Dog breaking fence, getting fed up with it.

Dog breaking fence, getting fed up with it.

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StuntmanMike

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11,671 posts

150 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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My dog has broke about 5 panels out of the fence, my neighbours who own the fence have been understanding but are getting fed up.
The problem is, they breed Yorkies which have always been exceptional in their yappiness, when they start my dog tries to get them ( five of them I think ) .
I have tried putting things in front of the fence, this hasn't worked, I've tried introducing him to the Yorkies but they just want to attack him, there is no aggression on my dogs side, but he is the one smashing the fence panels.
This is not a old tatty fence either, he either knocks the panel out or puts his head through.
Any suggestions on how to deal with this?
He has no behaviour problems, he is just guarding his garden, but this has to stop.
Thanks for replies.

viscountdallara

2,811 posts

144 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Perhaps he thinks he is a stuntman, Mike !! smile

Defcon5

6,160 posts

190 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Just get some decent fence panels - hopefully the fence has concrete posts so they can just slot in?

StuntmanMike

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11,671 posts

150 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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The fence panels aren't too bad, I put a new one in last year, tonight he has stuck his frigging head through it, sorry mate but that's not the answer.

StuntmanMike

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11,671 posts

150 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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viscountdallara said:
Perhaps he thinks he is a stuntman, Mike !! smile
I've been trying to get him to bounce over the fence using the kids trampoline, he just isn't picking it up.

Defcon5

6,160 posts

190 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Doe it have concrete posts? What about using decking boards stacked up?

What kind of dog are we talking?

moorx

3,481 posts

113 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Could you put a wire mesh fence in front of the wooden one?

citizensm1th

8,371 posts

136 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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moorx said:
Could you put a wire mesh fence in front of the wooden one?
yep that's what we did chicken wire on the inside stopped my old lab from chewing his way through

StuntmanMike

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11,671 posts

150 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Chicken wire sounds an idea thanks.
He's a Bull mastiff.

Piglet

6,250 posts

254 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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What do you do whilst he's trashing the fence? If you're leaving the dog unsupervised in the garden then perhaps you need to review that and perhaps build a run to keep him away from the fences.

I think this is a behavioural problem and I think a decent trainer could help you work on it. I've got something similar with my springer, she feels very threatened by other dogs and tends to snap at them when they approach her, we're working on ways of distracting her and stopping her focusing on the other dogs. We have a holiday let next to us which accepts dogs so it's another bloody barky dog or two every Friday (why do people let their dogs bark in their gardens without making any effort to stop them?) and she goes mad trying to get through the hedge sometimes. We have to work on distracting her to stop her getting obsessed.

It takes time and effort but you should be able to deal with it with the right help.


Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Plant hedges in front of the fence, we have hedges and deer netting over and through it.


keslake

657 posts

205 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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How old is your boy now mike?

Reason i ask is upon reaching adulthood ( about 3 yrs old ) my Bully changed his persona to other adult male dogs and ever since then i have to be very vigilent with him.

If a bh snaps at him he will walk off but any male dog, no matter what breed has a go and he is only too happy to oblige.
This may have stemmed from him being attacked by 3 different staffs and 2 terriers in the past but it is part of an adult Bullmastiffs make up to be intolerant of other male dogs so be a wee bit wary if he does get through the fence and is attacked by the others as it may not end well for your neighbours dogs...if they are male!

StuntmanMike

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11,671 posts

150 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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He is as dozy as ever.
There is no nastiness on his part, he just wants to play, the fence thing started by him banging it, the Yorkies would go mad and he would trot off looking chuffed, on reflection I should have nipped it in the bud there and then.
These dogs have attacked him a few times, he just looks at them with his ears up.
I haven't let him out this weekend unsupervised which is a shame, one of his weekly treats would be him out on the lawn with a bone from the butcher.

Pesty

42,655 posts

255 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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StuntmanMike said:
The fence panels aren't too bad, I put a new one in last year, tonight he has stuck his frigging head through it, sorry mate but that's not the answer.
There are fence panels fence panels

Nothing stopping you adding a bit of reinforcing too.

Hooli

32,278 posts

199 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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citizensm1th said:
moorx said:
Could you put a wire mesh fence in front of the wooden one?
yep that's what we did chicken wire on the inside stopped my old lab from chewing his way through
T'was my first thought. Put it a few inches away from the panel & pull it nice n tight.

I suspect that if a Mastif want's to walk through a fence then no ordinary panel is going to stop it.

Tattooboy

7,946 posts

177 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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You could try some galvanized aviary wire. Comes in 30mx1m or 50mx1m rolls

Much tougher than chicken wire and can easily be stapled to the fence panels.

You might have to remove the fence panels to do easily but can prob be done in situ.

StuntmanMike

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11,671 posts

150 months

Sunday 17th May 2015
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I thought id update this thread, in the end all it took was to shout at him a few times, he completely ignores the horrible fking yappy bd dogs next door.
I say this because I have put a new fence in this weekend ( the other side ) and have had two twelve hour stints of hearing the fking things run at their fence and constantly bark.
Rest assured that the next time the subject comes up I will tell him bluntly that he needs to get his own house in order , as no effort to calm or quiet down their dogs were made.
Sorry for the rant, but I will probably dream about those horrible little creatures tonight, I've heard that much of them.

elephantstone

2,176 posts

156 months

Sunday 17th May 2015
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StuntmanMike said:
I thought id update this thread, in the end all it took was to shout at him a few times, he completely ignores the horrible fking yappy bd dogs next door.
I say this because I have put a new fence in this weekend ( the other side ) and have had two twelve hour stints of hearing the fking things run at their fence and constantly bark.
Rest assured that the next time the subject comes up I will tell him bluntly that he needs to get his own house in order , as no effort to calm or quiet down their dogs were made.
Sorry for the rant, but I will probably dream about those horrible little creatures tonight, I've heard that much of them.
Oi don't be horrible about yorkies, yes mine is yappy when he's allowed to be but its the owners fault! I do feel for you though 5 yorkies barking does sound like hell.