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Post by ninworks on Sept 21, 2021 8:29:31 GMT -5
We are putting a farm fence around our backyard. Right at 500 feet of fencing with a pedestrian gate and 3 - 10 foot gates big enough to drive through. They got all the posts put in yesterday before the rain forced them to stop. I was really surprised they got that much done. There was a crew of 5 working on it. We are putting 2" x 4" horse wire on it to help keep the dogs in and the critters out. No longer will the neighbor's dogs be able to poop in our backyard. It's only going to be 5 feet tall so the dogs could jump it if so inclined but I'm going to work on training them to stay within the boundaries. The fence will act as a defined boundary and deterrent if nothing else.
We are going to be getting a new Border Collie puppy next month and I wanted the fence to have a small enough grid so he can't wiggle through it. He could certainly dig under it, or go over it as he gets older, but I'm hoping the other dogs will keep him entertained enough to not want to. Our male Malamute is getting old enough where I don't think he'll try to jump it but he could most certainly dig under it if he wanted. He can dig like a backhoe. As for the 2-1/2 year old female German Shepherd, well she could do anything she wants to get out. Over or under are reasonable options for her but I'm hoping she doesn't make those realizations or have those desires.
It's going to be nice to be able to just open the back door and let the dogs out. I have been putting them on tethers almost ever since we moved here to keep them from eating the neighbor's obnoxious dogs and keep them on the premises. When we first moved in we had no neighbors with dogs so I didn't tether them and just let them run. The 140 pound Malamute, Yogi, got to where he would run down the road a couple farms and chase their horses. That will get him shot so that was another reason to tether them.
They are here to put up the horse wire today. It will probably be a few days before we get the gates since they have to be made. It's costing a boat-load of money but it will be worth it in the long run in convenience if nothing else.
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Post by michael on Sept 21, 2021 8:40:48 GMT -5
we've been talking about putting a chainlink around our house for the dogs... they want to chase cars and livestock. neither are healthy...
a trick the kennels here use to keep them from digging out is to lay fence wire on the ground along the inside of the fence and secure it to the bottom of the fence with wire wraps... the dogs can't dig thru it. they cover it with gravel a lot of times, but grass thatch will probably cover over after a while. raise the deck on the lawn mower and go over it.
with that many dogs though, you probably won't have a lot of grass...
you doing good for the mutts :-)
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Post by Ragtop on Sept 21, 2021 8:42:24 GMT -5
Expensive, yes, but I get your reasons (being a dog owner myself). Worth the peace of mind, for sure.
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Post by ninworks on Sept 21, 2021 10:01:40 GMT -5
with that many dogs though, you probably won't have a lot of grass... you doing good for the mutts :-) Our backyard is about an acre. The dogs are in the house most of the time so I don't think we'll have a grass problem. This is Tennessee and stuff that grows out of the ground almost cannot be killed. I have been trying to kill all the weeds in our flower beds for years to no avail. We got 4-1/4 inches of rain over the last 2 days and it's not done yet. A lot of the yard is not only grass but it is green and that's all that really matters to me. The mower keeps it in check.
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Post by dadzmad on Sept 21, 2021 12:25:41 GMT -5
Although I don't have a need for it at my current house - I did put a backyard fence in for my 1st house, even though I did the work myself (40 years ago) it was expensive but well worth it. You will not regret it.
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Post by Leftee on Sept 21, 2021 12:26:33 GMT -5
Good fences make good neighbors.
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Post by michael on Sept 21, 2021 19:22:39 GMT -5
with that many dogs though, you probably won't have a lot of grass... you doing good for the mutts :-) Our backyard is about an acre. The dogs are in the house most of the time so I don't think we'll have a grass problem. This is Tennessee and stuff that grows out of the ground almost cannot be killed. I have been trying to kill all the weeds in our flower beds for years to no avail. We got 4-1/4 inches of rain over the last 2 days and it's not done yet. A lot of the yard is not only grass but it is green and that's all that really matters to me. The mower keeps it in check. my philosophy EXACTLY!!! i have a YARD, not a LAWN... my brother in law is one of THOSE guys... you know the kind... the ones that groom their grass... he's worked for years to have only 1 kind of grass in his lawn and it looks like a golf course. i troll him by bragging about my yard with ONE kind of grass... we call it CRAB! ;-) I don't care, if it's green, it's ok. we live in the middle of a farm and there's now way to keep the weeds out.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Sept 21, 2021 20:17:07 GMT -5
Border Collie, oh boy. Zzzzzzzoooooom, zzzzzzing, zzzzzzzip. 🤣
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Post by ninworks on Sept 21, 2021 20:46:17 GMT -5
Border Collie, oh boy. Zzzzzzzoooooom, zzzzzzing, zzzzzzzip. 🤣 Yes, this is not my first one. The last one I had was the best dog I have ever had in my life. Super smart and he lived to make me happy. What can you not love about that?! i.postimg.cc/ZRkFXgRW/Dsc00198.jpg
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Post by rickyguitar on Sept 21, 2021 20:59:19 GMT -5
Gotta take care of the dogs.
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Post by roly on Sept 22, 2021 14:11:42 GMT -5
" He can dig like a backhoe." That's funny. Try digging post holes in glacial till, not fun work. A fenced yard is a must for dogs. Not a fan of tethers, but some times it's the only choice.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Sept 22, 2021 14:37:43 GMT -5
What can you not love about that?! Border Collies and Australian Shepherds are my favorite dogs. If I had land I would probably have one of each.
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Post by ninworks on Sept 27, 2021 7:19:46 GMT -5
I used to have a 125 pound male Timber Wolf/Malamute hybrid that loved to eat. Everything was about food for him. He was a digging machine as well. I often joked that all I would have to do for him to dig trenches for a sprinkler system would be to poke 10 inch deep holes in the ground with a broomstick every foot and stuff a piece of a hot dog down in it. He would take care of the rest.
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Post by ninworks on Sept 29, 2021 16:52:41 GMT -5
They finished the fence today and the dogs love it already.
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Post by Taildragger on Sept 29, 2021 20:40:12 GMT -5
We need to fence the coyotes out more than we need to fence our dogs in.
They're small, so the 'Yotes would make short work of them if given the opportunity.
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Post by Larry Madsen on Sept 30, 2021 9:42:35 GMT -5
Our back yard is fully enclosed with a lock on the only gate.
Our two dogs can come and go through their doggie-door as they please and we never have to worry about anything.
It’s good for them and good for us.
Good luck with the new additions. Both fence and collie.
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