This is a long overdue project. When we moved into this house, the yard was not totally fenced in. On two sides, it did have a fence. A chain link fence across the front and on the south side of the yard, there was field fencing. That left the North and West side open. Obviously, that wouldn’t work. So when we came across an ad for someone selling their wrought iron fence, we jumped at the opportunity. The only problem, (well, not the only problem), is that it’s only 3 feet high. In Lucy’s eyes, it’s really nothing more than a speed bump when she decides to jump. Twist showed us another problem. The wrought iron isn’t spaced exactly, so there are slight variations and when one is a little bigger, he can slip right through. So, we put up chicken wire on the inside of the fence and that helped with Twist’s escape. It has only had so/so success. The bottom line is that we need a new fence.

So far, we have the fence material ordered. It’s not going to be a gorgeous fence, but it should be very practical. It will be the welded fence panels and log posts like on the other side of the driveway for the boarding kennel field. The only difference is that instead of getting the 4″x4″ squares, we’re getting the 2″x4″ for our dogs. It will be 5 feet high, so hopefully even agile Lucy will not be able to clear it. I’m pretty excited, except for all the work that it’s going to take to get the old fence out and to move the rocks inside the perimeter of the yard away from the fence so the new one can be put in. I better remember to take my vitamins so I have plenty of energy. I think we are going to shoot for trying to get the old fence out next weekend. I don’t know if the new one will be up that quickly or not, but we’ll have something temporary in the meantime. I’ll keep you all posted.