The holes in the fabric are too small for most dogs to penetrate. Most professional kennels use chain link in their fencing and dog runs. It is available in a variety of heights and installing barbed wire arms is easy. Zoning laws seem to allow its use where many other forms of fencing are prohibited. It hardly obstructs the view and is a strong deterrent to intruders.
Chain link is fairly expensive, but it lasts longer than many other types of fences.
However, children can easily tease a dog confined by a chain link fence. Snow fence is one of the cheaper options. It is available in various heights and is installed on a series of brace posts and t-posts. The fabric must be stretched when it is installed to ensureadded strength. When we moved to our current house, we bought a four-acre yard without a stick of fencing.