Fencing Off the Terrifying Dog Next Door...

Pacing Back in Forth in Front of Our Fence

As I mentioned before we have had two dogs next door that are absolutely terrifying! We cannot get within 20 feet of our fence without the german shepherd throwing himself at the fence, hackles raised, snarling and barking. Here you can see him just starting to get agitated. I am using a zoom lens here.

It wasn't that he was scary (he was!), it was that I did not know if I could trust the dog not to leap over the fence and kill a child! It was hard to get a picture of him hanging on the fence cause I was shaking so much!

With Ray's schedule being so crazy - always building for another customer at the same time as building for ourselves - he was finally able to bring in the fences and take a full day to drill the holes and install them.

Salvation!

Before the Fence - Note the BEWARE OF DOG Sign Facing Into Our Yard!

Drilling Holes

Last time we built a fence Colt dug all the holes by hand. I have to tell you, this way was sure better!!

Half Done

We were finally able to put up a fence and blockade off 100 feet of his backyard from ours. Eventually we will be fencing off three sides of our yard to give ourselves a private space. Remember we are used to the privacy of no neighbours within site.

After a long day of work we had hot dogs and marshmallow smores! The boys thought it was wonderful. While hubby and two boys were building the fence, I had been working with three others clearing brush and burning it. Finally when it was almost pitch black the fence was done and the fire we had been burning all day was ready for our dinner.

Enjoying the Fire (note the fence)

Marshmallow are YUMMY and MESSY!

We felt absolutely liberated. We were able to have our fire about 10 feet from the fence and not fear the dog! We are going to build ourselves an official fire pit there next summer.

Enjoying Smores and Hotdogs

Worn Out and Half Asleep From Working Hard!

I have to say, since we built the fence (about a month ago), the dog has settled down. I guess since he can't see us he isn't going to continue throwing himself at the fence. It feels wonderful to be able to walk around the side of the house and not having him go bonkers!