[Dailydrool] Escape artists who dig under fences

[Jaclyn Whitehorn]

I had to do something similar to this for my mad munchkin Josh.  My
chainlink fence doesn't have a bottom tension pole, so he would
scrabble at the ground to get a little room, then push underneath it.
Since he is prone to fear snapping at children AND I live next to an
elementary school and a Little League park, I was sure that my 20 lb
Cujo would find himself on the local news!

I used large spikes every 4-6 inches around the yard, threaded into
the fence so that it was secure.  I still haven't had a chance to
lower the gates and add concrete pavers under them, so they're both
blocked off with ex-pens and bricks.  The spikes have worked
wonderfully, although the rusted nails aren't the most attractive
things in the world.  Josh tried to get out for another couple of
days, then he just stopped.

Please, for everyone's sake, keep Diva confined unless and until you
can do some serious fence work.  If you can't crate or ex-pen her
during the day, consider boarding her at your vet's.

Jaclyn


> From: Val Brewer <vlbzwick at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Dailydrool] Escape artists who dig under fences
>
> My neighbor has an escape artist dog, Nugget, who used to dig under fences, move bricks, move concrete blocks,
> pry away boards, etc., just as Diva does, in order to run freely in the neighborhood (not safe where we live, either).
> To solve the problem, my neighbor bought a few dozen rebar poles/spikes (kind of like metal tent poles).  He
> drove the spikes vertically into the ground on the inside of the fence at intervals of about every 3 inches apart.
> Each pole goes down into the ground at least a foot and extend upwards along the inside of the fence maybe 2
> feet.  (This is kind of like building a wrought iron fence both under and above ground just inside the wood fence).
> Since building the rebar barrier, Nugget has not been able to escape.  Don't know if this would work for you,
> Jessica, but it's worth a try.