Roofing & Exterior
A Fence Your Dog Can't Jump, Squeeze, or Dig Under
Fencing designed around your actual animals — the right height for a jumper, gaps closed for a squeezer, and dig-prevention at the base for a digger, all on posts set to hold up in Northwest ground.
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Signs to watch
Is this you?
Your dog jumps or climbs
Height is sized to the animal, not a default. A determined jumper or a climber needs more height and a smooth inside face with nothing to get a paw on — we plan the fence around the dog you actually have.
A small pet squeezes through gaps
Puppies and small breeds fit through gaps you'd never notice — under a gate, between pickets, along a slope. Closing those gaps at the base and the boards is the difference between a fence and a suggestion.
Your dog digs at the fence line
A digger goes under, not over. Dig prevention — a buried barrier, a dig guard, or a concrete or gravel base along the run — stops the escape route most fences leave wide open at the bottom.
You want to see out without an escape hatch
Sightlines keep a dog calmer, but the wrong open fence becomes a foothold or a gap. We balance visibility against containment so your pet can watch the yard without finding a way out of it.
Your options
Built around your animal, not a catalog default
We plan pet fencing around the specific animal — a jumper gets height and a smooth inside face, a squeezer gets tight board spacing and closed gaps under gates and along slopes, and a digger gets dig prevention at the base, whether that's a buried barrier, a dig guard, or a gravel or concrete run under the fence. Material follows the need: solid cedar or composite for privacy and a calm dog, chain link or ornamental for a durable see-through boundary where you want sightlines. Gates get self-closing hinges and secure latches sized so a pet can't nose them open — the gate is the most common escape point. Under all of it, the Northwest fundamentals hold: ground-contact posts set in concrete over a gravel base so nothing loosens, and hardware that won't rust out. We'll walk your yard, talk through your animal's habits, and build the fence that actually contains it.
The method
How we do it
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Walk the yard and the animal's habits
We talk through what your pet does — jumps, digs, squeezes — and walk the yard for slopes and gaps, then plan height, spacing, and dig prevention around that. Line confirmed, permit pulled if needed, utility locate called before we dig.
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Posts set to drain, base closed off
Ground-contact posts set in concrete on a gravel base so nothing loosens, and the bottom of the run sealed to the plan — buried barrier, dig guard, or a gravel or concrete base where digging is the risk.
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Panels, secure gates, and walkthrough
Boards or mesh hung to the height and spacing your pet needs, gates hung with self-closing hinges and secure latches, then a walk of the whole line together to check for any gap an animal could work.
Straight numbers
What moves pet-fencing cost
Pet fencing prices like any fence — material, height, and length lead — with the pet-specific work layered in: extra height for a jumper, tighter spacing for a squeezer, and dig prevention at the base for a digger all add to the number. A see-through chain-link boundary sits at the value end; solid cedar or composite for privacy costs more. Gates, terrain, and how much of the run needs dig-proofing move it too. We quote the whole thing — posts, drainage, dig prevention, and secure gates included — before anything is set.
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Dog & Pet Fencing: straight answers
How tall does the fence need to be for my dog?
It depends on the dog. Many dogs are contained by a standard 5–6 foot fence, but an athletic jumper or a climber needs more height and a smooth inside face with no footholds. We size the height to the animal you actually have, not a default — tell us what your dog does and we'll build for it.
How do you stop a dog from digging under the fence?
Several ways, matched to how hard your dog digs: a barrier buried along the base, an L-shaped dig guard that turns outward underground, or a gravel or concrete run under the fence line. For a serious digger we'll recommend the level of protection that actually stops it rather than the cheapest add-on.
Solid fence or see-through for a dog?
A solid cedar or composite fence removes the sightlines that can set a dog barking and gives you privacy too. A see-through chain-link or ornamental boundary lets a calmer dog watch the yard and costs less. We'll weigh your dog's temperament against your budget and privacy needs and lay out both.
Can you make the gates escape-proof?
That's a priority, because gates are the most common escape point. We hang them with self-closing hinges so they can't be left ajar, fit secure latches a pet can't nose open, and close the gap under the gate that small animals slip through. A fence is only as secure as its gate, so we build them to the same standard as the run.
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