San Antonio Dog Walker Posted January 6 Report Posted January 6 We are looking for any advice or input to help us with a 3 year old Husky that is a fence jumper. I am a dog walk at a retirement community in San Antonio, Texas. I walk a 3 year old Husky a mile a day for an elderly resident. Maya is excellent on leash but I’m concerned that she needs more exercise and mental stimulation. The problem we have is the area on property has a 4 foot fence that she can clear. She has also started jumping her fence as soon as they let her outside. She just wants to run! We talked about invisible fencing for the yard but I think she will blow through it. She is very strong willed, I don’t think it will detour her. I have visited ideas of Doggie Daycare for more activity or maybe putting her on a treadmill. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Quote
robke Posted January 7 Report Posted January 7 fence jumping is a serious thing my Bindi could do a 6 foot fence from standing next to it… I have no experience with an invisible fence but no doubt a husky with strong will power to run will ignore it totally... a mile a day is is nothing what so ever there were times, and i think a lot of owners will say the same, when i used to run mine for 45 mins to an hour after 30 mins they were up and ready to go again… a treadmill could work out i have not used one myself… mental training can also make them tired, for example hand touch training is something i did... Quote
wolfpup Posted January 7 Report Posted January 7 The other thing to do is obviously to change the 4ft fence for at least a 6ft fence. Better that than a severely hurt dog (or worse). Got to admit I am not a fan of the invisible fencing - not a fan of anything that will hurt an animal. Quote
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