Options for keeping neighbor dogs from digging under the fence?

[T. MIKE SMITH]

I had a 4' chain link one time- it was in good condition, but my ***** pointer came in heat and before I knew it every male dog in town was coming around. My brother-in-law said I got just the thing. He told me to pick up a roll of wire long enough to go around the yard and some wood stakes. He brought over an old transformer out of a neon sign he salvaged. I staked that wire around the yard, and we hooked each end to that transformer. It was frying everything. He said don't worry its only about 1 amp. I say o - ok. Later I decide to look at the tag on that thing- output was 1 amp but 10000 volts. One day I could hear a dog squealing and went running out there- a little Scottie has got on it and was just paralyzed on the wire. I jerked the plug out and he started jumping about 5' in the air trying to get out of there.

 

[John6185]

but my ***** pointer came in heat and before I knew it every male dog in town was coming around.

I had the same problem with my Lab, a large German Shepherd got into thew yard and was after my Lab so I went out int he yard with a baseball bat. The Shepherd growled and looked mean at me so I went back in the house and I had twelve pups later.

 

[Hooper]

I use Electric Hot Fence, Cost is a little rough on the start, and it is a pain to weed eat. But it is a sure fire way to deter dogs. If your dogs are not regular diggers you can put it on the outside, or if need be the inside, or both. Once the dogs are trained they will not bother the fence line even if the charger is off.
I have an interior hot fence myself for the same reason you mention.

Some times I wish I had a trained set of Kerr Dogs to turn loose for retaliation.

I do not mind an occasional pup that escapes, no problem, but the People who allow there dogs to become a regular problem, need to be drug and horse whipped with a knotted plow line.

I have noticed over the years though that some of those dogs disappeared, it is a shame because the dog receives the punishment while the guilty act like it is there privilege to let them run loose.
They only disappear when they look like they might get aggressive and hurt a kid walking or something like that.
If they have an aggressive growl, show is over.