Fence jumping

[konapoppy]

Sigh.
My 15 lb miniature poodle mix has learned to clear out 5 foot fence. She did to Monday for the first time (was in our yard with a friend and we think tried to get to us and our other dog who went to the park). We thought it was separation anxiety.

This morning when I let her out before 5 am she did it again, so it was a panicked few moments as I went to where she was found on Monday and finally saw her trotting back to the house.

For now we will make sure she is on a long lead in the yard and look at bids for redoing our fence.

She also has a strong prey drive, so I am thinking of signing her up for another class.

Right now she gets 30 mins of walks everyday, plus she plays with our other dog or with us at least 1 more hour each day (running like crazy). The rest of the time she gets belly rubs or naps.

Anything else I should do?

[cmeon]

Wow- is it an "easy climb" fence, with rails in the middle- or is she just that amazing? She sounds proud of her new trick- heh!

Our youthful dogs are never left in our yard (with a 6ft PVC fence that is next to impossible to climb- I've had to do it myself once- LOL) unsupervised. Two of them are big enough that they could just barrel through the damned fence if they really wanted to. When we had a pack of young dachsies, they could dig under it in no time flat. Our last dachshund is 13yo, and he has zero interest in trotting around the neighborhood, so he gets to come and go as he pleases, but, the big guys still go out on leash for potty trips, and I go out there with them for play time.

I would put her inside (crate her if she can't be trusted) when you guys aren't there- definitely when she can see you physically walk away. A good obedience class never hurts anyone- a refresher sounds like a good plan! If you can, install a fence without the rails on the inside- they really make it easier to climb. I prefer the type that don't have rails on either side, at least not in the middle (shadowbox is one I can think of). GL!

[konapoppy]

May 27, 2015 8:20:10 GMT -5 cmeon said:

Wow- is it an "easy climb" fence, with rails in the middle- or is she just that amazing? She sounds proud of her new trick- heh!

Our dogs youthful dogs are never left in our yard (with a 6ft PVC fence that is next to impossible to climb- I've had to do it myself once- LOL) unsupervised. Two of them are big enough that they could just barrel through the damned fence if they really wanted to. When we had a pack of young dachsies, they could dig under it in no time flat. Our last dachshund is 13yo, and he has zero interest in trotting around the neighborhood, so he gets to come and go as he pleases, but, the big guys still go out on leash for potty trips, and I go out there with them for play time.

I would put her inside (crate her if she can't be trusted) when you guys aren't there- definitely when she can see you physically walk away. A good obedience class never hurts anyone- a refresher sounds like a good plan! If you can, install a fence without the rails on the inside- they really make it easier to climb. I prefer the type that don't have rails on either side, at least not in the middle (shadowbox is one I can think of). GL!

Not an easy climb. She just has super long legs and is very ambitious. I think she is a little proud

Thanks for the perspective that some dogs just can't be out alone. She got out in less than 5 mins, but it is good to know that we might just need to always be out there with her. I wasn't expecting an escape artist when we got her!

She is crated during the day when no one is home. The older dog is out and on the couch, but she happily goes in her crate. I think we are going to add a topper to the top of that part of the fence to extend another foot - we have that around the rest of the yard but not that one spot. I think obedience and an agility or some other class that makes her brain hurt will be good. 

As a thank you, here is a pic when we had just gotten her and she was shaved (she is on the right!):

[dr.girlfriend]

I feel you. See my prior post, "My dog is an asshole." We got a new 6-foot fence, and she hasn't been able to jump it yet, although she certainly tries. It was expensive, of course, and I really miss the cuter shorter fence, but it's 100% worth it to the ability to play outside with dog and kid without worrying. I couldn't even have her out there on a leash, she'd just chew on it trying to snap it, or get tangled up in things. It was a miserable few weeks until we could get the bigger fence installed. She went on a reign of destruction when we tried to keep her indoors, and then crating was even worse. She tried to eat her crate bedding, and then when we took that out she cracked the plastic bottom of the crate into shards and was trying to eat that. :-(

[konapoppy]

May 27, 2015 11:39:55 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

I feel you. See my prior post, "My dog is an asshole." We got a new 6-foot fence, and she hasn't been able to jump it yet, although she certainly tries. It was expensive, of course, and I really miss the cuter shorter fence, but it's 100% worth it to the ability to play outside with dog and kid without worrying. I couldn't even have her out there on a leash, she'd just chew on it trying to snap it, or get tangled up in things. It was a miserable few weeks until we could get the bigger fence installed. She went on a reign of destruction when we tried to keep her indoors, and then crating was even worse. She tried to eat her crate bedding, and then when we took that out she cracked the plastic bottom of the crate into shards and was trying to eat that.

Ugh! Sorry didn't look at the thread initially because I am not at asshole level yet lol. I had a foster who destroyed crates and my sister had a pit who broke her windshield. Dogs can be such jerks!!

[mmp]

What about something like this?

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[konapoppy]

Oh that's interesting mmp. She is so light that it would have to be the right weight to not actually help her in some way (she is a smart pup). H is calling around some fencing places, but this could be an interesting idea.

[mmp]

I doubt you would need such an elaborate setup. I've seen them where they are smaller, but slant down 45 degrees. Those blend in a little more, but still keep the dog contained.