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From:Denham Springs, LA USA
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posted 01-19-2004 08:42 AM         

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Duece is a male, 6 months old beagle and has a friend, Bo Diddly 12 years old, that lives with him. They play and have lots of toys to play with and a big yard to play in. But, Duece has started digging out of the yard (under the fence). We put a electric fence around the front part of the yard, but now he has started digging on the other side. I hate the electric fence...it does beep to let him know he is too close, but the pegs that are at his throat makes me so upset. Is there ANYTHING that I can do, other than the electric fence? Will he grow out of this? I have had LOTS of puppies and this is the only one that has dug so bad....he will even just dig in the yard ANYWHERE!!!!!

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posted 01-19-2004 09:48 AM         

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My parents had this problem with their dog. He would do anything to get out of the yard. They finally put up an electric fence that was made for cows(dog one wasn' strong enough) around the bottom part of the fence. It was just an electric wire, not the kind where they have to where a collar. They did the one with the collar and they found that he would just run through the perimeter, get shocked, but when he would come back home he would wait outside of the perimeter.

Anyways, that is what worked for them. I know you hate using the shock collar but maybe after awhile if you find he is no longer trying to get out, you can take it off him. Or try just the plain electric wire.

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posted 01-19-2004 11:01 AM         

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You could bring the dogs inside the house and only let them out when they are supervised. Or you could build a secure kennel for when they are unsupervised.

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posted 01-19-2004 12:09 PM         

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I would guess the puppy is digging for lack of anything else to stimulate him. Boredom. Having lots of toys and a friend to play with aren't in his eyes a substitute for your attention. I think your choices are to bring him in with you and not leave him in the yard unsupervised or make use of a cyclone type kennel with top and concrete floor for when they will be outside unsupervised. I have a friend who has a Beagle and he does the same thing, her and her husband work and the kids are in school, the dog is bored stiff all day and gets into much trouble. She was talking one day to me about it and described the dog as "pure evil"..it made me mad..so I pointed out to her that it wasn't the dogs fault, we talked about the WHYs for his behavior and what her expectations were when getting a dog. By the end of our conversation we had decided that she had not spent any time thinking about what kind of dog she wanted and chose a breed that doesn't mesh with what she wanted. Since then she has placed him in an active home where the wife is a stay at home mom and can spend time with the dog, he is much happier and very much a well behaved dog. She adopted a senior Golden Retriever mix from the pound who is happy to lay around the house and relax.

What kind of dog is the older one?

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posted 01-19-2004 01:48 PM         

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My other dog is a "dog pound dog". She is mixed, but is a small dog...about 15 pounds....she has taught him a lot....we are putting the electric fence all the way around the house today. So, hope that fixes things. We both work and we live in a city but have a home in the country and both the "children" love to go to the country....maybe a trip there is due!

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