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Dogs digging holes under fence
joshofalltrades
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My neighbor behind the far fence in my backyard has two giant, mean dogs. They're very territorial and have almost grabbed my helpless, peaceful pug on several occasions because these fuckers dig holes under the fence like there's no tomorrow. They are able to fit their snout completely through these holes every time they are through. Since the dirt ends up on the other side of the fence, I have to patch the holes with logs or something and then find my own dirt to fill them in.
I've talked to the neighbor, who is an elderly lady, and asked her to get them to cut it the fuck out (not in those exact words). She basically said she's old and can't keep up with her dogs when she lets them outside, and in so many words said she's not doing jack shit.
I've been grabbing my hefty grill spatula when I see the holes start to appear and smacking the dogs noses with it as soon as they come into my sight, and have been considering an airsoft gun or possibly pepper spray. I wouldn't be able to do any of these things to the dogs if they weren't on my property, but I don't know if anything more than a solid smack on the nose will get me into trouble. In any case, violence hasn't solved the problem.
What in the fuck can I do, H/A?
I've talked to the neighbor, who is an elderly lady, and asked her to get them to cut it the fuck out (not in those exact words). She basically said she's old and can't keep up with her dogs when she lets them outside, and in so many words said she's not doing jack shit.
I've been grabbing my hefty grill spatula when I see the holes start to appear and smacking the dogs noses with it as soon as they come into my sight, and have been considering an airsoft gun or possibly pepper spray. I wouldn't be able to do any of these things to the dogs if they weren't on my property, but I don't know if anything more than a solid smack on the nose will get me into trouble. In any case, violence hasn't solved the problem.
What in the fuck can I do, H/A?
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You could also ask advice to a lawyer :-#
They came out and looked, and said they could do basically the same thing I did -- ask her to stop. Unless the dogs hurt someone or my dog, they said there's really nothing they can do.
They went and talked to her, she told them to fuck off, and that was the end.
If you really want a long term, serious business solution, you could maybe run a line of concrete along the fence line, just underground. I remember my mom had this problem when I was little, but filling the holes with giant rocks seemed to do the trick.
If you live in an area with animal control that might also be an option.
Carcass if I fed them your bacon they'd be much more likely to choke since it would get all mushy and tangled in their throat
I do like your concrete idea, though, but I'll need to run it by the people who actually own the house we are renting
The cops didn't know whether pepper spray would be illegal or not (figures -- keepers of the lawwwww) but maybe animal control would?
It's cheap. Can probably do it for under $100.
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I like this idea, but we do have kids who play back there and telling them not to touch it is like chaining Betty Ford to a case of painkillers and alcohol and telling her not to indulge.
That's an option, too, but I don't know the legal ramifications of it. It would probably have to be decidedly on your property, which wouldn't really stop the holes. My mom did this to keep dogs from peeing on her flowerbeds, and it worked wonders.
I'd like to avoid this if at all possible because she's a super busy lady and gives us an awesome deal on the place, so if I can stop problems before they reach her it'd be preferable
He ended up buying some cheap chicken wire and digging a shallow trench under the fence, and laying some wooden boards down. He then put the chicken wire in as an "underground" barrier, and re-buried it all.
The dogs stopped digging once they figured out there was a wire / wood barrier they couldn't get through.
Maybe you could ask your neighbour to provide some funds and or materials for you to take care of the problem on her behalf?
You can also sink rebar/aluminum spikes into the ground at close intervals (smaller than the dogs' shoulders should do). It won't rust out, won't require you to dig, and won't retain water. It's more expensive than chicken wire.
as an extra, drop your dogs poop in the holes and try to fill them up as best you can. that also deters digging
ideally you need to dig a foot or so below the current fence line and line it with wire attached to the fence, or cinder blocks and fill the hole back in to truly stop it but that might be beyond the responsibility of a renter
As far as kids go, it shouldn't be a problem. They usually learn quicker than an animal to stay away :P
If it's YOUR fence, then the fence is on your property because most laws require fencing to be back a certain distance from property lines.
Run the wire directly under the bottom of the fence and keep the grass sprayed (grass and weeds muck with electric fences) and it should take care of the problem.
With the wire installed like that, your kids will most likely never encounter it.
If it's not your fence, then I'd look at some of the other advice given.
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I guarantee they'll only touch it once, though I suppose they could still tumble into it.
Even if they do, they'll survive. I got suckered into peeing on an electric fence when I was a kid. I'm still still still *twitch* here.
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Did the police file a report of the complaint? get a copy of that. just in case something else happens.
I'd suggest when you tell the landlord, you also mention ideas to solve the problem that you can do. Ask the landlord for permission to bury a chicken wire barrier, or a line of cinder blocks, or concrete or whatever your budget allows you to do to keep these guys out.
If you go ahead with a plan without the landlords permission, you may face penalties when you move out.
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If you have the time and inclination to get to know them a bit better, you might be able to control their behavior more effectively as well: right now they probably run wild because they have no one to tell them to stop. Once they have a bit of respect for you, any punishment you deliver will carry much more weight in their little doggie brains.