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Here's what I was talking about. You don't need razor wire for a dog; chicken wire works well too. At least it worked for my dogs.

That is what I thought was being described. It would do the trick. But I would have to move to the country.My township would not allow it.

Paul

Sorry, yr, but " come to Jesus meeting" has never been usd in the context of normal training by any one I've ever heard use it. Nobody said you beat, etc. any dog....but "come to Jesus meeting" ? That is generally more  than just commands and rewards. Didn't read the rest of your post...didnt intend to imply you beat any dog, but "come to Jesus meeting" to stop a dog from ever jumping fences again conjures up more than commands and rewards interaction with the dog, which can only end in defeat for the dog.

My dog could clear an 8 foot fence and climbed a 12 foot chain link at the veterinarian's.  Not that I am an e-collar or e-fence fan but one friend put the e-fence wire along the fence bottom, trained her dog to the e-fence per instructions.  Now the dog will not jump over. 

MY, the difference between radio receiver "fences" and fence charger defence is the latter does not require a collar and the dog will not attempt to go over again as long as the wire is there. Some dogs get wise to collar present and must always have it on. But the principle is the same. Very affective and saves a lot of dogs' lives.

we put up a pannel fence that's 5'6 high and has 4'x4' openings, using t-posts every 6' and with no top rail. the enclosed space is 2.5 acres and so far (fingers crossed) the dogs have not tried to escape. there's enough "give" on the panels, that the dogs don't jump up on them, and the fence is strong enough is strong enough that it will hold up to me hitting it with the riding lawn mower (oops).

the fence went up very quickly with minimal effort.

the dogs usually go out and play for a while, do their business and then just hang around the back door.

i do not leave them out in the yard if I'm not home.... too many dogs are stolen every year!

I use operant conditioning, engagement style training and have found that the more training each dog has, the more they want to do,  this style of training creates a good bonding and communication with the dogs and the more I work with them the more they want to do and they want to keep me close by.

Before doing anything, check with your city/county/town/HOA etc and find out what is allowed in your zoning.

For immediate result, get a dog runner so he doesn't get another experience of escaping into the yard next door.

DON'T leave him unattended on the runner..  its just a tool to keep him in one area for now.

Then look into all of the good options listed above..  and maybe use a combination of them..  like a nice contained run for when you are away, a taller perimeter fence that restricts sight, a low hot wire to keep him away from the new fence...  or the perimeter efence, which works the same way.. (teaches the dog to keep a certain distance from the boundary)

There are pros and cons to each method.. what you don't want in the interim is for your dog to have another escape experience, or worse, an accident. They are SMART animals, and will do what they have had success at again very soon!

Dog runner at walmart is about $20..will provide temporary containment and exercise while you are home and monitoring him. You need two high points to attach it.. like the house and a tree/outbuilding.

DenWolf............
Great info........... Don't let give your dog the opportuntiy to jump the fence again..... the more he does it the more he will.

We had a dog many years back, he made a game out of getting out of the yard - under, over and thru. At the time we had a 4' chain link and we could never keep him in. We tried everything, the hotwire on the top and bottom didn't even stop him, he would start yelping before he touched it and just kept on going.

A word about runners:  in the mid 80's, there was a rodeo stock man/roper  in SC who used catahoula leopard hounds to work his stock and guard his property and livestock. One dog needed to be contained for one reason or other, so, being fences are not very effective for these dogs, he put the dog on a runner as described by DenWolf. One morning, the man's teenage daughter went out to feed the dog on the runner. In its excitement, the dog managed to run around the girl, wrapping the cable around her neck. The girl's neck was broken, killing her......... He never tied a dog on a runner again, but his daughter paid the ultimate price.

The other tragedy I have heard about from people using using runners, is the dog getting over a fence and hanging itself.

Right, its NOT a permanent solution at all.

You use it while you are at home..  has to be set up correctly.. its a temporary solution so the dog can be contained until you have figured out what else to do.

I use mine daily, and can hear the dog moving back and forth on the cable.. Im' seconds away from the back yard. NEVER leave an animal unattended on it..It's a fast fix for an immediate problem..and legal in most places..but always check.