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Re: [pyrnet] Fencing

Mary Delmage wrote:

I remember there was some talk a while back about fencing and what a great benefit it had been to people's dogs to have free range. My two pyrs used to have free range over our 8 acres of woodland but a neighbour objected to their occasional visits so now they are on a 50 foot running line. We installed a radio fence around most of the property but they both learned that if they ran fast enough the pain was transient and well worth the subsequent freedom. I hate to see them tied up and want them to be loose because they are supposed to be guarding our other stock.

So I'm thinking of fencing and my question is what sort, and how high? I've seen them both fly over a wooden rail fence more than a meter high. How do you stop them digging under it?

Thanks,
Mary.



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Some ideas for fencing can be found at www.premier1supplies.com. We have not tried any of the fencing, but we have purchased some of their products and have been satisfied. Be careful of the tying up. Sometimes that can make a dog more aggressive. I had a dog that I had to tie up due to lack of fencing and financing. It was surprising how her behavior changed when she was tied. We did not think anything of it, until some one pointed out the behavior to us in a rescue class.
Any ideas on how to kept a GP from chewing up a wood bench? I have tried painting it with cribbing for horses... did not work. She is a one year old next month and we maybe in a power struggle. She has been taking apart a wood planter and she has been harder on my trees than my goats, but I am taking a stand on the bench. She also has bones from the local butcher to chew on for teething.
Karen Sigler
Benjamin Farms Utah