Is there a quality grade of chain link for animals ? I have seen
animals at the zoo behind chain link and not ehard of escapes.
Last year I purchased one of those 10 x 10 x 6 ft high ready made dog
pens. It took my German Shepherd about a hour to rip a hole in the
door.
I know have two German Shepherds and would like to to build a long
run. Is there a better heavier grade, like something made for lions ?

Thanks
Jack

In article ,
Father Jack Hackett wrote:
Is there a quality grade of chain link for animals ? I have seen
animals at the zoo behind chain link and not ehard of escapes.
Last year I purchased one of those 10 x 10 x 6 ft high ready made dog
pens. It took my German Shepherd about a hour to rip a hole in the
door.
I know have two German Shepherds and would like to to build a long
run. Is there a better heavier grade, like something made for lions ?

Most home installations use a light gague wire, #12 or 13. You really
want heavier, like 9. You also want a tension wire at the bottom or
even better a bar across the bottom.

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Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67
Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky Owner:Chinook-L
Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst Owner:Sibernet-L

Is 9 about the heaviest ?

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:27:58 +0000 (UTC), (Rich
Greenberg) wrote:

In article ,
Father Jack Hackett wrote:
Is there a quality grade of chain link for animals ? I have seen
animals at the zoo behind chain link and not ehard of escapes.
Last year I purchased one of those 10 x 10 x 6 ft high ready made dog
pens. It took my German Shepherd about a hour to rip a hole in the
door.
I know have two German Shepherds and would like to to build a long
run. Is there a better heavier grade, like something made for lions ?

Most home installations use a light gague wire, #12 or 13. You really
want heavier, like 9. You also want a tension wire at the bottom or
even better a bar across the bottom.

My German Shepherd just went over chain link (only about 3'). Tried
adding 2' more temporary plastic above that and it took about an hour
for her to figure out how to defeat it. Put in a 6' wood privacy fence
and she learned how to open the gate latch. Modified the latch and she
figured out how to just climb the 6' fence to visit the neighbors.
Whatever you use make sure you add a roof.

In article ,
Father Jack Hackett wrote:
Is 9 about the heaviest ?

I don't know. Ask the fence company.

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:27:58 +0000 (UTC), (Rich
Greenberg) wrote:

In article ,
Father Jack Hackett wrote:
Is there a quality grade of chain link for animals ? I have seen
animals at the zoo behind chain link and not ehard of escapes.
Last year I purchased one of those 10 x 10 x 6 ft high ready made dog
pens. It took my German Shepherd about a hour to rip a hole in the
door.
I know have two German Shepherds and would like to to build a long
run. Is there a better heavier grade, like something made for lions ?

Most home installations use a light gague wire, #12 or 13. You really
want heavier, like 9. You also want a tension wire at the bottom or
even better a bar across the bottom.



--
Rich Greenberg Marietta, GA, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 770 321 6507
Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67
Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky Owner:Chinook-L
Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst Owner:Sibernet-L

On 20 Jan 2006 05:59:02 -0800, wrote:

My German Shepherd just went over chain link (only about 3'). Tried
adding 2' more temporary plastic above that and it took about an hour
for her to figure out how to defeat it. Put in a 6' wood privacy fence
and she learned how to open the gate latch. Modified the latch and she
figured out how to just climb the 6' fence to visit the neighbors.
Whatever you use make sure you add a roof.

Yeah, right, a roof over an entire yard? As for your GSD, have you
tried exercising her strenuously and regularly? My two young dogs
don't even TRY to leave my yard, which has 4' chain link of
indeterminate weight, because I walk them daily for 2-4 miles.
Intelligent dogs need a lot of exercise and stimulation.

try making an inward slant with some wire fencing around the top. I
have a GSD with the same problems. They are very smart

KLS wrote:
On 20 Jan 2006 05:59:02 -0800, wrote:

My German Shepherd just went over chain link (only about 3'). Tried
adding 2' more temporary plastic above that and it took about an hour
for her to figure out how to defeat it. Put in a 6' wood privacy fence
and she learned how to open the gate latch. Modified the latch and she
figured out how to just climb the 6' fence to visit the neighbors.
Whatever you use make sure you add a roof.

Yeah, right, a roof over an entire yard? As for your GSD, have you
tried exercising her strenuously and regularly? My two young dogs
don't even TRY to leave my yard, which has 4' chain link of
indeterminate weight, because I walk them daily for 2-4 miles.
Intelligent dogs need a lot of exercise and stimulation.

Exercise never seemed to matter. Would walk her 4 miles and she would
jump 15 minutes later. Got a second dog as a playmate and she still
jumped. I really think that she learned there were "benefits" in going
over so she could play with her friends. My neighbors also walked or
drove her back around the block to my house a couple times, so she
learned that if she heard their car start and jumped the fence she
would get to go for a ride in the car. She's pushing nine years old
now and she could still grab something off the top of the 6' fence
(many squirrels have come close to heart attacks) but has not tried
going over in years.

wrote:

KLS wrote:
My German Shepherd just went over chain link (only about 3'). Tried
adding 2' more temporary plastic above that and it took about an hour
for her to figure out how to defeat it. Put in a 6' wood privacy fence
and she learned how to open the gate latch. Modified the latch and she
figured out how to just climb the 6' fence to visit the neighbors.
Whatever you use make sure you add a roof.

There is a chain link fence part known as a "barb arm,"
which is an extension to the top of the post that slants
inward (or outward, as you choose) at about a 30 degree
angle off the vertical. (Google images for "barb arm" fence .)

This device is designed to hold barb wire and prevent
climbing over the fence, which of course does not apply
in your situation. However, perhaps there is someway
to use this fitting to similarly create a barrier
using plain tension (nonbarbed) or something similar.
The barrier here is not just height (about a foot or so),
but the angle at which the barb arm fitting projects.
Just a thought...

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