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Here in South Carolina we can go thru times where it can sometimes rain over a several day period and as you know Border Collies get frustrated when they have pent up energy from not being able to run for a few days. (she is an indoor dog, but usually gets plenty of outdoor time) That is why I decided to cover her yard with some large tarps, it has the added benefit of giving my dog and I some shade on the hot summer days My original construction was working fine for normal South Carolina weather, but when we recently had a very rare heavy snow it collapsed about 2/3 of it, so I don't recommend using PVC without additional support if you live in an area that gets snow. I am getting ready to put the canopy back up but with additional support underneath the PVC framing, I likely will be building a 12 foot long wood roof frame (rafters to a ridge board) on top of 4x4 posts on both sides of the yard at the midway point and then running wire cable from the ridge board of that to 4x4 posts I'll put at both ends. If anyone has other support ideas to consider please let me know, thanks ! Here are two photos of the original construction, one of the PVC frame before adding the tarps, and one of the covered frame. (the high roof allows plenty of room for me to be in there standing up throwing Frisbees and balls for her to catch, the fence is 4 feet high, the center of the roof is about 9 feet high)
