Re: [gardeners] Re:Fence, or something?
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 20 Mar 1999 07:35:01 -0600
"David G. Smith" wrote:
> Well, I suppose I should take another try at making friends with the dog.
> Although planting something on the fence sounds good too. What kind of
> dog? Big and red. A longish-haired retriever sort of dog. She's a pretty
> dog, really. They've also got two Shelties, and old one that stays on the
> porch and a young one that's just learning to bark at me.
>
> Talking to the owners isn't likely to happen. It's sort of odd, I son't
> think I'd know them if I saw them, but I don't like them. The woman is
> constantly yelling at her kids -- "I hate you", really pleasant stuff like
> that. The kids mainly ignore her, so I guess yelling is the worst she
> does. If I'm out splitting wood or something for a while, she'll come out
> and yell at the dog! That's sort of funny. A solid wood fence has some
> appeal in that it would keep us from hearing that woman so much.
>
> I think I'll try growing something on the fence, AND making friends with
> the dog. I don't think she's a mean dog, just bored. They leave her out
> all day and night, as far as I can tell.
>
> David
Sounds like either a Golden Retreiver or an Irish Setter. Both are sort of
excitable. Your neighbor sounds like a real winner. I believe you should put up
a 12-foot concrete block fence with 3 strands of barb wire on top. That way you
won't be a witness when her kids kill her and bury her in the backyard. ;-)
George