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I know I have mentioned this before, but Casey (Lab/Huskey mix) was an amazing dog. At the time we had him, he would spend nice days in his kennel, so when we got Brindle (Boxer/Beagle mix), we put her in with him. Big mistake. The Missus came home after school one day to find a hole in the wire and no dogs. When I got home I scanned the marshes with binoculars and saw them about a mile away. We jumped into the truck and drove over there. Casey came right over to us, but Brindle wouldn't let us come near. Finally the wife said she would release Casey and maybe he would lead the new dog home as it was time for their supper. When released, Casey went to the other dog, communicated to her somehow, then led her back to us. She allowed us to leash her again and we were home in short order.
I built a new kennel after that and found out little Brindle was an escape artist. She could run up a 6 foot door and get over the top. Finally there was a transom over the door and the fences were burried a foot with rock armor and extended to 8 feet all around.

Best
Les