How do I keep my black lab on his chain.  

here is a pic of my "red neck fence" lol.

Wow, this is right up our alley, would have only 1 question! what kind of posts did you use to support at the joints and make it stand firm? You are appreciated!!!

Hopefully I can explain this.lol. He dug a small trench in the ground first. I don't know if that helps. hes explaining it to me as I am trying to type.lol. He says he took some of the boards from the pallets and cut one end into a "V" shape and pounded this into the ground, then nailed it to the standing pallet. Also pallet wood can be hard so you may need to drill holes in it. I hope this helps. he says he can draw plans up for you, all he needs to know is how big of an area do you need and if it will be free standing or up against a porch or something.

Wow, thanks much for this, this does explain things. the plans would be great if he would like to be creative...36 by 36 ft or so...he is a large dog and we do have property and running is good exerise..one corner could be sort of a roofed area for sun shade if you know what I mean... the email here could be used for transmission of postal address...or would you like to email the plans...either way this is so helpful!

My boyfriend is right in the middle of making toyboxes for Christmas but he will be able to make up a plan later. He did say you will probably need about 40-50 pallets. And he asked again if you will need 4 sides or will it be up against something. We got lucky with ours,we have a back porch and we built it around that. We didn't need to build a gate because I can just let them out the back door. Do you need a gate? I haven't figured out how to get the plans to you yet but he says he can use the paint program on the computer and I can email them to you.

Ok, thanks and you are terrific...it would be a stand alone. He and an Australian Shepherd for now occupy adjoining areas for company and early alarm when someone comes down our long driveway. The shepherd will be housed with the barn if and when that is built so he has the company of sheep, goat etc. Pepper is the lab and he is my protector and playful pup..so being close to the house yet in an enclosure til I am out and about is best for him. We have pallets we can get that are about 6 feet long from a factory that do not want them so we will not have to use soo many like regular pallets. A gate can be easily made just have to make it Pepper proof..lol. I think he will like his canine playpen when we get it done. Thanks again!

How soon do you need the plans? My boyfriend is very busy making Christmas gifts. Heck, I hardly ever see him, I just here him yell from the other room. I don't want you to have to wait too long. He might have time on Wednesday but I am not sure.

Anytime is fine..we probably won't get out there for enough time to put one up and we can gather supplies so we could work all together and get it put up in a day or weekend! Thanks much!!

we live in trailer since we had a housefire and eventually the property will be chained. as a rule he does stay home however if anyone came and saw him loose we could get a ticket although he is on our property. So at a down point in our life we are trying to do what is necessary so there is no additional money we have to spend on preventable things. Thanks for your thoughts. I also would not like to see a dog on a chain.

We 4 live in a 2 bedroom trailer since our housefire and there is no room even for us really. We did get a harness, a nice leather one thinking it to be stronger. We had nylon ones and he chewed through so when we got the leather harness we soaked it in hot sauce. LOL the darling doggie boy chewed through and then chewed on it. He likes hot sauce..lol..Go figure. Also we have leash laws here and if he is witnessed running free and even if we are in the house for a minute we could get a ticket. No fun there. Thanks for responding!!

You do not know our story so quickly, housefire, now 4 in 2 bedroom trailer til house if rebuilt, not enough room for us. No matter we are out alot and there are leash laws here. Brendalee and I have come up with a way to fence him in and then we won't be fined. He is my dog and yes is longs to be with me. I do so everytime I go out my long driveway for mail, work in the garden etc. My kids even go out and often will sit and read to the dogs...so cute! Dogs seem to like it too.
You see our troubles began before! ^_^ Thanks for responding.

I do appreciate your information. My 9 year guy is wonderful. He tends to stick around on our 43 acres. He has companionship with our other dog an Australian Shepher that never gets off or breaks his chain. We did go get what I called an Elephant chain since he did break the others. Brendalee has helped us and we will be building his playpen this summer. Not some little yard but one with some room to run a bit and chase the birds that alight in his area. He is funny about those birds. We cannot have them in with the 4 of us in this 2 bedroom trailer. Thanks for sharing and responding to this discussion.

Am afraid for my furry guy. A choker would be dangerous for his sillyness. He would get tangled on something and pull and pull to unconsiousness. Brendalee has a good solution for us and we will see how my boys playpen turns out for him. Thanks for responding.

I totaly understand, it sounds like you have a playful guy, I hope the play pen works out :)

Thanks much, I cannot wait. He will indeed be happy I just can see it now! ^_^

We have property and he has a really long chain and a house insulated and with straw. Someone is almost on the property at all times so they get water regularly. Feed well with the proper fats and proteins for winter weather. We augment the feed with trimmings from the house too. He has another dog an Australian Shepherd out near him for extra companionship. We have a leash law and so in lieu of fencing the total property which we will do in the future they are chained for now. We are 4 of us in a 2 bedroom trailer and no room for big doggies. We do take care of our critters and obey the law at the same time. Thanks for caring and responding!!