How to Keep My Dog From Climbing Over My Six Foot Block Wall

Keeping your dog safe while providing it with a fun, spacious place to play can be tricky. Dogs enjoy running around freely and will easily try to explore more territory if given the opportunity to. You can prevent this easily through training and making sure your dog's surroundings are secure. Teaching your dog where it is and isn't allowed to go and not giving it an easy escape route in the first place are some of the easiest ways to make sure your dog stays where it should.

Instructions

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      Teach your dog basic commands such as "stay", "sit" or "heel". Dogs that are constantly jumping fences and walls when you don't want them to are clearly not listening to you or do not know that this is unwanted behavior. Teach your dog these commands and call one of them out, such as "stay", when it tries to jump the fence. When the dog does as you say, reward its behavior with a treat.

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      Don't leave the dog alone in the yard. Your dog is more likely to jump the fence when it is alone and doesn't have anything to keep it from the fence. Stay with your dog in the yard, play with it and give it toys and treats to keep it busy so it doesn't even notice the fence.

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      Neuter or spay your dog. If your dog is male, neuter him so he is not driven to escape if he senses a nearby female dog in heat. If your dog is female, spay her so that she does not go into heat and lead aggressive male dogs to the yard or fence, which may frighten her or entice her to escape.

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      Install a wireless containment system. This consists of a wireless transmitter that plugs into an electric outlet in the area you want to contain your pet and sends signals to a receiver on your dog's collar. The signal prevents the dog from wandering outside a specific area by giving it a light static shock when it wanders too far.

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      Extend or alter the fence or wall. Build a higher section of wall on top of the existing section to make it impossible for the dog to clear it. You can also build a shorter wall or plant bushes a few feet in front of the wall to prevent the dog from getting a running start to jump over the outside wall.

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      Keep the dog restrained on a long line or leash. Your dog can't jump the wall if it can't get to it. Tie your dog to a long line that is secured to the house or a tree so that it has plenty of room to run around but can't reach the wall. You can also keep your dog on a leash while you are with it in the backyard so that it is always under your control and out of reach of the wall.