smisch Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Den is a really well behaved bc except he's now digging as my neighbors dogs always have bones which they leave along the fence and Den thinks its fantastic to go dig along the fence and pull the bones through... I don't feed bones much due he has issues with them, as in aggression issues and we have 2 other dogs which causes issues among the pack.. He gets a bone bout once a month when we're home and he is contained in his run until finished and I then remove the remainder so we don't have problems We have blocked off the fence edge with wooden logs but that's not enough for him.. Lattice, bricks ect don't work either.. I have explained to the neighbors when I have seen them that I don't feed bones and could they try and keep them away from the fence.. It's not their problem so much as mine.. Suggestions?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 It's a hard one, all I can recommend is making it impossible for him to dig there, maybe concrete along the bottom of the fence or chicken wire dug in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Smisch rents, which makes it hard, thats one reason why I have so much trouble keeping Tess in, if I owned my own place the fence would be dug a foot into the ground! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Smisch rents, which makes it hard, thats one reason why I have so much trouble keeping Tess in, if I owned my own place the fence would be dug a foot into the ground! Ah bugger! In that case, I can't think of much else than blocking the area off and it doesn't sound like that's working! Determined little bugger :laugh: Would a dog run of some kind be a possibility, something that isn't fixed to the ground? All the best with it, it's not an easy thing to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smisch Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Hes already got a run which I contain him in as much as humanly possible for me and him.. He'll stay in there for a while but will get destructive in there due to boredom even with toys and amusement cos he can see the others out in the yard and knows there's better things to be doing.., Devil dog Is all I can say.. He's too smart for his own good, I try and tire him it works for like a half hour lol the only thing that well and truly kills him is an all day trial lol pity we can't do that everyday lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Can you attach lengths of chicken wire to the bottom of the fence then bury it under the ground so it's in an l-shape, coming out from the fence? About a metre would probably do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffikki Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 How about concrete slabs along the fence? I think you can get 500x500 or 400x400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben315 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I agree - make a 'skirt' along the fence line with mesh and maybe even just secure it to the ground with tent pegs (or something similar) so it is easy to remove? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 You could try a ping string along the bottom of the fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smisch Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 I'll see what I can do., the fence is a colour bond fence so makes it interesting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Some of the tread in posts, a couple of strands of ping string set just off the fence maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nushie Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 A friend of mine has laid those bunnings compost mesh panels on the ground along their fence line where their staffy cross digs. They just laid them flat and secured them with bricks. They tried chicken mesh but it just bent as she dug and ended up in a huge mess. The compost mesh panels are thicker and dont bend. but i guess it will depend on what you have on that fence line. They just had grass but if you have a garden bed it might be a little more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterpaws Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Our dogs used to run the fence because of the neighbours dogs so we just put in another smaller fence about 1.5m off the boundary. Just cheap chicken wire and some garden stakes. But just make sure you set it up properly as one of ours used to get behind it and then couldn't work out how to get out :rolleyes: In summer that could be a major issue Otherwise I woud very quietly set up either a ping string or electric fence (electric fence being something the RPSCA woud not approve of in a suburban environment) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgerot Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Blocking the area has already been described. Here is another idea. Val Bonnie suggests in her book to put the dogs poo where the dog diggs. Works a treat, really. If I have a new plant I put a bit of poo under the top layer of potting mix. They don't touch it. Also important is to avoid any kind of blood and bone meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 ping string :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smisch Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Someone is gonna have to explain to me this concept as I have no idea what a long string is lol but seems to be popular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) Pingg String Edited January 24, 2012 by Crisovar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 A friend of mine has laid those bunnings compost mesh panels on the ground along their fence line where their staffy cross digs. They just laid them flat and secured them with bricks. They tried chicken mesh but it just bent as she dug and ended up in a huge mess. The compost mesh panels are thicker and dont bend. but i guess it will depend on what you have on that fence line. They just had grass but if you have a garden bed it might be a little more difficult. Yup this works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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