fencing question for the handy types

I have 4' chain link fencing around my yard. I am not interested in
replacing the fencing at this time, and it would be a rather complicated
ordeal due to bushes and trees, not to mention pretty pricey.

Over the years, erosion, yard work by neighbors as well as ourselves,
etc, the bottom of the fence has been damaged or there is a gap under
much of it. While it's handy for the bunnies to be able to escape the
yard since the bottom of the fence flexes (some locations more
significantly than others), it's not so handy that a certain young
Golden thinks he should follow them.

I have tent stakes pounded in on some sections, but they seem to get
loose over time, and due to trees and bushes, as well as the fence
itself, hammering them in is a difficult angle to achieve. Also, some
of the gaps are more significant than others, and the tent stakes aren't
strong enough to bring the fence down to ground level.

I'm visualizing something not too ugly, semi-rigid, and maybe 6" high,
that I can attach to the fence poles and/or to the ground itself, and
perhaps wire/staple/tie the chain link fence to as well. Depending on
how attractive it is, it may go on my side of the fence or a neighbor's
side. So far, garden edging seems like it may be a possibility, but
most of it seems "finished" on one side only, and I'd like it to be
not-so-ugly from both my view and that of my neighbors.

Has anyone faced this issue and found a good product, or can anyone
think of something that may fit the bill? Would a cable with
turnbuckles do it? I wish I had a bottom rail on the fence, but that
isn't to be, so I'd appreciate any good ideas!

Before I get any stupid answers, I supervise the dogs, but have had to
tell Rudy NO - he may NOT go after the bunny/squirrel/bird/investigate
the whatever in the neighbor's yard. When it's bedtime, the yard is
rather dark, and I'd like to know that I have a secure fence,
particularly when a petsitter is here instead of me.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
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