Help with fence fighting

 Maybe bringing them inside every time they start making fools of themselves would work. They'll figure out if they act silly they come inside instead of enjoying a nice day out.

If that isnt gonna work can you ask your neighbor to a meeting with all the dogs? They'll get to know each other and be fine after that?

kle1986

If that isnt gonna work can you ask your neighbor to a meeting with all the dogs? They'll get to know each other and be fine after that?

My next door neighbor sometimes babysits her daughter's lab, Molly.  When Molly is in the yard, she and Max will run back and forth barking and growling at each other through the fence (it's a privacy fence so they can't see each other) but when they meet in front they're fine.  They've even gone for walks together.  Still ... they fight at the fence, but Max will stop and come in if I go out and call him inside.

Joyce

 I don't allow fence fighting, period, because (as you've experienced) it's dangerous. I either call the dogs inside, or put them in a down stay and have them just lay there til they're calm. Emma has a tendency to turn around and nail the dog standing next to her, if she gets worked up enough. I just don't let it happen.

 Everyone here loses outside priveleges if they act aggressively toward anything outside the fence.  Mostly because of my completely non dog tolerant next door neighbor, but also because I don't want any habits starting.  BUT, my dogs love nothing more than to be outside.  That might not work if your dogs like being inside more...

Anything they've acted up about something outside the fence, they've been brought in. They'll still bark at random people on the street and the other neighbors in their yard occasionally. 

Is there any kind of training I could do to get them to just ignore the dog?? I know I have to work stronger on their recall now. It's taking a while to get them back in the house when the other dog comes out and they're barking at each other.

 You can consistently tell them to leave it every single time they see the dog, and they may eventually auto leave it (like Emma auto sits when she's heeling, or auto looks at me when she wants to bite a dog).

I definetly agree with asking the owner if the dogs can meet but my suggestion is start with the oldest of your dogs and work your way down to the younger ones so the dog isn't too freaked out with all 4 at once.

 Another idea is that you could schedule it so your dogs aren't ever outside when the golden is or put up some sort of barrier (like stone wall) so the dogs can't get to the fence.

But if NOTHING else works you could try an invisible fence or shock collars. Good luck!!

~BROCUDPOS~

My dogs do very little fence running but when they do they are called to my porch and told to stay.  That ends the problem...   They may continue to bark a Little from the porch but that's allowed. 

Try teaching your dogs to come on command and bring them in or teach them to stay.

My siggy is an example of hyped up dogs who were just called off the property line.  There were utility trucks working on lines at the road.

Well I spent all of yesterday, when we were outside, hyperalert for the neighbors door opening. My dogs have better hearing then me. I only got them back into the house before they spotted him, once, and they were all already on the deck then.

I've been walking up to them one at a time, clipping a leash on and walking them back into the house.

Pack mentality takes over when the other dog is out. Oh and goodie, goodie, neighbors dog responds to come and lets go... So now I need to teach a new command word for 'get your butt over here and into the house now'. Otherwise the other dog is charging the fence to 'come' and 'lets go'

DH's going tomorrow to home depot to see if there's any kind of plastic or something he can put up so the dogs can't see through the fence. (its a chain-link fence)

Any other suggestions?

Yes they do, they're called privacy slats - that could work.

http://www.yourfencestore.com/clslats.htm

The neighbors on both sides of me have dogs AND kids, so I knew right away that for my own sanity I'd have to put up a 6' wooden privacy fence.  It's been great because I can work my dogs in my yard without the distraction of the kids playing or their dogs barking at mine.  If the kids are playing right next to the fence Kaiser will sometimes bark at the noise they are making, but he always comes running inside when I call.

I think a privacy barrier is your best bet.

 A hose. Everytime they go near the fence and start acting stupid, they get the hose. They should learn real quick.

luvmyswissy

Yes they do, they're called privacy slats - that could work.

http://www.yourfencestore.com/clslats.htm

These actually look very nice.  I've seen them and they look just as good in person as they do in the picture.

Joyce