Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Dogs part deux

While they haven't tore up my house, we moved on to "Plan B" with the dogs. This past weekend, Kevin and I got a stock panel from the dog run roof. We (by we, I really mean HE) tried to dig out the run so the dogs could occupy it again, but after seeing approximately 4 inches of solid ice connecting the gate to the ground, we decided to just leave the pen be.

So, we waded through the snow drifts to retrieve the stock panel, carried it to the shop and then Kev jerry rigged a gate. He wedged one end of the 16 foot stock panel between the sliding door and the wall of the Quonset (IE shop). He then drilled two holes in the door frame on the other door which we can then use to tie the opposite end of stock panel to the door with pieces of wire. Once this is wired in place, the dogs shouldn't be able to pull the stock panel down and they should be able to stay in the shelter of the shop. We can simply untie our wire pieces and let them out. The cats can come and go through the 4 inch holes in the stock panel. (The cats re the true residents of the shop.)

We took the kennels back out for some additional shelter if the dogs want to utilize them. We also left a bucket of water to drink.

The dogs did well yesterday, they didn't get out, didn't make a mess and seemed comfortable. We'll see how today goes because, they did stay in their portable kennels for 2 days or so before escaping. I anticipate this "pen" will work for a week. I know these dogs, they are escape artists, they will escape. Any bets?

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