A problem I need to solve.....

[Snadger]

I have a large garden. I have a Siberian Husky who needs to be kept on a lead when I walk him as he bolts on release. My garden fence is not secure and would need to be 8 foot high to stop him escaping.
I have patio doors which open outward and with the summer rapidly approaching I would like to be able to leave them open on occasion and allow the dog outside.

I thought about building some decking in front of the patio doors and utilising a screen of some kind, or even a gazebo surround which would need a gate and be dog proof.
Possibly a folding screen which could be folded against the wall when patio doors were closed?

Any ideas would be appreciated.

I have metal working and wood working skills but not a lot of spare cash so cost would be an issue. I don't really want to spend more than about £300.

[Scarlet]

Can you not do a shorter fence with an overhang coming into the garden? That usually stops them from getting on the top.

[nickdub]

What about banging a metal pole in the ground, and then tying the dog's lead to that ?

(I like to start with simple ideas first )

[Nicos]

What size are you talking about?

My initial thoughts would be along your lines of thinking about basing the design on a gazebo.
Tall wooden posts where the legs would be. These could be used for hanging a couple of triangular sails for shade
The sides...would you want to build a pretty, hollow wall between the posts into which you could plant flowers/herbs/salad crops, with a small gated opening into the garden .
Then the screens could be resting on the wall (so the screens wouldn't need to be very tall, and therefore lighter) and clipped onto the upright posts.

Maybe an idea to bounce off?..

[Nicos]

What about banging a metal pole in the ground, and then tying the dog's lead to that ?

(I like to start with simple ideas first )

Te he .....my initial thought to that was visualising the dog pulling a sleigh...if it is powerful enough to do that, it'd need to be a huuuuge stake !

[Jay-ell]

How about a pair of saddlebags filled with bricks?

[nickdub]

Te he .....my initial thought to that was visualising the dog pulling a sleigh...if it is powerful enough to do that, it'd need to be a huuuuge stake !

Very true - I'm keen on the Alaskan TV reality shows we get here a lot, and most of the huskies there seem to be kept in yards with a kennel and a metal pole with a chain attached - something like a scaffolding pole knocked in about 3' ought to do the trick.

[Snadger]

What about banging a metal pole in the ground, and then tying the dog's lead to that ?

(I like to start with simple ideas first )

Yeah I thought of that but I have shrubs and plants in garden which he would get tied around. I even thought of a retractable lead hung on the washing line by a hook but he has snapped two retractable leads when he lunged He would chew through the lead anyway and I am not prepared to chain him up.

[nickdub]

Yeah I thought of that but I have shrubs and plants in garden which he would get tied around. I even thought of a retractable lead hung on the washing line by a hook but he has snapped two retractable leads when he lunged He would chew through the lead anyway and I am not prepared to chain him up.

Seems to come back to either moving the shrubs or erect a husky proof fence then - probably a question which relies on answering about how much money you want to spend on fencing as against moving plants, which would likely be cheaper but not aesthetically pleasing.

[mothhawk]

Have you considered an "invisible" fence? Similar in effect to an electric fence for horses, they can be either wired (buried a few inches in the ground, or wireless. A horse only needs to be shown an electric fence once and then respects it and keeps it's distance. Dogs apparently learn equally quickly the range they are allowed and don't pass it. Never tried one myself.

[JanieB]

Have you considered an "invisible" fence? Similar in effect to an electric fence for horses, they can be either wired (buried a few inches in the ground, or wireless. A horse only needs to be shown an electric fence once and then respects it and keeps it's distance. Dogs apparently learn equally quickly the range they are allowed and don't pass it. Never tried one myself.

A colleague at work had 2 Houdini chocolate labs. He installed invisible fencing. Problem solved.

[veggiechicken]

If he'd get over an 8' garden fence, wouldn't your decking need to be enclosed by something as high?
Gazebos seem quite flimsy to me - and I'm not a husky except when I have tonsillitis.

[rary]

I like the idea of the electric fence, or how about some of those plastic pallets which could be bolted together and used as a fence which of course you could grow clematis, ivy etc. up or if you are not going to breed with him you could have him neutered which may stop him trying to get out, after all why bother going out after getting that done

[Scarlet]

Have you considered an "invisible" fence? Similar in effect to an electric fence for horses, they can be either wired (buried a few inches in the ground, or wireless. A horse only needs to be shown an electric fence once and then respects it and keeps it's distance. Dogs apparently learn equally quickly the range they are allowed and don't pass it. Never tried one myself.

I used a poultry electric fence for my chickens - once the dogs got stung once they never went back to it.

[Jay-ell]

Have you considered an "invisible" fence? Similar in effect to an electric fence for horses, they can be either wired (buried a few inches in the ground, or wireless. A horse only needs to be shown an electric fence once and then respects it and keeps it's distance. Dogs apparently learn equally quickly the range they are allowed and don't pass it. Never tried one myself.

When I was a kid I had a train set and a daft alsatian.

The dog would barge into the room, lick the track, jump 4 foot in the air then bark and snarl at the tra K.

Every time I had the train set out the same story. Some dogs never learn.