Medium to Large Dog Breeds that Hold Records for Highest Jumps
Chances are, even if you haven’t had to search for an escaped pet, your dog has tried to jump your fence. To ensure your dog’s safety and peace of mind, it’s best to take steps to avoid their escape before it has a chance to happen.
It’s important to consider the size and personality of your dog when deciding on a fence. A toy breed, for example, typically won’t require as great a fence height or strength as a Saint Bernard, but a 6-foot fence should be your starting point.
If you are getting a dog as a puppy, remember that they will grow, and construct your fenced space according to their fully grown size. The basic area for any dog should be at least ten feet by ten feet to ensure that your pet doesn’t feel too cooped up, which will make it less likely that they attempt to break out.
Different fence varieties might fit your and your pet’s needs in different ways. Weigh the pros and cons before choosing a method.
Figure out how your pet is getting out of the enclosure you’ve created. Whether they are jumping or climbing over it or digging underneath, there are solutions.
Dogs that jump or climb can be thwarted by installing chicken wire at the top of the fence. With a staple gun, attach and bend the chicken wire back toward you to create a barrier that can’t simply be scaled.
If your dog digs underneath, consider attaching and burying chicken wire along the bottom edge of your fence. This will create a barrier that your pet can’t get past when digging.
Dogs will utilize just about anything to help them escape. Stacked firewood becomes a staircase, garbage bins turn into step stools, and trees become ladders to an innovative pet.
Explore your fenced space from a pet’s perspective. Anything that could be used to escape the area, remove it.
For particularly stubborn fence jumpers, you might have to consider cutting off their view of the world outside of your fenced-in area. Other pets, wild animals, and people stopping to say hello to them can lure them out.
There are a variety of ways you can limit the view from your fence. Chain link can be blocked with plastic slats woven through, or reed fencing can be used to line the inside of any type of fence.
Pets left often in fenced areas can grow bored. Make sure to give them as much attention as you can spare, and set aside time every day to spend with them.
Take the time to play with, exercise, or train your dog each day. Keep in mind that they miss you and look forward to activities with you!
Your dog should never feel that they’ve been imprisoned by the fence. Provide pets with an area that they want to be inside and you’re giving them a better chance of behaving, lowering the likelihood of attempted escapes.
Try providing your pet with a new toy when you have to leave them fenced in for a long period of time. Hiding treats or adding them to a treat-dispensing toy can help to entertain them, as well.
The Guinness world record for jumping height is held by a Greyhound named Feather. Watch her jump in the video below.
Is a 4-foot fence tall enough for a dog?
How tall the fence of the yard should depend on the size and breed of your dog. But in most cases, a six-foot-tall fence will be perfect. A four-foot-tall fence will be appropriate for small-sized dogs. Just to be on the safe side, you should make sure the fence is more than four feet.
Dogs love to jump and play around. Despite the size of the dog, they will make an attempt to jump over any hurdle or fence. This is why you have to be careful about the length of the fence in your yard. Big dogs tend to jump off fences as tall as five or four feet.
So a six-foot-tall fence should be perfect for any breed of dog.
Four-foot-tall fences are very risky when it comes to dog breeds. As most dog breeds can easily jump across it. Medium to large-sized dogs finds it very easy to jump over four-foot-tall fences. Small-sized dogs, like the pug, won’t be able to jump 4-foot fences.
But with the right training, they might.
This is why most dog owners build fences taller. around 6 feet. Some even keep adding extensions to the small fences.
SECOND TIP for Dog Proofing a Fence:
Follow the tail, eh, I mean trail.
Find out exactly how your dog is getting over (or under) the fence.
Are they jumping the fence? Build a taller fence.
Are they digging under the fence? Place large rocks, partially buried, at the base of your fence.
Are they using lawn decorations to climb up and over the fence? Move the décor to another location.
First and foremost you must find out how your pup is escaping the backyard. You can’t implement any preventative initiatives before you pinpoint the means and modes of escaping travel.
