[TheForge] building a fence

[wmullett at bright.net]

You're right about the horses and I've seen the gate trick. 

I have a mare, though, that is so scared of the electric fence that I often use old bale twine strung onto temporary posts of any kind.  Works until the nighttime dew stretches the twine so far that it's laying on the ground and she accidentally crosses it while she's grazing.  

Makes for easy fencing when you only have to run a single strand of aluminum wire with T posts at 40'.  I tie 1" plastic strips cut from white trash bags on it every few feet so she can see the wire.  If only the deer would quit running through it.

Walt
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From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
Date: Thu Jun 19, 1:55 PM
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] building a fence

I know it was a typo but I like the term "Bounder 
Collie" we have one who went blind at about two years 
old.They're too smart for the average owner, they 
really need a job to keep them out of trouble.

Outsmarting fencing isn't only for dogs, we raised 
horses many years ago and everything was fine and 
dandy. Then a mare learned how to unlatch gates and 
taught all the other horses. Next she discovered the 
electric fence hums when it's on so she'd stand there 
and listen to it waiting for it go silent. Then she'd 
test with a couple quick touches of her nose and if 
nothing happened make her break. We'd stand in the tack 
room and watch through the window, usually the third 
touch of the nose was a long one and that's when we'd 
plug the fence charger back in.

Didn't do a thing for unlatching gates though.

Frosty
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From: "David E. Smucker" <davesmucker at hotmail.com>


> The invisible fence does work and does work well for 
> most dogs.  There are some that can out smart it. 
> Know of a case where a bounder collie learn how to 
> run down the batteries and then leave.  All of these 
> units have a auditable alarm that goes off to warn 
> the dog they are going to get shocked if they go 
> farther.  This collie would go up to the area where 
> the alarm would go off and lay down and just wait for 
> the alarm to die down -- meaning the battery was dead 
> and it was safe to go for a run.  Dog would then come 
> home for dinner.
>
> Smarter than your average dog or blacksmith. 
> (Blacksmithing content.)
>
> Dave
>

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