Our property fence has been a work in progress for many years. When we brought Obi home last summer we knew wanted to finish the fence. Obi is an Anatolian Pyrenees; both breed (Anatolian Shepherds and Great Pyrenees) are bred as livestock dogs. The Pyrenees side is known for its roaming. Obi did great for several months staying on the property with us but as he got older, he started to roam and “mark” his territory. So for 5 days straight, beginning on a Sunday afternoon, we all worked together to finish the few spaces on the property that were not fenced. Adam would get home from work around 4 and we would all head out and work until around 8pm. In order to save money and time, we utilized buildings on the property to act as fencing and used materials we had lying around.

The first thing we had to accomplish in each area was clearing the land. We don’t have a tractor so Adam used a hedge trimmer and chain saw and Graham and Zeb (mostly Graham) used the machete we found on that deserted beach a few weeks ago. We started with the left side of the property pictured above. Adam found a video using T posts and clips instead of 4×4’s; lumber is very expensive right now and we have T posts around the property.

We then moved to the right side of the property which was covered in azaleas. Graham spent 2 hours one evening clearing that spot. Sadly, he and Adam are now covered in poison ivy. In both of these areas, we used a come-along to tighten the fence. There was also one more spot on the front gate we closed in and attached the come-along to our Subaru Outback! The side fence has some very old hog-wire fencing on it and surprisingly enough, it is pretty much intact.

The next area was the back side of the property. This is where Obi was getting out to roam the neighborhood. We used the shed and stable to attach the fence and that saved so much time and resources. We only had to buy two rolls of 50 foot wire, a new gate, a few accessories and two 4×4 for the entire project! We have had that chain link gate for many years.

The last area to fence was on the other side of the shed. Adam and Graham removed the very old and very heavy gate that has been attached to that post for at least 50 years. Sadly, we weren’t able to use it because it was so heavy (we will use it for something at some point, I am sure!). We ended up buying a new gate and both sides of the shed, we used hog panels we had purchased last year.