i have the same problem,except i have four foot fences around the yard.i understand the breed pitt bull/staffordshire terriers are primarily inside dogs,but it's summertime,so i leave her outside during the day.she has jumped over the fence with ease.luckily i found her,well,she found me around the block.the breed loves to explore and most times will just keep wandering on their own,maybe never coming back.also they are deeply loyal,usually to one person.the breed ,most of the time,prefers to be the only dog in a family,unless they are adapted to the situation when they are young or puppies.my dog has jumped on the yards' gate and back door,repititiously,over and over,until someone comes to her.that is separation anxiety.she just wants to be near me in any capacity,i don't need to pet her,just be near her,where she can see me.i have a outside screen door with a window.she will jump repeatedly,6ft. in the air just to see me inside the house.when she hits the door,she hits the door hard.when she jumps on the gate,she hits the gate so hard she has deeply bruised her thigh bone twice.does that stop her,no way!i should have named her Ping Pong.i almost forgot,she has already locked me out of the house.we were inside,i went out the door to put out recylables and shut the door,bad move,she started jumping on the door,she always aims at the locks and latches,and suceeded.i had to get my father to come by my house with his set of keys to unlock the door,all awhile looking at the dog,looking at me and still jumping,for about 20 minutes.i was half mad and half laughing,because i was saying to her,hit the door lock,hit the door lock!she's awesome,but i don't know what to do about her jumping.i take her for 45 minutes walks and runs.but i can't wear her out.another problem,i have with her is she is so submissive that she doesn't understand a mean or aggressive dog.she will run up innocently to another dog as if that dog was her favorite cousin she hasn't seen in years.i'm afraid she is going to be mauled,if i'm not around to hold her back.she also seems to show off sometimes in front of people,which might be contributing to your dogs jumping.i don't want to seem as though i have an answer for you,but i believe your dog might want more personal attention from the person who the dogs feels most comfortable with in your family,the breed is very jealous when it comes to their attention from their boss.good luck.
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Originally Posted by jules
We have a 5 month old staff bitch. She has tried escaping from the garden through holes in the fence for a couple of months. These holes have been blocked and so she has now started jumping over the fences into neighbours gardens. Both have dogs and she seems to want to play with them. but then she has also jumped a fence to get to to other people walking past the house too!! Some fences are over a metre high. During the last few days she has even started climbing a tree !
She goes for long walks across fields and straight away on return she starts her escape plans. She has another staff to play with, (which she does do) a 14 month old staff (larger but nore sedate). She is a very sociable dog and loves playing.
How do we stop her from jumping - without erecting higher fences and ending up like a prison yard ?
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