dog on the loose!!

well my dog got out of the yard today and im getting mad at him for running away all the time lol(once every couple of months). whats a good way to teach him running away is not a kewl thing to do. iv tried every thing in my book shock collers, chains, every thing but a fence becasue our yard is way to big to fence and way to much money. any ideas. He is a German sheperd/akita mix,mabe some other things in thier to im not sure because i took him from a resque shelter.

 

my parents got an invisible fence installed, works perfectly. theyre on 12 acres, and havent had a dog run away since

 

I used to live out in the country & we didn't have a fenced in yard. We have since moved into town but still have our chocolate lab. I walked the dog around the yard(just along the parameter) about once or twice a day for maybe a month or two. Then we tried him out & let him off the leash. Look at that it worked. He walks around the yard & doesn't run away. He may wonder a bit beyond the property line but no farther.

 

You could also only fence a portion of it to keep the dog in.

 

I would walk him often, try to go new routes, if anything if he were to run away again he'll know his way around.

 

well the eletric fense u guys were talking about doesnt work i installed a 200$ unit for big dogs only and the thing does not even phase him he will sit on the line and act like nothing is happening even with the volts cranked all the way up so he came back and al just walk him around the yard a few times a day ty for the info

 

maybe you could build a dog run for him outside? Or don't leave him outside unattended.

 

is the dog neutered, maybe hes just out looking for a lady?

 

yep either get his balls chopped

or

neuter here

 

I would think that if the dog was from a shelter it would have already be spayed or neutered,
As for the roaming dog as suggested befor I would also look into a fixed run from front to back yard.