So when you say around the perimeter, do you mean the INSIDE perimeter butted up against the fencing or directly under the fencing? Also, has anyone used the heavy gauge one inch squared fencing that comes in rolls of 5 feet high? Very Best--Linda Ski
----- Original Message ----- From: Susan A. Schlenger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] escapees! > Hi, Peggy, > I've got two girls here who LOVE to dig under and go rabbiting. We > also have chain link (surrounded by stockade), and they have managed to > get under both. So, we got some patio block (12"x12"cement block > squares; heavy) and lined the perimeter of the pens with it. It did > take some serious work, but now when they dig they mostly trim their > nails so that I don't have to do it. <G> Yes, there is one who can lift > the block (seriously ambitious) but she can't do it fast; we almost > always see it happening as it take a good deal of time to move those things. > > You have to set the patio block right up against the inside of the fence > to make it effective. You can use it as a surface for the whole area > (we do; and like it) or you can just line a perimenter with it. > Sometimes it comes in colors; ours is a brick red. I've seen plain > cement color as well as a slate blue. > > I know how you feel; had that heart-in-mouth experience a couple of > times before I decided the hard work was worth every pain! > > Best, > > Suze > > Peggy Wallace wrote: > > I don't know if anyone can help me here, but I've got a big problem > > with my escaping Cavaliers! We've lived here 4 years, got the place > > fenced when we moved in, chain link, right to the ground. > -- > Suze at Llawen Cavaliers > "...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man > to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica > "Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear > > (c) Susan A. Schlenger 2002 All Rights Reserved > Do not forward without permission of the author. > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
