I'm sorry you are frustrated. I know that is quite a difficult thing. I spent a fortune on 1x1 inch welded wire, a FORTUNE! I had to remove 3 inches of dirt and grass and run it under the coop as well, and then put the earth back on top. Huge fox den and family 100 feet from my property line. I have a livestock dog who patrols, but he isn't always right next to them when they free range.
We have so many loose dogs, I won't be afraid to shoot one if it is going after my chickens, I'm a huge animal lover but it isn't fair having when people won't keep up their dogs and we have to pay the price. We have at the very least 8-12 loose dogs running around, plus the other usual coons, opossums, cats etc,... It's going to be a feat trying to get everything properly secure! We are using a 10x10x6 dog kennel you can pick them up for $230 at lowes or southern states. I plan to buy another to add on in the summer to have a total of 300 sq ft for more chickens. Two of the sections we won't use that will be against the coop itself, I'm going to attach the kennel bars to the coop as well securely.
