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• Make Your Dog’s Life More Interesting

Most dogs and cats would naturally prefer an open habitat to roam and explore, rather than to live behind walls and fences. Dogs have a natural exploratory drive to check out their environment. Dogs are social animals, and when left in isolation the only social contact may be elsewhere.

Reasons for Escaping and Roaming

• Yard not secure.

• Never has the opportunity to explore outside their own fence.

• Life looks more interesting on the outside.

• Boredom

• Separation anxiety

• Fear

• Seek out social contact with other dogs or people.

Dogs that have a fulfilling life full of experiences to maintain their mental, physical, and emotional health are less likely to develop inappropriate behaviors that are the result of boredom, stress, and frustration. Dogs need to have the opportunity to exhibit natural behaviors such as running, digging, following scents and playing. Engage all of your dogs' senses, to make their days more interesting. Dogs commonly display behaviors out of stress, anxiety, and frustration such as, barking, jumping, spinning, chewing, among others. Boredom and loneliness are sources of excessive stress for both dogs and cats. A dog needs; attention, social interaction, exercise, and mental stimulation in addition to food and water.

Your Options

1. Make escaping a terrifying experience. (never recommended)

2. Completely secure the yard. (Management)

3. Make the environment a place your dog has no desire to leave.

If your dog is your friend and not your prisoner, I think it makes much more sense to secure your yard and make your dog's home more desirable and make their life more interesting!

When dogs don′t have a routine of getting out of the house and yard they may attempt to escape their confines to explore. Many dogs, if left in isolation, will seek out social contact with people or other dogs and often seek out a school or playground to be in the company of children.

Thunder storms, loud noises, or fireworks and cause a dog to panic and escape the yard. If your dog is in this category, keep your dog confined in a reasonably quiet place indoors. Turn on a radio to help block the noises from outside. If your dog suffers from noise fears and phobias, read and follow the procedures here “Fears and Phobias” 

Unaltered male dogs will tend to roam in search of a female dog in heat that they can smell from great distances.

We do not recommend the electric; buried perimeter, invisible fence, or any type of underground fence system. There are several concerns with these types of systems.

• Dogs can develop behavior problems like aggression and increased levels of frustration.

• If a dog does escape the yard, it will be deterred from entering the yard due to the unpleasant experience it has learned as a result of getting close to the boundary

• These systems do not deter other dogs from entering the yard.

• These systems do not deter people or children from entering the yard.

• If the dog is left unattended on an un-fenced property people may enter property and meet an unrestrained territorial dog, and or aggressive dog.

To avoid problems with dogs escaping and roaming, secure your yard, do not leave your dog unattended in an unsecured yard, and take them out for walks and play regularly. Dogs that have a predictable schedule of outings and quality time with the family are much less motivated to escape.

If your dog does escape, when you gain control over him again do not punish him or show any anger, nor shower him with affection. Punishing him will only discourage him from coming back the next time and giving him affection or treats will just reward the behavior. It is generally far better to act indifferent and aloof. 

Fulfill your dogs companionship and social needs! Give your dog more exercise. Get out and take a walk together.

Stop and smell the flowers, and let your dog explore and appreciate the world also.

Make Your Dog's Life More Interesting

• Chew Toys

• Toys for Play

• Toys to Entertain

• Frozen Treats for Dogs

For more ideas to entertain your dog, go to the "Enriching Your Dog's Life" page.

If your dog or cat is a climber, don't place a dog house next to the fence. It can be used as a platform to get over the fence.

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