For how much we claim Diesel (our little black dog, who is not so little anymore) is not the sharpest tool in the shed...... he's pretty stinkin smart when it comes to veggies.
You see, last year we could NOT keep him out of the garden. He knows the difference between ripe and not so ripe tomatoes. He LOVES both peas and the pea plants. And he loves to run through the garden just to get a reaction out of Tren and I - AND A REACTION HE GETS. (along with a swift kick in the butt!) Let just say he did A LOT of damage last year.
When I say damage - I don't mean just to our garden. He has cost us LOTS of money. He completely ruined the electrical on our boat trailer, he chewed through our cable cord 3 times before we had to completely replace the WHOLE thing, he chewed through our land line phone cord, he has just about taken off the majority of our peach tree's lower branches, plus much, much more!
(why we still have him you ask - pride!! I can honestly say that I refuse to get a dog and then give it up a couple of months later just because he is an out of control puppy)
Our solution.... A fence! Tren and I decided to put a fence around the garden which also blocks him from chewing on the trailers, cable cord, land line cord, etc. I of course didn't like any of the pre-made fences - so my sweet husband built me one. (I of course helped - Diesel of course didn't. As you can see in the first picture, he just slept as we worked away)When I say damage - I don't mean just to our garden. He has cost us LOTS of money. He completely ruined the electrical on our boat trailer, he chewed through our cable cord 3 times before we had to completely replace the WHOLE thing, he chewed through our land line phone cord, he has just about taken off the majority of our peach tree's lower branches, plus much, much more!
(why we still have him you ask - pride!! I can honestly say that I refuse to get a dog and then give it up a couple of months later just because he is an out of control puppy)
I love that my husband can build ANYTHING!!! And I love that he is a perfectionist about it! And I LOVE that he is willing to redo something because I changed my mind.
Can I just say that I have a VERY PATIENT HUBBY!
Like I said -Tren is very patient with me. I wanted to get down and dirty and help build too. I would like to think I was a pretty sweet side kick - I have asked Tren to not tell me if he felt differently. :)
TA -DAH
The finished product!
We even put solar lights on the posts to add to the ambiance for when we BBQ and chill outside in the evenings during the summer!
You two are amazing!! I will need to employee you both when we become homeowners.
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