[Lekooks] Looking for fence posts, fencing, and wood or metal poles

[Liz Kreml]

Forgot to include my number 262-443-2273.

Good luck,

Liz


“The chief enemy of good decisions is a lack of sufficient perspectives on
a problem." - philosopher Alain de Botton

On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 8:39 PM, Liz Kreml <lizkreml at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Bev,
>
> Have you thought of using an overhead lead line instead? When I had an
> escaper and before I installed my fence I ran a cable from my house to a
> tree at the far end of the yard, about 60yds. Then attached a pulley to
> one end and a clip to the other of a smaller gauge cable to make the
> runner. You can install a stop on the overhead cable so they can't get any
> closer to the end of the yard than you want.
>
> I can explain my setup more if you want to call. It gave my Red Bone
> Coonhound natural-born-murderer an area about 30 yds by 50 yds, a pretty
> big area (not just rabbits, skunks & ground squirrels, she tangled with
> and sometimes killed groundhogs & adult raccoons, I got to get rabies shots
> because I got bite once separating her from a coon, she didn't have a
> mark).
>
> The materials aren't that expensive and you could do without any fence. I
> bought the parts and assembled it myself. There was no way one of the ones
> they sell at the pet stores was going to be strong enough (or as long as I
> wanted). The cable that ran from the house to the end of yard was heavy to
> put up, you need someone strong to help. Then use one of these (the right
> size for the cable diameter being used) at either end and you can tighten
> it once or twice a year as they stretch the cable. That way it won't sag
> too quickly and you don't have to reconnect it for many years.
>
>
>
>
>
> You just have to be sure the dog can't get out of their collar. It took my
> dog about a month to give up on running lunges to get free. Then she
> chilled and it worked like a charm.
>
> Liz
>
>
> “The chief enemy of good decisions is a lack of sufficient perspectives on
> a problem." - philosopher Alain de Botton
>
> On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 6:24 PM, Bev B. via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> I have a doggie who wants to run with the deer. She has dug under the dog
>> yard fence on several occasions, as well as climbing over (saw it with my
>> own eyes!) a few times. The fence has been reinforced every time, and
>> raised by 2 feet where she actually jumped over. The only thing keeping her
>> in now is a shock collar with the underground wire woven through the actual
>> fencing. Even with that, she got out again last week and stayed out all
>> night. I swear she has a death wish (cars or coyotes)!
>> So, long story short, I continue to need more fence posts, but have also
>> used metal pipes, wooden mop handles, and pieces of rebar (2 feet to 6 feet
>> in length). Also taking odds and ends of wire fencing and pieces of wire to
>> tie things together. It's a messy patchwork of a dog yard, but it mostly
>> works.
>> Please check your garages and basements for things I can use to keep this
>> crazy girl at home where she belongs!
>> Thank you,
>> Bev Braasch
>>
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>>
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