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Who let the dogs out? It doesn’t matter! because…
He Who Hogs The Power Tools built us this very lovely wooden pet gate for our porch (or “verandah,” as we usually call it), so the dogs can hang out in comfort and safety, while we do yard work or whatever.

So, the dogs are free to go into the fenced side yard off the other side, if they need to “do their business,” but the pet gate on the driveway side means they can’t get out and run loose in the yard — possibly to get lost or end up on the road or find a skunk to play with. You like?

A couple of design features in this gate I particularly like:
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