How do I stop my dog from destroying my fence?

Well I have a Husky she's about 4 years old and everyone around my block knows my dog. She gets out frequently, about 3 times a week. She chewed up the fence so i replaced the chewed fence with new fence and added chicken wire. She chewed through that and the fence again. She loosened the fence studs so now the fence is just all wobbly and now she gets out like butter. I got tired of putting rocks and a pallet to block off the fence so that she wouldn't escape even though she still did. I finally called some contractors and they re did my fence. Paid $700 all because of this stupid dog (I love her). The guys did a really great job on the fence I was impressed and satisfied. So the night of the new fence I get a phone call at 10pm saying my dog is outside. I go out and bring her back home and checked my fence. The way she got out was from the bottom she would wedge and pry herself through the gate. Quick fix I added a latch to the bottom of the gate and problem solved. All was good for about a week and now she completely chewed the bottom of the fence. My girlfriend and I literally went and had dinner for an hour and came home to a destroyed chewed up fence.

We give this dog a decent amount of attention. I even bring her inside in the afternoon and let her back out around 8pm or to pee, but people keep lighting off fire works which make it 10x worse. Even without the fireworks going off she would still escape through the fence but not as frequent.

I'm seriously at the point of finding her a new family to take care of her or better yet deal with her.

I love this dog and she cost me so much money from other damage and rewards I've given out for her. Now I don't even bother with the reward bullshit. I'm at the point when people call I want to tell them they have the wrong number or nope not my dog.

I seriously don't know what to do and I'm wondering if anyone has any advice? Thanks.

 

My husky was the same way about escaping. Replace dog with GSD and problem solved

Kidding.


Talk to a trainer? Might need to use an E fence or dig the fence a few feet into the ground.

Don't leave the dog alone in the yard

Is the dog crate trained?

 

German shepherd dog would be nice. My girlfriend did mention putting her in a kennel when we leave the house but I'm not about that life haha. I've heard horror stories of house fires going off and the family dog didn't make it because it was trapped in a kennel.

A friend did mention those e collars or wireless fence. I'll have to look into that.

 

We had the same problem with our Lab growing up, he climbed an 8 foot fence multiple times. Even a kennel couldn't hold him... we just left him inside and he was fine once he got through the destructive puppy phase.

 

What a metal reinforcing plate at the bottom or some metal gate like a security door in place of the gate?

 

My German Shepard mix had a lot of energy when he was younger. If he got out he would bolt and the only way to get him back was to get into the car and out run him for a mile or get ahead of him and start talking to a neighbor dog behind a wall to get his attention. I would take him on 10 mile hikes to wear him out and he would be fine. Luckily he never destroyed anything other than his toys or the occasional plastic pool I would use to keep him cool in the summer.

Both of us are older now so the walks are every night just up the street and back. He is 14+ so he mostly just sleeps. Now he just stays in the house when I'm at work. It is funny though, he knows the time. At 9pm he stands between me and the TV to let me know it's time for a walk.

 

I agree with the walks thing. Our Shepard mix destroyed everything when she was younger. Walking her every night helped drastically. It helped our other dog too. He's a bichon mix and he would never sleep through the night and would wake us up in the middle of the night if he didn't get walked. They're both 5 now and no complaints.

 

They make a dog anti chew spray. Citrus juice of some kind. Leave a bad taste in their mouth. Spray it on the fence where he is chewing. Break the habit.

 

I second this. Sounds like the dog needs more attention / outside burning off the energy time.. and NOT just in the fenced in area. Husky's are highly energetic and working dogs. Can you take it for longer walks or runs or something? I don't know anything about your specific husky either, but some of em (I've known in the past.. not all, though) don't really like being alone all that much. They get destructive, chew, etc. if they feel anxious from being alone and such. Usually goes away with age, but you never know. My ex's husky was pretty laid back.. but she was pretty old.. at least 10-12. Started having eye issues.

Also.. You keep mentioning the fence.. is the fence bottom not buried into the ground? I think I read once that specifically with huskies and fences.. they should be the sunken into the ground (Not just posts, but the entire fence), as huskies are amazing escape artists.. as you've noticed. Into the ground so they can't go under.. and high enough so they can't jump over.

 

The dog needs attention and activity. You'd go stir-crazy/nuts being penned up alone in a yard all day, too. Like others have said, she needs a job to do or mental activity. Honestly it sounds like your situation isn't giving her near the attention she needs. Maybe take her to daycare during the day?

Good luck. We went through similar (though less extreme) activity issues with our part German Shepard pup, but she's gotten much better and is such a good dog now.

 

We tried this with my dining room table and my dog licked it off no problem haha

 

I would take her to the vet and make sure nothing is going wrong with her physically/mentally. A check up won't hurt, get ideas from your vet.

Maybe look into an invisible fence. Just make sure you train her on it properly.

 

Hotwire. Worked wonders combined with upping her walking distance. Also, is she getting enough walks/energy burn off time? My husky went through that as well but we started adding a long walk a few times a week and it stopped that behavior. Now she's a lazy butt at night instead of an ornery one.

 

I think any dog will do this if not given things to do. My box/pit was bored when I first got him. Thinking he's been a really great boy, "I'll leave him out of his pen for the hour I'll be gone". Came home to the stitching chewed off all the way around my comforter and the white stuffing EVERYWHERE. Ok, this isn't going to work. Offered up the kennel and he's been a happy camper. I've never "trained" any of them to go in the crate, it's just something they all do when they see I'm getting ready to leave and no-one has their collars on. Just close them in and we're good. Your pup needs some serious training IMHO and ALOT of things to keep her busy. To be honest I found that having a friend with them helps the anxiety. I have a Pomeranian that I was told will run away every chance he gets. I've had him 4 years now and he's only on a leach if we're on the road walking or at the vets. They learn from each other, but that said I do also have a training collar but, I've only had that on my boxer once, she was a bit of a runner when I got her as the people had her caged outside on a porch for 23 hours a day. I'd run too. After about a week of her realizing she was free, the only place she ran was to the car to make sure she got the front seat. If you lived closer I'd be MORE than happy to take her off your hands. With a little work she'd be part of the pack in no time.

 

As of now I havnt been walking her due to 100+ degree weather so she's inside most of the day. Even when I walked her and she would still get out within 10 minutes from her walk. I would go out and chase her and she would just ignore me but she'd go up to random strangers all the time. She doesn't fetch or play with chew toys, so that's out of the ballpark. She's a strange dog...

 

I think I'm going to try to find something at home depot like an aluminum sheet for the bottom of the fence and try that.

 

If she keeps running up to strangers, it's telling me she's looking for attention. Will she ride in the truck? Do you have a place for her to just run full out? If she's ignoring you that's where I found the collar a great help. Brings them back to reality. I wish I was closer, I'd love to work with her. Haven't had a dog yet that can't be taught. I've been bite several times, had my columella(piece between the nostrils) ripped open by an English Bulldog. All worked out in the end. I'm an animal lover and even being bite, blood running, I've found they ALWAYS realize their wrong and immediate try to make up for it. She just needs extra work is all, how long is she left alone? At 4 she should be calming down by now.

 

One thing I didn't mention is that we live across the street from a city park which is next door to an elementary school. So there's always activities going on and I don't think that helps either. She loves people and she loves the attention she gets from everyone. She gets a really good view of the park and what's going on out there as well.

When I was working nights I would get off work early morning and take her for a walk at the park. When we got back home I'd start getting ready for bed or I'd be asleep already and I'd get phone calls that my dog is at the park.

 

You my friend are a savage!
When I take her to the park we'll go in the baseball diamond and I'll try chasing her or I'll run so she'll chase me but she's more interested in just sniffing the grass.

She does ride in the back of the truck and she's pretty good at it. One thing I can't get her to do is jump in the back of the truck. She would put her 2 front paws on the tailgate and wait for me to lift her in the bed. I would put treats on the tailgate and in the bed but She doesn't go for them lol. I tried giving her a running start and that doesn't help either. She wouldn't jump out from the back either but she does now.

 

No not a savage, just that I feel that NO animal bites anyone just because their bored. Every animal has different needs, just like we do. But now that you say there's a park right in sight of the yard, she's just wanting to play with everyone. Best of luck with keeping her in. I'm almost certain, if she can't go under she'll figure out she can go over. My boxer would clear a 6' fence in a blink of an eye if she had to.