My Dog......*sigh* The Digger......

[Inimicus]

Weve stopped several dogs from digging out with a simple solutions.

18" chicken wire and landscape staples.

Unlike biscuit's solution we just rolled out the chicken wire on the ground so one edge is against the fence and used the staples to pin it down.

As long as its well tacked down you can mow over it within a couple of days and within a year it will be completely integrated in the grass/dirt. The dog wont dig through it, you never see it and you can do a large fenced in area (1/2 and acre for us) in a single day. And it even works in front of gates.

[Panthers_Lover]

Now, an ACTUAL solution.

Had a German shepherd a number of years ago who did this. Chicken wire trick is the best/most affordable. Does take a day of work, but with it getting cooler, it shouldn't be too bad.

Another option is to set up a runner in the yard with a really long leash on it. You can literally make it yourself by getting the stuff at Lowe's. For my dog now, the runner stretches about 30 yards, from the back porch to near the garden (far enough away where she can't get into it). The leash connected to it is about 15 feet wide, but we don't want her getting into some stuff in the yard. If it's an open yard, literally measure out the dimensions of your yard and plan accordingly. Our ONLY issue with this is the post at the far end. She always finds a way to wrap the leash around it a few times and we have to go pull it over to free her. If you put that post flush with your fence, you should be fine there. If you do it right, the dog will not lose any movement freedom and she'll be forced to stay in the yard.

Some jurisdictions are now passing local ordinances regarding how many hours per day a dog can be on a lead or run. Check your local ordinance, and don't leave the dog out all day or anything.