“Chasing” Again, Still…

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

He dug out again yesterday. This time, little Mitzvah followed the rotten Chase. They went through a new hole under the fence. I was inside the house when my other dogs started barking with the energy that attracts attention. I looked through a window and spotted Chase down by the horse fencing, about to embark on a path to my neighbors’.

I ran outside calling, and here hurried Mitzvah followed by Chase. I put them into the house before going outside and looking for the escape spot. There it was–Chase’s new hole under the fence–right beside his first dig the previous day. The initial hole was blocked against more digging. I hoped it might end his digging.

I have learned from experience that Chase doesn’t give up. He teaches that neither can I.

For another couple of hours with some rest breaks, I lugged lava rocks to the fence line and set them into a row along its bottom. They’re on its outside to block Chase’s all-too-easy unders, ups, and outs.

If heavy lava rocks can’t prevent escapes, I’ll dig a trench and lower the rocks into it–or will fill the trench with concrete. Weeks earlier, I had sturdied my horse fencing by learning to set posts. That process taught me the basics of mixing and pouring concrete–experience transferable to other fencing.

Dear Friends: Unending creativity, to control Chase and ensure his safety. Diana