Well, not really but that is one of its names. We decided we would try to do something to set definitive boundaries for the dog. We have been doing a little perimeter training, but it will be much easier now with borders on both sides. We wanted something that looked like it had been here awhile and we wanted to reuse materials. We had to build something that didn't require posts to be set in the ground. These fences are traditional for this area so it seems like a perfect solution.
The first challenge was finding the cedar rails. There aren't as many huge cedars around as there were 100 years ago. Luckily, we found a farmer who had taken down some fencing as he no longer kept livestock. That is not such an easy task.
Nobody makes split rails anymore, due to the labour involved, the lack of sufficiently sized trees and the ease of availability and affordability of metal wire fencing. And the beauty of these, to me anyway, is that they are lichen and moss covered in places. So after a little research on how to build it, and the good nature of a neighbor who accompanied Andre to get all 100 rails loaded and delivered with said neighbors truck and trailer, here we are.
