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[t_rex]

At lunch today, I discovered how the dogs got out. There is an entire slat missing from my fence. AN ENTIRE SLAT. And it appears to have been clawed and chewed through. YES, CHEWED THROUGH. As in, everything between the top support beam (I guess) and the bottom is gone, and there are raggedy edges, and a bit of fence just lying there. There are

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[dudeitsawesome]

Athens doesn't allow chain link in the front yard??? How weird. I wonder why.

Too bad we're not in Montgomery, I'd volunteer my brother to fix your fence. :)

[t_rex]

And you can't have a front yard fence taller than four feet. Which is useless if you have an athletic dog.

I can't use the backyard for the dogs because GG is too old and arthritic to navigate the basement stairs well. And those are steep stairs. A couple of years ago I had Cat and Rosebud, who were even older and creakier. And at that point Lucy was younger and even more spry than she is now. It was a no-win situation, unless I was willing to have separate fences for the healthy and not-so-healthy dogs. Or...just walk them every damn time they needed to pee. Which I did for a long time.

I asked about applying for a variance so that I could have a taller fence in front, but the guy at the permit office said I had to pay a non-refundable fee (substantial for me) and that it was unlikely they would even grant it.

Very frustrating.

[t_rex]

Technically, it would need to be outside the fence. The way my house is situated, you can see the inside of the side fence from the road. The outside of the fence on that side faces my very nice neighbors.

Chain link is expressly verboten. And I have asshole neighbors who would rat me out in a heartbeat.

[mdpenguin]

I'm not a big fan of electric collars, but what if you used them with a perimeter marked off on the fence so that they'd have to be on the fence to get the shock?