What the hell took so long?

A change order came to fruition this past weekend.

Following Anthony's graduation on Saturday we had a house-full of family, so the house was as clean as it's been in weeks. The weather was good, so Sunday outside we went for a fencing project.

The "puppy paddock" attached to the kennel building has been significantly expanded, and is now +/- 2,700 square feet (a LOT bigger than our house!) and has the benefit of natural shade from an enormous pinon tree.

Looking east into the morning sun, the tree to the right provides more and more shade as the day progresses. (R -> L: Gin, Ren, Py)

The best part? Four hours work from 2 people and zero new dollars spent; all the materials were already here and just reused. I moved the gate from one corner to another, we relocated several t-posts, hung existing fence fabric, and voila!

Looking north, the gate has been moved from the NW corner to the SW corner of the kennel building. The entire southern fence was moved about 25' to the south, adding 1,000 sq. ft. to the paddock. (L -> R: Ren, Gin, Py)

If the fence looks odd, that's because we double-hang fencing on the posts. My theory is that the double-density with two different materials (welded wire and no-climb field types) makes the hounds' depth perception just enough "off" to discourage challenges. So far, no double-hung fence has been challenged by a resident or visiting dog. (Not that I pretend this would slow down a Beagle - I contend no fence can stop one of those!)

First thing in the morning, only 54 degrees, and the 'zoi are all in the shade. Silly siberian beasts.

This project was a breeze - why didn't we do this sooner? It's great and seems so obvious now.

So, back to insulating the inside as the next task... as we're still at 50% and that's getting pretty old.