Teach Your Dog

Some dogs are very good fence jumpers, even if they are quite short. Take the Jack Russell terrier as an example. While this breed is adorable and very bright, they are incredible jumpers. Now, you don’t typically see a dog sail right over the top of a fence (though it does happen) but you do see them use everything they’ve got to scamper, climb, and crawl up and over.

Fence jumping is frustrating from the perspective of trying to keep the dog in the yard but this behavior also poses a risk to the dog. For example, if your particular fence had any type of spike or pointed area on top, your pet