Husky digs under fence and flees

Question
My husband and I rescued two liter-mate Husky-mix pups.  They're wonderful.  We have them enrolled in  obedience training, but our problem is not addressed in class.  The dogs (Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara) are now 9 mos. We have spent a fortune on fencing privacy/chain-link so additional invisible is out of the question.  I block out each hole with a cinder block and Rhett just finds another spot to dig.  I now have 28 cinder blocks and he still finds a new spot.  They have almost an acre to run in - half of which are woods and stil escape.  The male is normally the only one who has this behavior.  Help!  

Answer
Unfortunately, the problem that you are describing is pretty normal.  Siberian Huskies are known for being master escape artists, and they have a drive to run and explore.  Obedience training unfortunately doesn't usually help in containment issues.  I understand already having spent a fortune, but there is a solution that is relatively inexpensive.  You need to make the act of digging at the fence line unpleasant, and the best way to do that everytime is to run a hot-wire along the base of the fence (a few inches off the ground).  If the dog touches this wire, he will complete the circuit and get shocked by the hot wire.  If you position the wire just above the ground along the fence, it is almost impossible not to touch it when digging.  This will not discourage digging, but will discourage the dogs from digging anywhere along the fence.  We used this, and both of our dogs, while very scared after the first shock or two, now have no problems in the back yard, they just know not to touch the wire.  Some additional training helps, we took our dogs out on a leash to let them wander around the back yard.  Anytime they got close to the wire, we'd yell at the wire.  The dogs thought we were a little crazy at first, but after they got shocked, they realized what was going on.

It is important to get a "pet-grade" energizer, Sibes aren't cattle and can't take the same quite jolt.  Mule Hollow Fence Supply sells the equipment (http://www.mulehollow.com) and you just need the wire, the energizer, insulating caps to attach to the fence, and a copper ground rod and clamp.  The whole set-up cost us right around $75 or so; a relatively cheap investment for some extra security.  Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.