dkhedmo wrote:
Any ideas to secure the bottom edges of the chain link fence? New-to-us
dog tunneled under the brand new fence and bolted. The mister thinks we
should have the fence guy come back and secure pipe at the bottom of the
fence from post to post, clipping the fence to the pipe as along the
top. I'm not convinced this will solve the tunneling problem, just slow
the progress. I'm thinking some kind of metal edging that can be sunk
12" or so below ground, with a few inches remaining above to cover any
gap between ground and fence. If we were to go with this metal edging
idea, what kind of metal, and from whom do I procure it?

Any other ideas? For the time being, dog goes on a 40' tether on one of
those screw in stakes, just to run around the $1200 "fenced in" yard.
Grr...

-Karen-

Might try burying a length of hardware cloth (mesh screening stuff)
along the fence. Doggie might get down to it and give up. A hooked
stake can be driven down, holding bottom of chainlink fencing and
through the hardware cloth. Hardware cloth could be laid on top of
ground to try it out. If the dog persists or goes around it, I would
seriously consider trading him in. Animals that damage the home aren't
pets, IMO.