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Post by workingclassdog on Jan 19, 2024 17:20:51 GMT
Is there anything on the market that you can think of to keep my BIG dog from jumping on it? Long story short, if our neighbor dog is out and our dog is out at the same time they both lose their minds. We have no issues with the neighbors as they are diligent in watching their dog as well. I just at a loss for what we could use as another blockage between the fence.
I love our huge assed dog except this one issue about losing his mind when he sees a dog, bunny or squirrel. Tons of training still hasn't helped.
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Post by Patter on Jan 19, 2024 17:44:39 GMT
When we were in TX, even the privacy fence didn't stop our dogs and the neighbor dogs from going nuts because they heard each other. Here we have nice aluminum fencing, and my boys love all of the dogs on two sides of our "dog park." What some neighbors have done is in addition to their fence, they have an invisible fence about a foot INSIDE their own property away from the fence. The dog then learns to stay away from the real fence.
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Post by christine58 on Jan 19, 2024 17:48:24 GMT
E collar training
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Post by workingclassdog on Jan 19, 2024 17:53:02 GMT
Do they make e collars for a dog that has a huge neck?
St. Bernard
I didn't think about that.. I'll be looking.
Actually I think we tried that before he got trained. It was hard to find something that fit him properly and we gave up on that, hoping the dog training would help. Which training did help, but this is our problem area. Maybe I need to still see if I can find one that fits right.
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Post by Merge on Jan 19, 2024 18:41:29 GMT
When we still had our heeler, she and the pitbulls behind us would bark at each other through the fence. Ours just barked, but those silly pits would ram the fence until boards started popping out. Then one of them got his head stuck in the space where a board had popped out and made the most awful noise - we thought something was being killed slowly back there. (The dog was fine, just alarmed.) DH got tired of nailing boards back in place and had a talk with the people over there and I believe they put another, shorter fence inside the main fence to keep them from ramming it.
We were diligent about calling our dog in when they started barking at each other, but we couldn't always get there within 30 seconds to call her and that was enough time for the other dogs to do some damage.
So I guess I'd see about putting another, shorter fence in front of the main one.
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Post by alsomsknit on Jan 19, 2024 18:53:05 GMT
When we were in TX, even the privacy fence didn't stop our dogs and the neighbor dogs from going nuts because they heard each other. Here we have nice aluminum fencing, and my boys love all of the dogs on two sides of our "dog park." What some neighbors have done is in addition to their fence, they have an invisible fence about a foot INSIDE their own property away from the fence. The dog then learns to stay away from the real fence. That’s a great idea! I won’t rely on an invisible fence solely; but, this would work nicely. Nico has fantastic recall at 14 wks old. So, the fence has been put on hold. Good info for when the fence is installed. Thank you! |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jan 19, 2024 19:52:58 GMT
When we were in TX, even the privacy fence didn't stop our dogs and the neighbor dogs from going nuts because they heard each other. Here we have nice aluminum fencing, and my boys love all of the dogs on two sides of our "dog park." What some neighbors have done is in addition to their fence, they have an invisible fence about a foot INSIDE their own property away from the fence. The dog then learns to stay away from the real fence. This would be my suggestion. |
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Post by gracieplusthree on Jan 19, 2024 21:29:20 GMT
Do they make e collars for a dog that has a huge neck? I think on most you can put the receiver on your collar of choice if you put holes in it to attach it. We have had petsafe wireless fence since 2015 and I buy the collars on Amazon with holes already in them and move the transmitter as I want. My daughter and her husband have invisible fence brand and use collars they buy and he puts the needed holes in them himself.. Our dog is only a brittany, so isn't a big dog but their dog is 90 lbs, they just use collars that fit and are wide enough |
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 19, 2024 21:55:12 GMT
We live in a neighborhood that just doesn't have fences. I needed a safe space for my two corgis. We ended up hiring an iron works company to build a run that goes down steps and around the house. It also has a four inch grid on it so no murder kitties can get to them. The top on it is also able to be lifted on both ends. It was so expensive.
We also have signs all over the neighborhood saying that they have invisible fencing. If you have dogs that can protect themselves from the natural predators in your area, I'd go with that first. Those dogs just tend to sit on their front steps as my dogs walk past.
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Post by christine58 on Jan 19, 2024 22:07:20 GMT
Do they make e collars for a dog that has a huge neck? St. Bernard I didn't think about that.. I'll be looking. Actually I think we tried that before he got trained. It was hard to find something that fit him properly and we gave up on that, hoping the dog training would help. Which training did help, but this is our problem area. Maybe I need to still see if I can find one that fits right. Yes they can add an extension. But get training in it. It worked miracles with my yellow diva lab. I don’t even have to “zap” her anymore. And it’s less ‘volts’ than an electric fence |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 20, 2024 0:38:48 GMT
Our neighbors at the lake cabin have two huge Newfies and they both do fine with Invisible Fence. Same with neighbors at home who have one St. Bernard and one Newfie. Our yellow lab is nowhere near as big as any of those dogs but now that we have his collar dialed in right, he stays in our yard no matter what comes past or through.
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Post by belgiangal on Jan 20, 2024 1:56:12 GMT
I’m with Patter…invisible fence within the physical fence. I have used PetSafe invisible fence for 10+ years with 2 generations of dogs (2 different Goldens, a lab/Aussie mix and a lab/Great Pyrenees mix). The cheap-ass collars that came with the original system have long since worn out! I just buy new nylon collars, measure where to put the holes and burn through the collar with a heated up awl (or screw driver). This melts the hole edges so the collar doesn’t fray. I can buy new collars as they wear out and just move the battery pack. You can also get longer “prongs” to put on the battery pack than the ones that come with it. I have used longer ones on my Goldens to compensate for their thicker coats. I would suggest long ones for a St Bernard. |
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Post by Gennifer on Jan 20, 2024 15:17:36 GMT
Do they make e collars for a dog that has a huge neck? They make them big enough, but it’s not always effective. My female St. Bernard has loose skin on her neck, so they don’t work on her. They do work on my male. |
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