Richard Webb -> Jim White wrote:
 RW> HI Jim,

 JW>> And ours can't be allowed to free feed. They get into the food
 JW>> bucket as it is.  We took a 40 lb. kitty litter bucket and cut a
 JW>> circular hole in the top to set the dog food dish in.  We keep it
 JW>> filled with their food and refill as needed from the enclosed porch
 JW>> supply which is in a Vittles Vault.  Well, our boys figured out how
 JW>> to take the bowl out and stick their heads through the hole to pig
 JW>> out!  We added a 10 pound rock to the bowl after the dog finishes,
 JW>> but Buddy has removed it and still gets into the bucket if left
 JW>> alone in the kitchen.  Therefore he is no longer left alone in the
 JW>> kitchen!  We've installed baby gates to keep them out of the
 JW>> kitchen!

 RW> Hmmm, don't think that would work with Schatze.  SHe could jump one of
 RW> those baby gates I think. OUr dog food supply is in one of those wheeled
 RW> dog food containers and she stays out of it, though it latches fairly
 RW> securely. STill there's always food down for her, so she has no need.

One of the baby gates is the heavy plastic type that wedges in a doorway. 
That didn't work!!  So we turned it 90 degrees and slid it between the wall
and entertainment center on one side.  On the other side, is slides between
a 42" dog crate and some kitchen shelving.  That makes for a 49"
high roadblock.  In another doorway, I hinged a heavy sliding wooden baby
gate on screw eyes and attached a second gate to the top.  To latch, a bolt
drops into a screw eye on the bottom and a slide latch locks the top.  It
may not be the most beautiful thing in the world, but it's functional in
this old house!

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