A Fence Climber

You are doing the right thing by chaining him. Espically every time he tries or does climb the fence. There are sprays that dogs don't like the scent of that you can use. Spray it around or along the fence line. It will help deter the dog from going near the fence. You can find it at places like Menards, Lowe's or Home Depot. Or you can get one of those electronic collars. That only allow the dog to goes so far. Those work best on a larger breed dog thou.

Well, I have no idea for a solution to this problem. But I've had a similer problem. We had our puppies in a small pen when they were little. We live way out in the country so they just run free most of the time. but they were just babies then. so we put them in the pen at night with a heat lamp to keep them warm. (This was the middle of winter) The smallest one was out every morning when we would get out of bed. We thought that our friend who lived next door was comeing over letting him out. But one night I was looking out the back door & figured out how he really got out. there was a wooden post on each corner of the pen, & there pen was pretty short. The smallest dog would jump up & crab the top of the pen with his front feet then throw the rest of his body over landing with a hard thump on the ground. I couldnt believe that he was able to do that. It's amazing what dogs can do! Hope you find a way to stop his fence hopping soon.

What if you attached something at the top of the fence posts...that leans in toward the yard...like they do with barbed wire..but no barbed wire. But use something else to connects those posts...this way, unless he can climb using his front feet only and can hang from the fence...he will not be able to scale it. I am not sure if I am clear on this. Yard side /

Add a single strand of electric wire to the top of the fence is all you need to do, Grandpa Bob. Not that expensive and easy to install. There are insulators that you can attach to the top rail of the fence and run the wire on that. Then hook it up to an inexpensive charger that runs it. They have chargers that are solar-powered as well so you won't have to mount it near an outlet. Buster will get a slight jolt when he hits it, which won't hurt him but will teach him that climbing is a big no-no. IF he then decides to dig, can just put the wire near the bottom for same results.

I never had a problem with a dog climbing a fence like that, my dogs used to dig under the fence and escape that way! I would say that some kind of electronic collar might work best with the electric fence. He gets a zap when he hits the border of the electric fence. These are sold at Petsmart and other pet retailers. Do some research on it, but I have heard good and bad about it. Take care and I hope your Buster doesn't get too much of the wander lust! LOL

i dont know how you feel about training callers they have the shocker ones and the ones that make a tone that dogs cant stand. the shockers are a bit more some can cost over 100.00 and i am not sure what the sound ones run, but they do work. We have or should I say had a very unruely boxer. She never listened and did her business indoors my husband bought a shocker caller and she is a total different dog. It isnt like you have to do it a bunch of time either they get the maessage rather quickly and there are different settings too. Your buster soesnt sound to bad off though so you might be able to just get the one that makes the noise. Good luck

Buster is a beauty. I have a soon to be 9 year old female beagle. That's been a inside dog since she was 6 mnths old. She's the small sized beagle. He is probably picking up on a scent and it's driving him crazy. You can ask around at pet stores if there is something that you can put around the fence that will keep from going near it. I know they something there that keeps a dog from doing there business in places after putting it down. Also get it on tape and send it in to the Animal Planets Funniest Animals and see if you win some cash. Would be neat to see a beagle climb a fence straight up.

A climbing plant with prickles? Seriously, this isn't in my area of expertise. My dogs, try as they might, can't escape. The big dog once did try to dig his way to China, but my husband put a stop to that. Our back fences have a climbing plant that the dogs can't navigate, but even if this were practical for you, it takes a while to grow. My previous late husband put barbed wire on the top, of his fence & that worked.

We have a dog that jumps over our chain link fence. We tried using one of those electric fences that shocked her when she went over, but it didn't do any good. It might work for your dog, though, since it takes him longer to get over the fence. Our dog that jumps the fence is a small dog. She's 17 lbs, but she can jump up and put her front paws on my husband's shoulders (he's 6'1) without any problems at all. She clears the fence in one smooth jump. If we leave her outside long, she is off exploring. I actually caught her once last summer, jumping BACK into our yard after one of her little romps! LOL We haven't come up with any solutions yet, except we don't leave her outside without one of us right there. Like I said before, we tried the electric fence thing and it didn't work. We chained her up a few times, but she just got the chain wrapped around something else. One time she nearly hogtied the other dog! She had the lab's back legs tied together from running around and getting underneath her when she was just standing there! LOL Needless to say, that was the last time we tied Trixie up.

There are collars I think that make a tone or a sound that drives dogs nuts. They're usually operated by a remote or a button that you press when the Dog does something wrong. I think this might just be a solution for your Buster. Usually you can get them at Petsmart and there are lots of different systems, although some of them can be $200 and more. The one below runs to $119, but it's a full system and fully configurable too so you can choose which areas your dog can and can't go. http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441806373&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302032911&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023689&bmUID=1179077699882&itemNo=16&In=Dog&N=2032911&Ne=2#detail There are also some spray kits that have a collar that you put on your dog. Then if the dog goes within 2 - 10 ft of the transmitter device, the collar sprays the dog. This one is a more expensive option at $180, but something worth looking into nonetheless. http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441806681&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302032911&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023689&bmUID=1179077902327&itemNo=13&In=Dog&N=2032911&Ne=2#detail Hope these are helpful to you.

buster can get over that fence? wow.. determined lil' doggie LOL short of an electronic leash,i don't know what would stop him.unless there's something that can be put on the fence to stop him from getting the traction to climb..

My dogs are also fence climbers. We have an 8 foot cinderblock fence that surrounds our property and if they are left unattended for even a minute its ZIP! over the fence they both go. It a VERY frustrating problem and unfortunately there is no easy way to stop the jumping. I've tried the sprays, electric collars, chaining. . none of this was very effective because my dogs are very very very very very very very stubborn guys. I had my Beardie almost hang himself over the top of the fence while he tried to jump over while attached to the long line! The only thing that really worked for me was just constant supervision while they are outside. There is really no reason why a dog should be left out for any length of time anyway. Dogs are pack animals and prefer to be in the company of their people. So in the morning, we hop outside to do the bathroom thing, then its right back indoors where they hang out for a few hours. . Later in the day they go for a nice long walk to release a lot of energy and they go out once more at night before bedtime. When I leave the house, I put the dogs in their crates because not only do they hop fences, they open doors as well! They're regular escape artists. . just like to run and explore the neighborhood I guess. Unfortunately we have very strict leash laws in my city so if they are caught running amok, they get impounded quickly. So moral of the story. . outside only with strict supervision. All exercise is done on leash off the property to release energy and while alone, into the crates they go!