I was finally able to get all the places in our fence fixed so he could no longer get out. He is a rather large dog and needs more exercise than he can get in our yard. I now take him one a day across the street and allow him to swim in the lagoon for about an hour. This seems to make him happy and now he no longer looks for a way out of my yard. You may need to do this too.
Two things come to mind. First, can you walk your dogs during the day? Kids usually think it is a fun thing to do and can participate. Or you could take then to a dog park (if you have one) to run off some energy. This may require some training, just the basics for walking on a leash and come when called.
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