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 Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:02 am Post subject: Re: regarding dog runs |
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| walltoall wrote: | | By the way I'm highly amused at the huge amount of response to a doggy question compared with almost no response for how can I say this? proper gardening topics? No offence, you understand. |
Emotive subject, I guess.
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paddy-s
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:43 am Post subject: |
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Have to agree with Fuinnseog. We have three acres secured with 6'6 deer fencing. The dogs are safe when we are away and have access to a dry warm shed and beds. They have fresh water and can run and play as they wish.
I am sure your Retriever could clear your fence if it wanted to. Have you ever found evidence that they had been out when you were away. |
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blagadan
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| Jacqcat wrote: | | That's a cute little run... I'm curious to hear if it has successfully contained the dogs. I know from rescue sources of even small dogs who've managed 5 ft fences. |
I will admit when I built it first it didnt work! Originally it was a basic wooden post and chicken wire fence, nothing elaborate. Our lab was able to get over it easily and in doing so most times would tear her belly as she crested the fence. I tried several other ideas but she got by all of them. I didnt want to have an obvious "dog prison" in my back yard and I would only have considered extending the height of the fence as a last resort.
The 9" X 2" shelf on flat works to stop the dogs from cresting the fence. Looking up at the overhanging shelf at the inside of the fence, from the dogs perspective, I can see just how it works...
The real test is when my wife drives in the front gate. The lab gets hysterically excited to get out to my wife but she simply cant get out. The shelf blocks any attempt of climbing. She tried LOTS of times to climb or jump out at first but she no longer tries to get out now, she knows she's beaten. She now just sits there, barking, tail wagging frantically, waiting for release.
These two are primarily spoiled house dogs. The dog run is only for dry or sunny days when we want to go into town and don't want to lock the dogs into the house or shed. When we are at home the dogs have the freedom to roam around the garden as they please. We never lock them in when we are home. We simply wanted to have a small controlled environment where we can pen the dogs or puppies when required. A 20ft X 15ft run is more than adequate. I'm pretty sure if we left the dogs to their own devices all the time, they would get filthy dirty and no longer have priveleges of coming in the house!!
What I can say is that our dog run fencing arrangement is 100% effective in our circumstances. It works for us. I have absolutely no doubts about it. I can not say that it will work for everybody else. Different breeds of dogs could be more capable of escaping our run. I know for sure, my sisters dalmation would most likely be able to jump his way out, he can leap a couple of feet in the air from a sitting position. For him I would need a 6ft fence for sure.
I dont like having a dog tied on a lead and unsupervised. I have experienced this type of restraint before with my neighbours dog and the outcome was upsetting. I wont go into it but it was not a nice situation. I would not advise anyone to have a dog on a lead tied to a bull-wire. if you want the detail you can pm me.
I would prefer to have the whole property fenced in as others have, that would be a great solution. I will get there some day...
The original poster asked for suggestions about 'dog run design help' not about fencing in their whole property, I was trying to keep on topic.
Keeping with the garden theme, I still need to plant some kind of a hedging around the run. that will be a project for spring 2009!!!! lol. I have some rhodedanderons at the front of the dog run but they are not happy there so they'll be moved to a more suitable location.
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paddy-s
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| Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds as if your dogs are very well looked after.
The hedging I would suggest would be either Bay, get a few in the live herb section of Tesco's of Dunnes or Rosemary. They will both grow to cover the fence, both are evergreen and both can be used in the kitchen.
Matbe a mix of the two. |
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pannaannap
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