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Anonymous
Sup /an/
I got a new puppy last week. Today when I came home I realized it wasn't in the yard. I drove around for about two hours before finally finding it. Apparantly it had dug a whole under the fence and escaped. Any suggestions on how I can prevent this from happening again?
>> Anonymous
it's dead, you learnt your lesson, dont ever get pets again if you dont want it to die
>> Anonymous
You're an idiot they didnt say it was dead and they want to prevent them from getting out and getting hurt
>> Anonymous
leash + collar + stake firmly set in the ground?
>> Anonymous
Have your fence dug much further in the ground.
>> Anonymous
Puppies are essentially like babies...they require supervision. You need to watch them so you can correct negative behavior like digging in the yard.
If you have to leave them unattended for a short time period you can get "puppy playpens" that you can set up in your backyard. They vary in size and height.
>> Anonymous
>>108305
Your an idiot that'll only cause chain-agression.

As for your digging adorable puppy.. theres a few things you can try to do.
1. fill it's holes with rock's then put the dirt back on top.
2. Put chicken wire in said holes, they dont like them on their claws.

or if you really feel like being as ass.. you can do what my neighbor did and put mouse traps in it's hole. (NOT recomended.) .. poor puppy..
>> Anonymous
>>108322
hmmm, then leave it in a cage whenever the owner leaves
>> Anonymous
Supervise your pet, dumbshit.
>> Anonymous
>>108328
but who has the time, really?
>> Anonymous
Keep the puppy indoors or say, the laundry room, for a while.
>> Anonymous
>>108338
ME AGAIN, THEY HAVE DOG/PET SITTING SERVICES TOO...
>> Fuzzy Logic
put dog crap in the hole, they don't dig there again
>> Anonymous
108319 and 108328 are exactly right! SUPERVISE YOUR DAMN PUPPY!

If you "don't have time" then give the puppy to someone who can properly take care of it. If you "don't have time" to be a responsible owner, then you shouldn't have the pet at all.
>> Anonymous
Put it in a crate when you leave the house. Take it out of the crate when you come home. Problem solved.
>> Anonymous
>>108551
Your an idiot that'll only cause crate-agression.
>> Anonymous
>>108552
Perhaps, but you're an idiot for your inability to distinguish between "your" and "you're."
>> Anonymous
dont ask /b/, then your aids will be cured
>> Anonymous
>>108552

Dogs can be crated just fine without causing any sort of aggression, so long as the dog has plenty of time outside of it as well.
>> Anonymous
its better to crate a dog for a little while than to leave it alone in the yard all day
>> Anonymous
chicken wire
>> Anonymous
Your puppy is digging because it's bored. What do you expect if you leave it out in the yard alone for that long? When you're in the house, the puppy should be there with you. When the puppy is outside, you should be there too. When you can't be with the puppy, he should be crated or otherwise contained INDOORS.

If this is too much work for you, give the puppy to someone who can do it right.
>> Anonymous
>>108552
what the hell are you talking about? i trained my dog since he was a puppy that his crate is only for sleeping and when he does something bad. now when i catch him misbehaving he'll walk right in and lie down. also, he'll go right in at night when i walk with him. we've had no problems with ''crate aggression''.
>> Anonymous
>>108695
dogs don't only dig when they are bored.
my dogs get plenty of exercise and play time and they still dig(even on the carpet). Most of the times they just start digging anywhere when they get excited(and on any surface).
>> Moonbarker Osbourne
Just don't let them get excited while on a New Jersy beach
>> Anonymous
Crate training is extremely useful, but should never, EVER, be used to train a dog that something is bad. It will make them fear the crate which should be a safe place that they can go into to get away from things and to feel secure, not to be punished.

For the stake or chain issue, not a good idea at all, it teaches a dog to pull, and you never want to teach a puppy to pull unless it's a sled or working dog, which I doubt you intend it to be, same goes with a harness when walking, don't use them.

Best bet for keeping him/her outside is dig a trench along the fence, put chicken wire down into it, 6-8+ inches (deeper is better) and put the dirt back, and pack it in. Rocks help, so do boards, and you can also put some chicken wire along the ground at a right angle to the fence, if it's a foot from the fence, he can't dig right next to the wire, he'd have to dig a foot back and then down 6-8 inches to get through. Most get discouraged.

Crate training is best however, just don't do it for long periods, or you'll be washing the crate, often.
>> Anonymous
>>109104
how large must crate generally be?
>> Anonymous
>>109106

Large enough for the dog to stand up, sit down, and turn around comfortably. Anything larger and they'll feel insecure, "too much room for things to get behind them" and too much smaller will cramp them.
>> Anonymous
>>109120
wow, it must get bored. what do you do when it barks and shit wanting to run amok? cat owner here... not skilled with raising dogs, yet at least
>> Anonymous
>>108554
>>108560
>>108788

Wow, good job getting trolled by me dudes.
>> Anonymous
>>109248
you're on an anonymous board. bothering to even defend your point as "trolling" means you feel embarrassed being proven to be the stupid fuck you desperately believe you aren't. christ you're a dumbass.
>> Anonymous
>>109457
lmao, nice <3
>> Anonymous
>>109457

Wow, someone's crying. I just copied what another qrote and changed chain to crate. Don't cut yourself. :D Maybe you're trolling me back though... Gasp!
>> Anonymous
>>109543
are you STILL bothering to defend yourself? i want to grudge fuck you now.
>> Anonymous
Labradors (like your puppy, I'm guessing) dig like hell when they're bored. All I can recommend is to drive stakes into the ground around your fence to hold in 2x4s blockading the slightest cracks of freedom under your fence.

That's why 4chan prefers cats. They don't dig and destroy your yard--they just hop fences cleanly. Oh, and you don't step in mounds of catshit outside, they don't dig up buried pet members who had died previously to chew on their remains, and any kill trophies they leave can be picked up by a plastic bag and chunked. Oh, and they can be kept INSIDE and SAFE.
>> Anonymous
place a bunch of smooth rocks that weigh about 10 pounds around ur fence your puppy cant dig under and since there smooth he wont get hurt