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11/26/08, 07:39 PM
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Making a quick and easy dog fence?
We have 4 dogs and three must be taken out on leash or they would take right off. Just wondering what we can put up for winter and beyond that isn't too costly and can be put up over the course of a day or so. Winter is just about here and I do NOT relish taking them out all winter, particularly during times of -30C weather or being sick with the stomach flu, etc. like I did last year. 
I was wondering if we could use those 3ft metal stakes that are similiar to those used for mailboxes? A lot of people also use them around here for deck posts. I have a few on my goat fence. Do you think that they would stay solid when we tighten the fence? They do seem to hold up with the goat fence. I thought I would put 4X4's in the stakes and use welded wire for fencing. Maybe throw up some snow fencing around that for winter, we get a lot of drifting snow and high winds.
Good idea or bad? Or do you have a better idea?
Chain link fencing is out. We got an estimate for that, and they said THREE GRAND! Are they kidding?!
BTW, it must be 5ft fencing as one dog is also part Aussie and VERY agile.
Thanks for any ideas or tips! 
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11/26/08, 08:18 PM
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I rigged up a dog fence with 5' wide remesh. I got 140' roll of remesh off cheapcycle for $20. I have T-posts but no way to set them, so I went all over the property gathering together all the concrete blocks I could find. I used baling wire to fasten concrete blocks every few feet at the bottom of the wire to stabilize it. Remesh is heavy and thick enough to practically support itself. The blocks give enough extra support that it's holding up well.
It's been holding in an aussie/bc cross and a mixed shepherd for several months now. It even looks halfway decent.
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11/26/08, 08:20 PM
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I've used cattle panels and t posts with good results. It will not keep in small dogs or pups though.
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11/26/08, 08:33 PM
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We put up goat fencing around our yard. Our Schnauzer could have gone through it if he had wanted to, but wouldn't. Now these pups first time I let them out one went through the fence. So I bought the cheap econemy 1" x 2" fence and zip tied it to the goat fence and that works, but they are less than 20 lbs. and won't get any bigger. I think if you use 4" x 4" post for the corners and brace them you could use T post in between them and it would be fine. You can get the extra long T post the get the cheaper wire in the 5 ft. tall.
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11/26/08, 08:36 PM
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A hot wire will cure a jumping Aussie...
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11/26/08, 09:01 PM
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there is a high tensile game fence, not that bad in price the last time i heard! our low too the ground hound (basset hound) is kept in by a radio fence, he is a wimp for pain so goes no where near it! most of the house yard will be stone walled next year.
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11/27/08, 11:00 AM
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I think the goat fencing I have must be stronger than what you are talking about, Ruby....this fencing easily supports my nubian goats (maybe 70-75lbs) headbutting it.
The stakes are about $9 apiece, and the poles are $15 for a 12 footer, so tops each post in total would be about $16.50 each (since I can get 2 6ft poles out of one 12 ft one).....the rolls of fencing I need (100ft plus a 50ft) would cost about $200. Total cost, maybe $380? Depending on number of poles I need......
Hopefully it won't look too "rednecky" (heck, why not, it would fit in with some of my other "projects" around here, LOL), but in any case I will post pics of it when done. 
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11/27/08, 12:29 PM
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not to wimp on the fence but i myself would use those tie downs for mobile homes the screw type as you can screw them down in the ground just about anywhere that is not solid rock and use a strong wire between them such as a double clothes line wire with a 6ft chain it gives the dog plenty of room to go back and forth and you know he is not going no where unless he breaks the chain or collar and they are easy to move and relocate just keep them far enough apart that the dogs dont get tangled up with each other. just my thoughts
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11/27/08, 07:42 PM
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In my dog yard, I used 2"x4"x4' welded wire attached to T posts and trees. For the poultry, I did the same, but used 5' high wire. By attaching the fencing to trees, I cut down on the expense of the posts, and the ache in my back. The fencing has been up for about 3 years, and my German shepherds haven't gotten out, nor have foxes or coyotes gotten in. Raccoons figured how to get in and out!
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11/27/08, 08:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DixyDoodle
I think the goat fencing I have must be stronger than what you are talking about, Ruby....this fencing easily supports my nubian goats (maybe 70-75lbs) headbutting it.
The stakes are about $9 apiece, and the poles are $15 for a 12 footer, so tops each post in total would be about $16.50 each (since I can get 2 6ft poles out of one 12 ft one).....the rolls of fencing I need (100ft plus a 50ft) would cost about $200. Total cost, maybe $380? Depending on number of poles I need......
Hopefully it won't look too "rednecky" (heck, why not, it would fit in with some of my other "projects" around here, LOL), but in any case I will post pics of it when done. |
That sounds like the same type of fence we have, I didn't mean the pups tore through the fence they just went through the 4" x 4" holes. So I put the smaller hole fence over the one we already had up. That is what we bought for our nubian goats when we had them. It is a strong fence just the squares were too big to hold these puppies.
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11/27/08, 09:39 PM
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if i had a dog that wouldnt come when i call it i would wave good bye
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11/30/08, 05:59 AM
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indianheadranch, I have 4 dogs. LOL I would spend a heck of a lot of time putting each one on and off a tie lead! The fence means I could just open the door and let 'em go for it. And one of the dogs is a Pekingese; I also have a concern about coyotes seeing her as a free lunch.
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12/01/08, 03:50 PM
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I have the same situation and the same concerns, including worrying about little dogs and predators. I'm considering electric net fencing, but I'm a bit concerned about my old, blind poodle...the others would quickly learn not to go near the fence, but I worry that he would constantly bump into it and soon be afraid to do his business outdoors. Perhaps I could put up a "bumper" fence inside the electric net...
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