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Originally Posted by cloglova
Hi
I have purchased a home in The Villages, and will be closing on it in August. I have a beautiful, wonderful Bichon who is used to my backyard at my current house. He must go in and out of my home at least a dozen times a day, and loves the freedom of the yard with a fence enclosure. He is not a walker, and I don't really know how to handle his exercise outdoors, if a fence is not allowed. I would appreciate any suggestion you could offer. Are "bird cages" the answer. Where can I go to have one constructed as an extension to my lanai? Thanks for your help.
Clotilde and Roy
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A courtyard villa would have provided a fenced backyard for your Bichon. So I assume you've purchased a house and not a villa.
If you want your dog to have access to your back yard in order to go to the bathroom, then the solution is invisible fencing. We used Dog Watch for our invisible fencing and are extremely pleased. (I always hated the idea of invisible fencing but it has worked extremely well and our dogs react to the warning beep, they don't get corrections.) There are other threads on TOTV discussing Invisible Fencing (see the search button above).
If you want your dog to have more room to roam, then a birdcage would do the trick. We had our large birdcage built by Whites Aluminum and we recommend them highly. However a birdcage must have a concrete floor so you can't use one as a dog bathroom.
Congratulations on your home purchase, you'll love living in The Bubble!