Advice on installing a cattle guard

[Roger Perry]

The wealth of experience on the forum begs me to ask for advice / opinion on installing a cattle guard.

I have a 30ft entrance into the yard from a lightly used county road. The usual traffic into the yard, tractors, trucks, vehicles, equipment moving in and out. Here is my problem, I have several dogs that I want to prevent from exploring outside the fenceline, in your guys experience will these older dogs be smart enough to walk over the cattle guard.. is there any design that would deter a dog.?

If not I guess I go for an electric gate of some sort, although not as strait forward or simple....or quick

Appreciate your thoughts'.

 

[roscoe erf]

Cattle grid won't stop my dogs I presume that's what you ment by gaurd and not the sort you have down the mall

 

[Yale]

The wealth of experience on the forum begs me to ask for advice / opinion on installing a cattle guard.

I have a 30ft entrance into the yard from a lightly used county road. The usual traffic into the yard, tractors, trucks, vehicles, equipment moving in and out. Here is my problem, I have several dogs that I want to prevent from exploring outside the fenceline, in your guys experience will these older dogs be smart enough to walk over the cattle guard.. is there any design that would deter a dog.?

If not I guess I go for an electric gate of some sort, although not as strait forward or simple....or quick

Appreciate your thoughts'.

Why not just get perimeter electric collars?

 

[GTB]

A cattle grid wont stop dogs. You can get electric collars that stop them roaming past a certain point. You bury a cable/wire around the boundary and when they try to go over the line it gives them a small zap.

 

[tr250]

We have an old dog that's 14 ish and she can still get over it pretty quick to get to the postman

 

[Roger Perry]

Hmm, so the cattle guard is a no go then guys'

 

[S J H]

I've seen an electric cattle grid that stopped badgers, is was just electrified wires with a spring at the end. Sorry but I haven't got any photos.

 

[Deereone]

Cattle grid won't stop my dogs I presume that's what you ment by gaurd and not the sort you have down the mall

Where Roger comes from the mall is where you get your shopping

 

[GTB]

Hmm, so the cattle guard is a no go then guys'

No but it will stop cattle, which is kind of what they're designed for.

The boundary wire and collars will be much cheaper and quicker to install.

 

[milkloss]

Been on safari and seen an elephant stopper which is essentially wire mesh stretched with elastic close over raised plastic ribs. The mesh is electrified so when it gets trod on the elephant gets a poke. You can drive over it much like a cattle grid but might be a touch harsh on the dogs!

 

[Roger Perry]

Apart from when the cowpokes trail a herd down the road we don't see too many (cattle that is)

 

[roscoe erf]

Where Roger comes from the mall is where you get your shopping

Yes and they have gaurds

 

[Dry Rot]

Make your dogs a decent kennel and run, facing south, with a smooth concrtete floor that can be hosed out, where they can see what goes on in the yard. The dogs are now secured, won't annoy passers by, won't cause a traffic accident, won't get killed, and you will be obeying the law.

Install an underground electric fence and it MIGHT stop your dogs from roaming but won't stop other livestock (including stray dogs) entering. A study done by animal/canine behaviourists concluded that they are not generally a good idea. I tried bark collars on my dogs and the prongs that delivered the electric shock set up a reaction with the dogs' skin that became infected. You need similar collars for the fence. Not a good idea -- and they don't work when the collars are off as the dogs soon discover.

 

[Punch]

Train the dogs to stay inside the gateway!

We live near busy road and have 20ft open driveway. When young we make sure to watch them and train them not to go to the road!

I think you may struggle to train older dogs though!

 

[Roger Perry]

Thanks for all the input guys'
The place has a secure outside fence, the dogs are mature, not pups so pretty well behaved, I guess I am just a little paranoid and want to secure the entrance........