Help!!!!!!!!!!!!

StephenIFI2 · 07-04-2007, 08:54 PM

I have an 11month old Great Dane, Lab Mix.....i cannot keep him from jumping over the fence and getting out, also everytime i catch him he fights me from trying to get him back in the fence...i use a shock collar and it seems to work but i just dont know what to do anymore....please help

TinyAlbinoDancer · 07-04-2007, 09:04 PM

Are you disciplining him for getting out? If you are, you've taught him that coming to you and going back inside the fence is a bad thing, hence his resistance.

Your dog is not the problem. The problem is WHY he is jumping the fence. Is he nuetered? Unnuetered males follow their hormones. If he's smelling a female in heat anywhere nearby, his hormones are telling him to go after her at any cost. How much exercise do you give him (I'm talking walks, training, interactive play, not leaving him in the backyard all day)? Dogs NEED stimulation, and Labs especially are an active breed--bred to do a job. If he's bored sitting in the backyard all day, of course he's going to seek out some adventure! You need to figure out why he's jumping the fence and treat the root cause, NOT punish the behavior. The shock collar is unnecessary, and some would say inhumane. He's not learning anything by you using it.

Welcome to GlobalPaw, too.

StephanieandTeddy · 07-04-2007, 10:56 PM

Yeah...what she said.

Dogs left in a yard is never a good idea. If you aren't around to supervise, keep your dog in the house!

Welcome to GP.

Also...How many hours of walks/exercise/training is he getting each day???

Sophie45 · 07-09-2007, 09:16 PM

Are you using a shock collar or invisible fence? Was the dog trained with the shock collar by a trainer or by you? Can you put the dog on a runner instead? How long is he out in the yard by himself? Ditto on exercise and stimulation, which are essential for dogs.

If he is fighting you when you try and get him back from the fence, you need to get a good trainer to teach you how to handle your dog. Slapping a shock collar on a dog most likely will cause more harm than good.

Ritz459 · 07-10-2007, 08:20 AM

Also, aren't there things you can do to a fence that make it so the dog can't jump over it?

calgal · 07-10-2007, 09:40 AM

My son and DIL have a spayed female JR/Lab that kept going over the fence while they were at work and go about 3 blocks (the back way thru the wooded area) up to Starbucks and pester people for goodies. When the DIL quit work to have the baby, the dog never climbed the fence again. It was just lonely I guess. They were ready to put some kind of decorative top on the fence to make it too difficult for her to get over. You may want to think about more exercise for the dog too.

07-04-2007, 08:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
StephenIFI2 Hooch28 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Help!!!!!!!!!!!! I have an 11month old Great Dane, Lab Mix.....i cannot keep him from jumping over the fence and getting out, also everytime i catch him he fights me from trying to get him back in the fence...i use a shock collar and it seems to work but i just dont know what to do anymore....please help

07-04-2007, 09:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
TinyAlbinoDancer Always room for one more Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: CA Posts: 2,580 Rep Power: 168	Are you disciplining him for getting out? If you are, you've taught him that coming to you and going back inside the fence is a bad thing, hence his resistance. Your dog is not the problem. The problem is WHY he is jumping the fence. Is he nuetered? Unnuetered males follow their hormones. If he's smelling a female in heat anywhere nearby, his hormones are telling him to go after her at any cost. How much exercise do you give him (I'm talking walks, training, interactive play, not leaving him in the backyard all day)? Dogs NEED stimulation, and Labs especially are an active breed--bred to do a job. If he's bored sitting in the backyard all day, of course he's going to seek out some adventure! You need to figure out why he's jumping the fence and treat the root cause, NOT punish the behavior. The shock collar is unnecessary, and some would say inhumane. He's not learning anything by you using it. Welcome to GlobalPaw, too.
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StephanieandTeddy I knew love. I had a dog. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 385 Rep Power: 85	Yeah...what she said. Dogs left in a yard is never a good idea. If you aren't around to supervise, keep your dog in the house! Welcome to GP. Also...How many hours of walks/exercise/training is he getting each day???
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Ritz459 "Nothing is ever easy" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,899 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 240	Also, aren't there things you can do to a fence that make it so the dog can't jump over it?
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07-09-2007, 09:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sophie45 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 341 Rep Power: 67	Are you using a shock collar or invisible fence? Was the dog trained with the shock collar by a trainer or by you? Can you put the dog on a runner instead? How long is he out in the yard by himself? Ditto on exercise and stimulation, which are essential for dogs. If he is fighting you when you try and get him back from the fence, you need to get a good trainer to teach you how to handle your dog. Slapping a shock collar on a dog most likely will cause more harm than good.

07-10-2007, 09:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
calgal My Yorkster kids! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: central ca. coast Posts: 6,882 Rep Power: 234	My son and DIL have a spayed female JR/Lab that kept going over the fence while they were at work and go about 3 blocks (the back way thru the wooded area) up to Starbucks and pester people for goodies. When the DIL quit work to have the baby, the dog never climbed the fence again. It was just lonely I guess. They were ready to put some kind of decorative top on the fence to make it too difficult for her to get over. You may want to think about more exercise for the dog too.

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