The dogs knew how to lift the latch and escape and then when we locked the latch they managed to push through the bottom of the chain link fence to escape.
Dog proof fence gate latch.
This will prevent most dogs from liberating themselves.
This will prevent most dogs from opening the latch.
The best way to thwart gate openers is to simply add a padlock or dog proof clip to the gate.
Go to each gate that has a fork latch.
Put the wire into the hole of the fork latch.
A gate latch is designed to keep the gate of a fence or wall secure in the closed position.
Standard fork latches simply need lifted in order to free the gate from the latched position.
We have been having problems for years with our dogs escaping from our double gate latched fence.
This instructable shows you how i built a dog proof gate latch for our double gate chain link fence.
Cut a piece of rigid wire about 6 inches long and bend it into a u shape.
The kennel latch has been designed to minimize space between the gate frame and the kennel frame and is available in 1 3 8 x 1 3 8 sizes only.
Some latches are key locking while others can simply be locked with a padlock or another device.
These are long metal bars that can be attached to the fence to prevent your dog from getting the foothold he needs to get over.