I remember a scene with dogs sneaking into a building from one building to the next walking on a wire - powerline? - cable? At night. Possibly similar to the Doberman Gang, but not either of the two I have seen. Can any one help me?

Could you be remembering a scene from Remo Williams (Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) - IMDb)? The dogs are guard dogs trying to catch Remo. It is a scene about two-thirds of the way through the movie.