Meeks

Thank you everyone for all the information! It has helped out a lot!! We created a barrier which if Missy can get under or over or somehow through she really is a Houdini! When being outside by herself, we place her in a secure area. She isn't too keen on this space, but it stops her from escaping our yard and makes me feel a little more at peace when im at work. We also put a sheet of mesh across the top of the space so there could be no jumping out.. (First thing she attempted to do when we put her in there was jump out). I know this is a different topic to what is asked originally, but any other Amstaff owners - Have you found any specific exercises that really suits the amstaff? I was looking at some agility training?

Oops, I think I may have not made myself clear. She is registered (pedigree/papers from the breeder), she is also registered with our council.

Thanks for all the responses guys! She does get a lot of inside time, when we are home she can come in for most of the night and also sleeps inside in our room. During day times, I like to keep her outside. This behaviour has only started in the past 2 weeks so I am unsure if something has brought it on? I have tried giving her extra toys, toys that also challenge her (to hopefully keep her focused), giving her a bone for the day, and also taking her for a nice long walk before she is going to be put outside to tire her out. We have 6ft high fences, and you cannot see underneath them. It just seems once she's had a glimpse of what she can get up to once she is out, she is only going back for more! When we go out somewhere and Missy needs to travel in the car, I can open our front door and she will walk calmly next to me (with no lead) and sit and wait at the car door. She is usually very good when it comes to going out the front and will not wander off from me. The backyard - we have her trained that in the morning once waking up, she will go and sit at the back door to let me know she needs to go, and then will usually go outside and do her business then sit at the back door to let me know she is finished. We start obedience training in February (that's when they are doing their first inductions for the year). I am hoping this helps calm her a bit. We also socialize a lot with other dogs during the week and every weekend. Missy is registered - This was one of the first things I did when getting her! I didn't want any issues to come for not doing so.

My 17 week old American Staffy has recently started to dig under our fences and escape. Last week I came home to no puppy and when I ran out to the front to my car, my neighbour was standing there with her in his arms. He told me she had been wandering my front yard and he brought her across to his place so nothing happened to her. That night I blocked off where she had dug and put a fence up blocking off the area. That night, we were watching some TV while Missy was outside (meant to be eating her dinner!) and hear a scratch at the front door, only to open it and find Missy sitting there. This time she had dug under the fence we put up and still got out the front. My partner dug deeper into the ground and put a new fence up. Hoping this would stop her from continuing her digging, we were wrong! While cooking lunch the following day, we could hear a little girl screaming, we rush out the front and there is Missy jumping on her trying to play (there was no aggression). She knows if she gets out, I will put her inside on her bed. But I think this is exactly what she wants. Is there something we could possibly do to train her not to leave the back yard when she is outside?