dog tunneling under chain link fence

I built a dog run on the side of my garage and had the same problem. I
solved it by putting a section of chainlink fence on the ground and
covering it with a couple of inches of pea gravel. Not only did it
stop her from digging it also keeps her from getting muddy. I rinse it
down with the hose every once in a while and it works great. My dog run
is 6' wide and goes the entire length of the garage with a dog door
going into a pen inside the garage. Not sure if this helps you, but
this is how I solved a similar problem.

Posted by Michael B on November 25, 2006, 12:17 am

Saw a similar one done with some old fencing.
They laid it along the ground, secured it to the bottom of the
installed fence, then watered down the soil and walked on it
to push it down into the soil. That part didn't work as well
as they would have liked, so they let one of the tree cutting
crews dump their chewed-up wood stuff in the back yard.
Took a day to spread it out. Idea was to keep the fence
laying on the ground from being caught by the lawn mower.

After trying to dig near the fence, that dog gave it up.
Also kept there from being such a rut along the fence.
But I do think you could encourage to dog to stay home
with a friend or more house time.

JimmyDahGeek@DON'T_SPAM_ME_gmail.com wrote:

> > Any other ideas? For the time being, dog goes on a 40' tether on one of

> > those screw in stakes, just to run around the $1200 "fenced in" yard. Grr...

> >

> > -Karen-

> I built a dog run on the side of my garage and had the same problem. I

> solved it by putting a section of chainlink fence on the ground and

> covering it with a couple of inches of pea gravel. Not only did it

> stop her from digging it also keeps her from getting muddy. I rinse it

> down with the hose every once in a while and it works great. My dog run

> is 6' wide and goes the entire length of the garage with a dog door

> going into a pen inside the garage. Not sure if this helps you, but

> this is how I solved a similar problem.

Posted by bowgus on November 24, 2006, 7:25 pm

dkhedmo wrote:

> Any ideas to secure the bottom edges of the chain link fence?

Google says bury chicken wire to a depth of 12" below the fence.

Posted by Lawrence on November 25, 2006, 8:48 am

dkhedmo wrote:

> Any ideas to secure the bottom edges of the chain link fence? New-to-us

> dog tunneled under the brand new fence and bolted. The mister thinks we

> should have the fence guy come back and secure pipe at the bottom of the

> fence from post to post, clipping the fence to the pipe as along the

> top. I'm not convinced this will solve the tunneling problem, just slow

> the progress. I'm thinking some kind of metal edging that can be sunk

> 12" or so below ground, with a few inches remaining above to cover any

> gap between ground and fence. If we were to go with this metal edging

> idea, what kind of metal, and from whom do I procure it?

> Any other ideas? For the time being, dog goes on a 40' tether on one of

> those screw in stakes, just to run around the $1200 "fenced in" yard. Grr...

Firstly, I agree that you might just pay more attention to the dog.
Rather than just turning him out you should take him for a nice walk
around the neighborhood. I would be good for both of you. After he
eliminates then he can come into the house with you. Dogs are the most
social of all animals and should not be just left alone for extended
periods. I like the suggestion of adopting a playmate for your local
shelter.

One fix that hasn't been mentioned is concrete blocks around the
bottom of the fence. It's not a great idea but it's quick and
effective. Another fix is to place one strand of barbed wire at or
near ground level this may have been mentioned. The best suggestions
seem to be to bury wire in the ground.

Posted by Norminn on November 25, 2006, 9:51 am