Puppy-Proof Fence, no. 1

A 1.8m fence is probably overkill for a six-week-old puppy, which we are collecting next weekend, but the last one grew to over 70kgs, so it seems like a good idea to be prepared!

Most of the palings leaning up against the wall were salvaged from a large crate that M. and I dismantled (it was huge, built for some sort of motor; and was left outside a factory with a "free crate" sign on it)—the rest of the crate will supply all the palings for Puppy Fence 2.

The upright on the right is fixed to a stirrup pin, keeping it off the ground and away from termites. As you can see below, we had to create an angled edge and then sew the existing chain-link fence to our new wooden fence with bailing wire! It isn't pretty, but it is effective.

Since the whole fence is bolted into place, it can be removed to let water-tanks and big things like that up the side of the house later on. And when we are not so pressed for time we will paint it. (Really, we have the paint already!)

After three days working on this I just want to return to the weeding, but we have another fence to build by Friday in a much more difficult position.