How to keep dogs from under it?

[CallMeChris]

So I pulled my camper into the back yard to store it for a month and I crawled under it to look and see what I would need to puppy proof....and it's not possible. There are wires and hoses dangling everywhere.

What have you done to keep dogs from under your trailer? I ended up running and picking up some 2' tall wire and a bunch of short t posts...planning on building a short barrier around the trailer. Any better ideas out there so I don't kill the dogs when I get home next month?

[Vulcanmars]

Passin Thru wrote:
Bigger than a 410 g 20 g and more powerful. Keeps my neighbors dogs from killing chickens.

Yep, makes a lot of noise. I would never shot a non threating dog. My dogs get trained, stray dogs gets a good scare. It also works for curious bears. I keep lots of light field loads for scaring critters off.
I've repaired the wiring and other miscellaneous items on our neighbors truck and camper due to their dogs. They can do some serious damage under there.

[RedRocket204]

Chuck_thehammer wrote:
No pets, No kids ( children ). less problems.

Talk about a very boring solution!

[rbpru]

I have a 60 lb. golden doodle that has never been in a crate and never needed one. Perhaps the most mellow traveling companion in the world.

I am old school, the dog is never more than 3 ft. from me when I am home, he is spoiled and we both enjoy that. When I was working on the brakes, we was under the TT in the shade.

Might be different with a hyper dog. I would go with a small fence if necessary.

[Chuck_thehammer]

No pets, No kids ( children ). less problems.

[bpounds]

CallMeChris wrote:

We crate them at night and during the day we have 3/4 of an acre fenced in for them to run around in. The problem is that the city says I have to put my camper back there with them...lol I'll get the back yard divided at some point when I can to keep them away from the toys but until then I was just trying to see if anyone else had a different solution than the fencing wire...looks like I'm the only one with a dog that would chew my brake wires or gnaw on the low point drains, who knew my poor babies were so badly behaved! 😉

Everyone meet Toby, my sweet little chewer...

You won't get criticism from me. We've still got furniture around here with chew marks. And while everyone is at work is the worst. They are unsupervised, possibly separation anxious, and always up for tasting something new.

Training is great, but sometimes it is just best to remove a temptation. Like when I put a box over our lawn sprinkler valves.

I like your fence idea. You might think some more on the kennel idea though. There might be other things he will chew, as well as digging. I really fought the digging thing with a previous Golden Retriever.

Here is our 110lbs of mutt.

[TurnThePage]

Good stuff! 🙂

[CallMeChris]

bpounds wrote:
Portable chain link kennels are not too difficult to set up. I can see not wanting to use a crate, all day long, outside, while you are at work. But a 6 x 6 kennel is a fair compromise.

We crate them at night and during the day we have 3/4 of an acre fenced in for them to run around in. The problem is that the city says I have to put my camper back there with them...lol I'll get the back yard divided at some point when I can to keep them away from the toys but until then I was just trying to see if anyone else had a different solution than the fencing wire...looks like I'm the only one with a dog that would chew my brake wires or gnaw on the low point drains, who knew my poor babies were so badly behaved! 😉

Everyone meet Toby, my sweet little chewer...



He is 150 pounds of pure puppy love!

Here is my temporary solution, keeping my fingers crossed it holds up for awhile.

[bpounds]

Portable chain link kennels are not too difficult to set up. I can see not wanting to use a crate, all day long, outside, while you are at work. But a 6 x 6 kennel is a fair compromise.

[IdaD]

Steve 83406 wrote:
The image shown is verifiably correct. Chicken wire? That might last 15-30 seconds with a determined border collie. Suggest bundling wires and covering them with wire looms and tie them up to the frame so there are no dangling, attractive nuisances. Fencing off the trailer by 3-4 feet (not just the underside) will help, and train the dog that area is off limits. You might also consider an invisible fence around the trailer, but that gets a bit more expensive. Best of luck!
Steve

We just had to put down our BC/Heeler mix in June after 16 years so I can say on good authority that this picture has a high degree of accuracy. The labradoodle we have since picked up is just as smart as Lucy was but she also has an off switch when it's time to settle down. Border Collie's don't have an off switch - they only come equipped with go hard and go harder.

[TurnThePage]

2012Coleman wrote:

hohenwald48 wrote:
I suppose you could train the dogs.

X2. Proper training. If you don't have time to train your dog, then you should expect bad behavior. Crate training works best for puppies. If your not interacting with them, they are in the crate. Google it.

My dog was well trained and didn't damage or destroy things. However, when he was a pup, nothing was safe. How do you train a puppy to not explore and have fun? The only thing I figured out was to use the damaged item as a painful training aid. It worked, but he still had to commit the faux pas first, and neither of us felt very good after. He wasn't crate trainable, and we tried hard. Nor would I want him in a crate all day while I'm at work. Some dogs, sure. Big, energetic dogs, no way.

Good luck OP!

[2012Coleman]

hohenwald48 wrote:
I suppose you could train the dogs.

X2. Proper training. If you don't have time to train your dog, then you should expect bad behavior. Crate training works best for puppies. If your not interacting with them, they are in the crate. Google it.

[bpounds]

It's been so long since I had a puppy aged dog, that I had to think back a little on this one.

Having thought back a little, I think you might be worrying too much. If the puppy cannot reach the wires while laying down, I doubt he will stand up and chew stuff overhead. Regardless, training is how you work around these issues. If you cannot trust the dog, he belongs in his crate.

[Dennis12]

You can check the yellow pages for a security guard. Make sure that he can work all shifts or you may have to hire a couple.

[beemerphile1]

CallMeChris wrote:
This is in my fenced in back yard.

Then your best bet is a fenced area inside your fenced yard. Something designed to contain chickens will not stop a dog. Even with the best fencing, an unsupervised dog will dig under it.