While we decide what we want to do, fence-wise, some Spring/Summer
schedule, I came up with an inexpensive and easy solution. I went to HD
and perused many options and bought inexpensive ($3.50 for 10') wire
garden fence, about 18" tall ("hoop" top, if that gives a visual). I
started yesterday, sticking it in the ground right up against the chain
link fence, and zip-tied it along the way.

While the dogs "helped", I sat on a garden stool and zip-tied away until
it started raining. I have some warm and clear hours this morning to
work on it as well, so I'm picking the worst sections first. The best
thing is that the green wire against green chain link, is virtually
invisible.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Janet Boss wrote:

I started yesterday, sticking it in the ground right up against
the chain link fence, and zip-tied it along the way.

Aren't zip ties the most amazingest invention?

The best thing is that the green wire against green chain link,
is virtually invisible.

It sounds like an excellent solution to me!

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

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Shelly wrote:


Aren't zip ties the most amazingest invention?

They are!

The best thing is that the green wire against green chain link,
is virtually invisible.

It sounds like an excellent solution to me!

DH was pretty pleased with it for many of the same reasons I am - low
effort, attractive, inexpensive, and it solves the problem!

Now, if I had escape artists, I would not trust the stuff, but since
it's more of a "wow - the fence just moves when I stick my nose under
it" situation, this stops that and will stop the escapades as a result,
and give me some more peace of mind.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

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Shelly wrote:
Aren't zip ties the most amazingest invention?

They kept a few people in this year's Iditarod (the winner's
in Nome but more than half of the pack is still out there),
where trail conditions were so awful that lots of sleds were
badly damaged. Lance Mackey, who won (and made history -
what a great, great, great story his is) was balancing on
one runner for about 90 miles because the other one was
gone. Zip ties are great for quick sled fixes.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

If you can't say it clearly, you don't understand it yourself -- John Searle

Melinda Shore wrote:
Lance Mackey, who won (and made history -
what a great, great, great story his is)

No kidding! What is it with guys named Lance, anyway?

was balancing on
one runner for about 90 miles because the other one was
gone. Zip ties are great for quick sled fixes.

I guess it's the updated version of spit and baling twine, eh? I
bought a humongous bag of them a few years ago, and am finding that
they have all sorts of uses.

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

Janet Boss wrote:

Now, if I had escape artists, I would not trust the stuff, but since
it's more of a "wow - the fence just moves when I stick my nose under
it" situation, this stops that and will stop the escapades as a result,
and give me some more peace of mind.

Similarly, my solution worked for Elliott because, bless his heart,
he was a bear of very little brane.

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

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Shelly wrote:
No kidding! What is it with guys named Lance, anyway?

To be honest I'm about 60% on the other Lance being a
doper. I think he probably is but I'm very not sure.
Cycling is just a disaster area when it comes to performance
enhancing substances (so is nordic skiing) but he's got
exceptional physiology. I don't know if we'll ever know for
sure.

I think that we learned a lot about dog exercise physiology
over the past couple of months. Jeff King experimented with
a hypoxic chamber for his dogs but it apparently didn't help
much, if at all, while Mackey seems to have gone with the
basic cycling training. Once you get past the heart rate
monitors and the power meters and all that stuff, the key
seems to be "ride more" (or "train more"). Lance Mackey
seems to have a real feel for where the line is between good
stress and bad stress and did a brilliant job of walking it.

But this Iditarod has been full of amazing stories, from Deb
Bicknell's capsize to a huge number of broken bones, broken
sleds, frostbite, a race between two women for rookie of the
year (no woman has won that before), and so on. So far 22
people have scratched.

The one really, really sad note is that one of Karen
Ramstead's leaders died. She scratched from the race to be
with her family and grieve, which is the first time I know
of where someone has scratched after that kind of loss.
Karen is someone that everybody knows - she's on the lecture
circuit, she's active on mailing lists, she judges CKC and
AKC classes, and she makes a point of being very, very
accessible. So, this was a loss that's been felt quite
widely.

Anyway, the TV coverage should be pretty interesting, when
it finally airs. The stuff in the papers and at
iditarod.com didn't spend much time on what was going on in
the middle and back of the pack, where so much of the drama
was. I hope those schmucks at Versus do better.

I guess it's the updated version of spit and baling twine, eh?

Zip ties and duct tape. Mackey also had an old ski in his
sledbag that he brought along specifically to use for
repairs (everybody knew in advance that the trail was
awful). There's a free video of Lance and his broken sled
at iditarod.com, and the "Team Moving In Blizzard" is
definitely worth checking out if for a great shot of a
ground blizzard. Clear blue skies above, and a white-out on
the ground.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

If you can't say it clearly, you don't understand it yourself -- John Searle

Melinda Shore wrote:

To be honest I'm about 60% on the other Lance being a doper. I
think he probably is but I'm very not sure.

I am not a fan of Other Lance! But the coinkydinks of athletes
named Lance beating cancer struck me.

Lance Mackey seems to have a real feel for where the line is
between good stress and bad stress and did a brilliant job of
walking it.

I'll say. And the sentimental angle of his family's history with
the race made me all weepy and stuff. Sheesh.

The one really, really sad note is that one of Karen
Ramstead's leaders died. She scratched from the race to be
with her family and grieve, which is the first time I know
of where someone has scratched after that kind of loss.

Oh wow.

There's a free video of Lance and his broken sled at
iditarod.com, and the "Team Moving In Blizzard" is definitely
worth checking out if for a great shot of a ground blizzard.
Clear blue skies above, and a white-out on the ground.

Cool! I'll check them out tonight!

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

Shelly wrote in news:0NdKh.9368$P47.2238
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Similarly, my solution worked for Elliott because, bless his heart,
he was a bear of very little brane.


And I know you mean that in the nicest possible way!

--
Catherine
& Zoe the cockerchow
& Queenie the black gold retriever
& Max the pomeranian
& Rosalie the calico cat

ceb wrote:

And I know you mean that in the nicest possible way!

Oh yes. He was the very bestest, little brane an' all.

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)