"Matt" wrote in message
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Hi all:

I have a golden that likes to dig, and especially escape any place he's
contained in.

We bought a new house and first had a fence put in. Specified 5' fence,
with 4' above ground and buried 1' deep, so if he digs, he'd probably give
up and just stay put. Problem is, the morons that put it in only buried it
as little as 4", so he dug out.

We are now contemplating what to do. If we bury the fence the full 12",
will that be enough? What other ideas do you all have, so we can do
something ONCE and have him contained and safe?

You might try laying down a roll of fencing material along the bottom edge
of the fence, and fastening it to the fence with wire ties as well as
staking it to the ground with U-shaped pieces like some tent stakes.
Eventually grass will grow through it and it will be nearly invisible, but
it should make digging uncomfortable and ineffective.

I'm not sure a fence 4' high is enough to keep a GR from jumping it. But you
can extend the apparent height by adding wire or rope above the top of the
fence and using ribbons or similar items to mark this higher level.

Paul and Muttley