Once Boomer successfully escapes from the yard, he's likely to continue this undesired and potentially dangerous behavior. (See References 1) Being able to explore his surroundings beyond the yard, chasing teasing squirrels or cats, and getting that often desired social interaction, is rewarding and reinforces his behavior. To avoid having to deal with an escape artist dog, reinforce your fencing before allowing your furry pal in the yard.
Chicken Wire to the Rescue
A chicken-wire extension attached to the bottom of your fence can effectively deter Boomer from digging his way out of the yard. Ensure the wire patches up any gaps at the bottom of the fence and bury it vertically, about 1 foot deep into the soil. When Boomer starts digging, he'll encounter the chicken wire, which will discourage him and make him realize there's no way out. You can also bend the bottom of chicken wire inward so it lays horizontally and will prevent Boomer from digging deeper. (See References 2, p. 226)
Blocking All Access
If Boomer can't get near the fence, he won't be able to dig underneath it to es...
Claimed land boundaries could only be distinguished from open range by the people that owned the claimed land for quite a while. This would obviously become controversial when one person claimed that they owned this land for so many years, and then another settler decides that they claimed the land first. The invention of barbed wire helped to end the disputes over land by defining claimed land boundaries with fences topped with the sharp, twisted wire. While the invention of fencing brought an end to the idea of an open range for cattle drivers and the romanticized cowboys of the West, it also helped farmers and ranchers define the area of their land. Before the invention of barbed wire, people were forced to use shrubs and other types of plants that could define their land—with the lack of trees on the open plains, it was hard to find raw material to create an actual fence to claim their land. Ba...
August Wilson’s Fences was centered on the life of Troy Maxson, an African American man full of bitterness towards the world because of the cards he was dealt in life amidst the 1950’s. In the play Troy was raised by an unloving and abusive father, when he wanted to become a Major League Baseball player he was rejected because of his race. Troy even served time in prison because he was impoverished and needed money so he robbed a bank and ended up killing a man. Troy’s life was anything but easy. In the play Troy and his son Cory were told to build a fence around their home by Rose. It is common knowledge that fences are used in one of two ways: to keep things outside or to keep things inside. In the same way that fences are used to keep things inside or outside Troy used the fence he was building to keep out death, his family, and his disappointments in life while Rose used the fence to keep those she cared about inside and help them bond.
As with most works of literature, the title Fences is more than just a title. It could be initially noted that there is only one physical fence being built by the characters onstage, but what are more important are the ideas that are being kept inside and outside of the fences that are being built by Troy and some of the other characters in Fences. The fence building becomes quite figurative, as Troy tries to fence in his own desires and infidelities. Through this act of trying to contain his desires and hypocrisies one might say, Troy finds himself fenced in, caught between his pragmatic and illusory ideals. On the one side of the fence, Troy creates illusions and embellishments on the truth, talking about how he wrestled with death, his encounters with the devil, later confronting the d...
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, ‘My apples will never get across and eat the cones under his pines, and I tell him. He only says, good fences make good neighbours.’ This shows that there is clearly no substantial reason for the wall to be built but one neighbour carries the view that ‘good neighbours make good fences’ and no
Dogs have impacted the lives of 44% of American families and homes. People use dogs for much more than just a family friend. Dogs are used for special needs, assisting police, and hunting and tracking. Dogs should be appreciated and never taught to fight or be neglected. Dog fighting is unethical because man’s best friend shouldn’t have to fight for their lives.
The fence is the biggest symbol in Fences. In Act I, the fence represents Troy’s relationship with white people; the house’s small dirt yard is “partially fenced, ... with a wooden sawhorse, a pile of lumber, and other fence-building equipment set off to the side.” (Setting Page) (Wilson, 1986) On one side of the road, the fence represents Troy’s hateful thinking towards white people, he has all the tools ready to rebuild the fence, hoping for a result where he keeps every white person away. This psychological response from Troy is logical because of all the suffering he went through because of white-skinned people such as not being able to go professional in baseball and not being able to drive a garbage truck. However, on the other side of the road, the fence represents Troy’s hopeful thinking of the black people forming an alliance with white people in hopes of no more wars and bullying. The precedent can be seen by looking at the slowly deteriorating fence, not being rebuilt, trying to let the two races live on the same territory, not being separated by a big scary fence. Wilson uses symbolism because it is a great way to show how racism took a big toll in Troy’s family’s
Wilson does a creative job by using the fence metaphorically and literally. The fence was supposed to represent protection and family ties for the Maxson family. However, Troy’s past has left him with many scars. As he continues to make decisions for Rose and Cory, the layers of paint begin to strip away, revealing Troy’s failings to all, even to Death. After Troy’s failings become obvious to readers, the fences throughout the play begin to take form. The literal fence becomes a symbol that seals up the whole play. Readers see how if one continues to fence their loved ones out then eventually they will be left alone with their worse fear.
Throughout the play the reader sees how 'fences' are used to protect the characters mentioned. Early on, Rose protects herself by singing, 'Jesus, be a fence all around me every day. Jesus, I want you to protect me as I travel on my way' (Wilson 21). By Rose signing this song, one can see Rose's desire for protection. To Rose, a fence is a symbol of her love. Her longing for a fence signifies that Rose represents love and nurturing within a safe environment. However Troy and Cory think the fence is a burden and reluctantly work on finishing Rose's project. Bono indicates to Troy that Rose wants the fence built to protect her loved ones as he says, 'Some people build fences to keep people out' and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all. She loves you? (61). While reminiscing about the 'project', Bono asks Troy why he 'got to go and get some hard wood' (60) as he says, "Nigger, why you got to go and get some hard wood? You ain't doing nothing but building a little old fence. Get you some soft pine wood. That's all you need" (60). Troy choosing to use hard wood instead of soft pine wood shows the reader that Troy wants hard wood to protect him harder from Death and all of his problems. Although each character in the play interprets the concept of a fence differently, they all see it as some form of protection.
...fence it was already too late. His actions and decisions had already destroyed his family to the point where the meaning of the fence was rendered inert. The effects of racism clearly affected Troy’s entire role. The play also goes on to suggest that social and political forces are pivotal roles that impacted the lives of African Americans during the 1950’s and that years of oppression were factors that affected the way in which black people lived.
The fence was the type of fence you would expect when they absolutely don’t want people to get in. 20 feet high, electric bed wire at the top. We were prepared for this, however, bringing rubber gloves, boots, and wire cutters. There was no way we couldn’t get in. We had thought of everything, including what was in the bag on our backs.
"Honey," my mom yelled to me one sunny afternoon, "Go out and feed Sugar." Sugar was our dog, a big, husky lap dog. I went to our kitchen, and got some food. Then I stepped outside, into the warm, fresh August air, looking for Sugar. I glanced to where I kept Sugar, and couldn't believe my eyes. Sugar was not there. I ran to the place where Sugar slept, I saw that the leash was elegantly coiled up. I knew that Sugar could not have run away. I thought that she must have chased a deer or another animal. Then a disturbing thought hit me, Sugar might have been abducted. As I tried to push that thought out of my mind, I thought that my mom could have put Sugar out in the garage. I went to the garage to check, but unfortunately Sugar wasn?t there. ?Mom,? I cried after a couple of seconds, ?Do you know where Sugar is??
The wall is a simple stone structure, but the narrator feels as if it creates two separate worlds between the men. It’s unnatural, something that even nature doesn’t love, as it “ sends the frozen-ground-swell under it / And spills the upper boulders in the sun” (ll 2-3): that is to say, when the ground freezes in cold weather, the stone divider begins to fall apart, as if nature never wanted it there to begin with. The neighbor, on the other hand, adores the wall, and repeatedly tells the narrator, “good fences make good neighbors” (l 27). It’s a statement the narrator has learned to despise. Why must they put any border between one another? The only purpose it serves is to make the narrator feel more isolated from his neighbor, who is more than happy to keep others out. No matter how much the narrator pleads to be rid of the barrier between them, the neighbor simply claims, “good fences make good
"The Hidden Life Of Dogs" was not just any book. Clearly there was much more
'Good fences make good neighbors.' " The neighbor is doing nothing more than what his father