DeerBusters DE2878 Kinked Ground Stake, pack of 30

I bought these in order to secure the bottom of a welded wire fence that is stapled to a cedar-rail fence to keep a puppy in the yard. When I bought the first pack, I thought they would be overkill. However, after installing them, I am glad I purchased these instead of shorter stakes, which I now think would be too short to prevent digging escapes. I live in Colorado, and installing the first pack of stakes was very simple due to a wet spring (only one of them bent during installation). However, I had a number of stakes from the second pack start to bend, probably due to a dry June. After the third bent stake, I took my hose out to the fence and let it run for ~10 minutes, saturating the clay that I was trying to hammer the stakes into. Then I took the bent stake, and twisted it, moved it in and out of the existing hole to get even more water to saturate the soil. After doing this for the bent stakes (and all further stakes I needed to install that day), no more of them bent during installation. I ended up putting a total of 3 stakes per 10' fence section (2.5' spacing), and it seems to be more than adequate for our dog, although she hasn't really been trying to dig under the fence yet. Each stake took me about 1 minute to hammer fully into the ground, and perhaps 2 minutes for the second package since I had to occasionally wiggle the stakes every now and then to ensure the soil was saturated with water.

Worked well for us ... I've read several other comments, mostly the 1 star reviews where people stated that it didn't work and this is what I'd have to say to anyone thinking about using this product. NOTHING is going to keep a dog from continuing a behavior he's learned but working with the dog to change said behavior - so if you're looking for this product to be the end-all-be-all of your issues. The bottomline is dogs need training just like children, behavioral training in this situation, and no product is going to address that more than you directly. Now with that said I watched my dog try to push the spikes/fence area this morning and I did have enough time to say, "Scout... NO!" to which he stopped. But in the end I've found some of the 1 star reviews lacking in the sense that they don't realize that part of the problem is they have adopted a family member with a mind of their own and not just some mindless drone, some dogs are more bull-headed than others. So in closing the spikes are a good addition to our fence-line as though they are keeping the coyotes in our area from pushing in as well as helping us correct behavior we don't find acceptable but no one is going to fix an overall issue but yourself.

I have very rocky soil and these are the best I have tried. The twisted shape seems to twist and turn around rocks as driving them in the ground.

My dog kept getting out from under my chain-link fence. No matter how I tried to block it with various wooden boards or pushing bricks against it he found a way out. And because I do some dog sitting at my house I needed to make sure other dogs were not able to get out so I thought I'd try this product. Funny thing is, I had visualized something JUST like this and a friend was going to see if his blacksmith could make a few for me. But now I don't need him, I got these and they are amazing. I just hooked the top portion over a lower link and then pounded the straight portion it into the ground with a mallet. (Don't use a regular hammer on the metal unless you place a towel over it to buffer it, since the hammer may slip on the metal.) And though my ground is rocky I was able to get around that by simply moving the stake around at a slight angle until I could hammer it in. And it stays put! I was worried that my curious and stubborn dog would still try to push through anyway and he has, BUT the stakes don't budge, and now he can't get out!!! I'm delighted!!!! Yippee!!!!

I bought these stakes to tack down the bottom of the chain link fence in my yard as my dog loves to scoot under the fence where the ground is a little low and go over and see his girlfriend next door. Although they play well and it is not a problem for him to visit, I wanted to make sure he did not figure out how to get out of other parts of the fenced yard. These stake were perfect for this use. They are sturdy, heavy and long. I put the hook through one of the diamonds of the chain link and pounded the stake into the ground until the hook part was also down into the ground. I have an 80 pound dog (yes, much to our amazement he could get under the fence) and after installing the stakes, he never got under the fence again. There were a couple of spots the stake did not go all the way down into the ground, as the dirt level was too low, so I just bought some dirt and filled in. After the stakes were in, they were hardly noticeable and did not affect grass trimming at all. I would highly recommend.

These were effective in preventing out 7 month old Labrador Retriever from pushing the fence outward, and sliding underneath. However, we were worried that she might be smart enough to overcome this. Our solution...We dug a bottle-sized hole in the ground, pushed the stake in - then filled the hole with concrete! Worked like a charm, the bottom of the fence is now immovable. The stake has some bends in it, which help the concrete form more securely around them. We placed these approximately every 3 feet.

I got these to keep our new dog from digging under the fence. I loved their length and they seemed pretty sturdy and solid. I drove one into the semi-soft ground with a mini sledge and a little over halfway in, it bent. So I watered the ground to make sure it was soft and switched to a rubber mallet. Same thing. I had the best results honesty just using my foot and gently transferring my weight (stepping) on it. Maybe it is the length, maybe it hit a rock, but I was surprised because these seemed pretty heavy duty. I got them to work, but it required a little finesse, which isn't what you expect with metal fence stakes.

These were worthlessThey just bent instead of going into the ground