The invisible fence layout is a double wire configuration that will keep the dogs in the big back yard and off the driveway, while allowing them to enter the house through a basement dog door. A rough measurement with a tape suggested I needed a bit over 1,000 feet of solid core copper pet containment wire, and so 1,500 feet of the same has been acquired.
A small (20 by 30-foot) hard fence area is getting put in on Monday. The dogs will not have free run of the yard when no one is home, or at night, as loose dogs (and perhaps coyotes) are not a zero risk.
Half of the 20 by 30-foot fenced yard is in shade, on concrete, and out of the weather thanks to a large overhead deck supported by three brick arches, and half will be in sunlight with an elevated loafing bench over pea gravel. At night, the dogs will be crated in the first floor sun room, or perhaps the mud room.
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I'm surprised you don't mention that hawks are also a risk if those dogs are out unattended. Maybe our raptors are larger up here. I've seen a dog as small as yours taken by an osprey. It was quite stunning; the dog was running about one minute, gone the next after one high pitched squeak, never to be seen again. Owner had been warned to contain or leash the thing, but merely laughed at us. Probably not many ospreys in inland VA, but plenty of hawks, though. A large red tail absolutely will take a small dog or cat.
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