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Member Since 2009Permalink Reply by Dr. Judith P. LaVorgna on August 11, 2010 at 10:28pm

We put the posts in the holes then the cement and made sure they were set...maybe three beers worth!!!!! Then, I got out a can of white kilz paint and a brush and started painting the posts one by one. It wasn't really that bad...I did have to stop and run into the house because it was hot and the beer and the bathroom...you know how that goes. And, DH was prowling around trying to figure out to put the fencing inside or outside the posts. It became evident that outside the fence was the best decision. And then we began pulling stretching and stapling the fencing as we walked the perimeter. Seems to me we might have had to stop a time or two and start with another roll of the vinyl fencing. It was easy to work with becasue of the vinyl covering...and being able to see through it brought us a great releief...and ultimately we think the dogs too as they would look out and see us in the garden or on the back porch. So I used a paint brush and Kilz on the posts. I lost too much paint trying to spray them once they were up. I did give it a whirl tho. Yes, we would have used our power stapler, but we were out of the specialized staples it used so we just used an industrial hand stapler. Took us longer but it was fine.

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Member Since 2010Permalink Reply by Krista on August 11, 2010 at 10:50pm

This fence is getting more and more expensive and difficult as the story unfolds! hahaha Now we have to buy beer (we dont normally drink) and Im worried about hubbies clumsyness especially after drinking.. and specialized staples.. whew..

I think we will stick with our landscaping timbers and plastic coated fencing that we stretched on the outside and hubby even built a gate with some extra landscape timbers and had an old set of hinges hanging around. Im pretty sure we used a post hold digger though! :-) Just saves the back!

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Member Since 2009Permalink Reply by Dr. Judith P. LaVorgna on August 11, 2010 at 10:54pm

O.K., no beer, water from the hose and the post hole digger if you have one!
The key with those landscaping timbers is they get sometimes moldy..well ours did in humid SW GA and here in South FL.. you could always put a
coat of something on them to preserve them longer. Ours here get moldy and splinter. Then I definitely move from beer to wine here and it does get expensive!!! hahahaha

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AdminPermalink Reply by LM Fowler - Admin on August 12, 2010 at 8:43am

No, hand slapping here, Eliz. We welcome and respect ALL opinions. You have made some excellent points and all these things should be taken into account when thinking of getting a dog. Too many people do not do their research and then the horrible happens. Once we KNOW better, we will hopefully do better.

Your experiences and other's, is a very valuable resource and one of the reasons we are a COLLECTIVE, now...so that everyone has a say, can offer advice and opinion and NEVER AGAIN feel put down or turned off for offering that opinion. There are many avenues for education and we learn by getting all sides. Thank You for offering and extending your experiences to our members.

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Member Since 2009Permalink Reply by Dr. Judith P. LaVorgna on August 12, 2010 at 10:06am

Absolutely right Elizabeth about types and kinds of dogs and how to match them with a new forever home. And Lynne's comments also. I don't think there is anything worse than adopting any dog without knowing something about what it was born "to do" and why. That is often the piece most missing in the adotion and rescue and rehoming process.

Getting anyone, ourselves in placement too, to understand what type of dog will best fit with our family and our lifestyle and our hopes and dreams is exactly what this is all about. Because ultimately that match will find THE FIRST and THE BEST forever home for a dog that does not have one. So often when I am in a shelter I will see a family standing by the cage of a nice, quiet, maybe pretty dog talking about taking it home. But it has certain qualities and characteristics that could ultimately make a terrible fit for the dog and the new owners. It is definitely all about making an educated decision not at the cage door or by a photograph. It is research, research, research. We are talking about lives, a beating heart, flesh and fur, responsibility.

Learning alot about the breed or the mixed breed standing behind the anchor fencing of a cage, or in a foster home, or wherever the dog is found is absolutely critical. And, since the dog cannot speak for itself, WE need, must be sure that the dog who is hoping to be saved or placed properly is! "Brought Back" or returned dogs may not get a second chance, and worse, may find by the negative placement a dog who has then become potentially stressed out, shut down, fearful - possibly of what is to come because they didn't get, or weren't able to be the dog they were bred to be..that rich and wonderful history somewhat genetically oriented. That is an adult problem, our problem, not the dog's.

Absolutely, research by an adoptive family and work on the part of rescuers to discuss temperaments, predispositions, expected behaviors..oh my the list goes on. Elizabeth, in my past I too have had my hand slapped, and...yes I have met people I would not let walk my own dogs on a leash. Some who should not even consider owning a dog or being owned by a dog at all.

We can bend and flex our rules when we see a family who has done their homework and understands what the next days, months, and years will be like with this dog and are ready for the journey armed with important information for themselves and the dog's well-being, like a fence, or possibly a specialized leash and collar, training options available and taken in the community in which the dog will live and so on.

Here at the Rescue Collective we are so lucky we have the chance of educating right along with saving...and for people like you and me, I suspect this is the opening of a very important door in how, why, when, and where we are able to place dogs so they live long and happy lives with people who will love and care for them. Let's hope there will be a day when all of us in Rescue no longer have that sense of a hand slap, rather we have a handshake and one more saved to a good and wonderful life in a prepared environment. And moreso...a chance to share with people considering rescuing or rehoming ideas and thoughts that will make all of the difference in the choice they ultimately make. And in the process, some laughter too.

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AdminPermalink Reply by LM Fowler - Admin on August 12, 2010 at 10:35am

Thank You, Judy. You are right, the MOST important thing in everyone's comments is that people go into adopting a dog with their eyes open and know what they are getting into and at least have an idea of what to expect. This will prevent dogs from being returned to the shelter system and allow families to do the best for their furry family member.

Rescuers and shelters should also allow for their rules to be flexible enough to bend if a perfect, well researched family comes along. In all of it, the welfare of the dog should be a rescuers goal and finding and keeping their family member should be an adopters goal.

I think you have pinpointed the first goals of this website and it's business plan:

Here at the Rescue Collective we are so lucky we have the chance of educating right along with saving.

* to place dogs so they live long and happy lives with people

* there will be a day when all of us in Rescue no longer have that sense of a hand slap, rather we have a handshake and one more saved to a good and wonderful life in a prepared environment

* to share with people considering rescuing or rehoming ideas and thoughts that will make all of the difference in the choice they ultimately make. And in the process, some laughter too.


I hope you don't mind my using this. Thank You!

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