What's everyone think? New dog pen and My first Hog Dogs. Pic Heavy

[NT-HOGGIN]

So I decided to get the pups out of the 10x10 TSC kennel and give them a little more running room.  We finished the whole thing yesterday and wanted to get yalls opinions.  We fenced off a half acre shaded area with 5ft high NO-CLIMB horse fencing. We built a shed in one corner to store dog food, cut gear and other dog supplies. We  built a dog shelter off the ground and secured the blue barrell dog houses inside. Installed a 8ft. gate with a cattle pannel welded to it (wanted an 8ft. gate so I could get my brush cutter in the pen).  If the pups don't like we can just put them back in the 10x10 and use it for a bay pen.










This is Wyatt he is a 1/4 BMC, 1/4 Cat, 1/4 Blue Tick, & 1/4 Pitt

This is Jesse he is a Foundation BMC, yep he is a Ben bred dog.

[HogzgoneWild]

Thats a nice set up bud, hog dog heaven...good lookin dogs too!

[Texas_Cur]

Very nice setup

[nosightsneeded]

Nice I like that Wyatt dog

[cward]

Now you are finished with yours come on over I got some you can do.No you should be pround of it it looks good.

[Noah]

Nice yard and nice dogs... make sure you top and bottom that pen with hot wire, including the gate.... or I guarantee you'll be missing some dogs here shortly!

A tip, cut some pieces of pvc pipe and weave into the fence for insulators, drill a hole in the top and thread your wire through.  A regular nail-on insulator works good for the bottom, but just make sure to keep the weeds knocked down so it keeps it's bite, or the dogs will learn to dig out quick like.

[ppc dogos]

REALLY nice yard with lots of space to run and play, keeps them social and in good shape!

Wish you lots of success and fun with it,

B

[Cull Buck]

Ditto Noah's comments.  Digging out would be my primary concern. 

I like that set up if you can keep them from digging out and everybody places nice.  Those dogs are living the high life.

[bghogdogtx]

Yea they are living the high life.  Can i borrow some of that money so i can build me one like that

[Noah]

You can also use the pvc idea at the bottom, just drive some 18" pieces down into the ground, 4-6" inches inside the fence and so that the wire is 4-6" off the ground.  They'll bump that once or twice and won't even think about trying to dig out. 

Sometimes I have to put a shock collar on a new dog when I first put them in the pen... an uneducated dog can scale that fence in about half a second and be over it before the hot wire can even bite them... bust 'em with the collar and they get the idea quicker.

[NT-HOGGIN]

Thanks for the compliments on the pen and my first hog dog pups.

Noah - Thanks for the tip with the pvc.  I will definetly keep that in mind.  I hope that I do not need to run electricity out to the pen but we all know that if you give a dog an opportunity they will take it.  So far so good with the digging.  I buried a telephone pole at the gate so they couldn't dig their and am in the process of lining the total outside along the bottom with telephone poles.  Just need to fing some more free ones.

NT-HOGGIN

[uglydog]

Noah is telling you the truth about the digging, once the first one starts it will be a never ending process and usually ends bad. Take the precaution before it starts, those dogs are and all your effort are too much to let go to waste

[ESTEBAN_B]

nice set-up and nice dogs!