"Dangerous" GSD containment - fence heighth etc

[Strongheart]

An electric wire fence? Not sure I follow - so he got a shock if trying to go over?

Am leaning toward a custom dog kennel with roof. Pros are we could have grass in the rest of the yard and maybe that veggie garden I dream of, and also, he does seem to be more calm when he has limits to his freedom, and would be a great spot for training. The other 3 dogs could be in the other 2 kennels, maybe his collie bud could hang out in his...

The squirrels would be ecstatic.

But flooring would be a concern as he is a nervous digger but wouldn't want him to be on concrete. Maybe asphalt? Yikes. ca ching!!!

[JKlatsky]

I had a dog that would get to the corner of a 12 ft fence and use the sides to climb...so kind of if there's a will there's a way. I would say you'll probably need to do a kennel with a roof and sink it into concrete and make it a permanent fixture. You could drop rubber cow mats down to provide a better surface. I would also not do chainlink. It has a lot of give which seems to encourage the dogs escape attemps. I've seen too many escape artists just pull it off the frame and out they go.

[Samba]

I don't know what is considered escape proof. The determined are amazing. One dog tunneled under a house, moved a piece of plywood and removed a vent thus making it out into the neighborhood.

I have had dogs go over, under and through fairly substantial traditional kenneling.

If you are just talking about a type of yard fencing that is escape proof, I have never seen anything that would suffice. Fences work if a dog respects them and fail easily if they don't.

Once I spent hours topping and reinforcing a traditional dog kennel for an escaping rescue. I put him in, locked the gate and turned around. He beat me to the back door. That dog was amazing.

I too would recommend custom construction and careful consideration of materials.

We have three pens within a large fenced yard. It is nice to be able to have the dogs contained within the yard that way. One pen is 12'x20' and allows quite a bit of running about in there. But, for sure, mine are not escape proof kennels.

[Fodder]

is the fence suppose to "appear" to be escape proof to meet the dangerous dog requirements...

or is he actually left outdoors unattended and has a history of escaping?

i tried looking back at your previous posts and couldnt find any information on the incident.

[allieg]

My neighbor's dog would climb her 6 ft fence so she has to put the electric wire along the middle and top I think it was.Then if he climbed it he would get a light zap to stop him.I find it no different than using and e collar or the invisa fencing.It is just easier since you don't have to have a collar on them and no zapping unless they are in the act.
I think ideal would be a covered area for him.

[Sashmom]

Can you use the 2 ft of wire all along the top that goes

"in"? My neighbors have this now and I no longer see their escape artist dogs loose

The one easily scaled a 6 ft wooden fence, I saw him do it. Was amazing. Havent seen him loose since they put he wire going in all around the top.

[Sashmom]

http://www.diamondsintheruff.com/escapeartists.html

good article about radio controlled, etc.

[GSDElsa]

I you go the kennel route and are worried about him digging, I'd buy the rubber horse/cow mats like someone else described, put those down with maybe dirt or grass over. Then make sure the kennel sits ON TOP of the rubber mats, so he can't claw at the sides, lift it up, and dig to freedom

As an added security along the outside I'd put a chicken wire type fence (not actually chicken wire--it's something else...more sturdy, just can't think of the name) and dig it a couple feet into the ground.

Make sure it has a roof of some kind.......

from the sounds of your dog I don't think that any kind of "fence", no matter how tall, is going to keep him in. I'd also make sure he is spervised when he is outside.

[Jax08]

We had a boxer that could scale a 6' fence. He would climb right up it. I would suggest a 6' fence with an electric tape at the top.

[aubie]

My Dal could jump a 6' fence in heartbeat. We used and electric wire fence with good success, until she realized that in the carport area she was on concrete and not grounded. There was no way to fix that so we got the Invisible Fence and never had any problems.

The key to Invisible Fence is training. We taught Anna about it as a precaution and even though she can and has jumped our chainlink, she won't now. Even with no collar on.