To many people that are possessed by greyhounds, a fenced lawn is as vital as food, water, and shelter. A number of these same folks believe that, as yards go, the bigger the better. But what about greyhound owners without fenced lawns, who live in condominiums or apartments with little concrete verandas? What do greyhound individuals in interim dwelling scenarios do for a temporary fence for dogs ? I believe so. Here's an alternative that works for us.
Really the only adversity in leaving our too large house of 25 years, apart from saying good-bye to the dog door, was leaving the acre of fenced lawn that had functioned for years as exercise ellipse, potty area, and mini-resort for our greyhounds.
Our new, considerably smaller and more manageable townhouse at the Jersey shore doesn't have any fence. It does not have any place for a fence because it does not have any yard. Our greyhounds get their exercise during walks, occasional playgroups, or when were fortunate to discover a fenced property accessible to dogs. We've convinced ourselves that they're more than content with their day-to-day walks. Yet, we additionally consider that its still essential to them that, no matter their ages, they have the ability to join us when we're outside and to be part of whatever action has required us there. We've got an absolute dependence on a temporary, mobile fence.
Ex-Pencils
Our alternative is really quite clear-cut. We attach two joined eight-panel exercise pencils (a.k.a. ex-pencils) to each side of the garage door. Its a temporary arrangement, but for us, a suitable one. The dogs can keep us in their sight, support our action or not, or only companionably doze in the sun on the drive or in the cool shade of the garage.
We use heavy duty plastic U-hooks and tie wraps to keep the ex-pen fence upward. It's simple to remove, split the two pencils, and fold them to be prepared to follow us as needed.
Thus, the puppers are never unsupervised while inside their makeshift corral.
Other Options
Just as some people favor vanilla, others wont have anything but chocolate. There are lots of temporary fencing options from which to select. Here are a couple of thoughts on your thought. Please remember the emphasis is on temporary. None of these ideas is meant to be used as permanent fencing.
There is a variety of of ex-pencils that afford portability and a modicum of security to your hounds. and the panels themselves are generally a normal 24 inches broad. Some of the exercise pencils likewise have a latching gate and some are equipped with attached manages thus, when the pencil is folded correctly, transportation is wieldy. These alloy pencils may differ in cost, in accordance with size and quality, from $49 to $120 or more.
Individual, solid PVC panels that usually run about 30 in. Broad and 50 in. high are available from garden supply facilities, catalogs, and home improvement warehouse-type shops. The panels usually are sold as single panels. Metal or PVC collars are available for these panels which make it possible for connecting as many of them as wanted. The panels are made to conceal air conditioners, pool filters, trash cans and so forth. They may be generally more appealing and afford greater solitude than metal exercise pencils, but are also more expensive and aren't quite transportable. Farther, most have a rise of two inches or more in the earth. There's nothing to stop an inquisitive critter from exterior going under the panel into the enclosure or, if put on soil or grass, a driven digger from tunneling beneath.
Most people have seen the brilliant orange rubber or flexible plastic fencing used around building sites and as temporary patching for present fencing. Its primary allure is in its simple transportation and its comparatively low cost. I've seen such a fencing used for temporary jogs or potty places at greyhound and other strain picnics and special occasions. Although fairly powerful, one drawback to the kind of temporary containment is that it lacks rigidity and would likely start a billing Chihuahua into oblivion. This sort of fencing is created using ring-shaped or rectangular holes linked together which make the fencing overly flexible for an unsupervised option.
Again, accessible from garden and building supply stores, costs with this temporary fencing will change based on the season, number of the merchandise you're willing to buy and whether the shop is running a special on the thing.
