A former neighbor had an electric fence. It worked great for the Yellow Lab, but didn't keep out the skunk that bit his nose. Fortunately, the dog was fine.

If you can find a way to afford it, get a dog run, not wood, but chain link.

BTW, sounds like to me the people on the other forum made some assumptions that weren't true. I used to belong to a forum that was for wellness but they had a strong BARF contingent. If you didn't feed Bones (ground) and Raw Food, you weren't fit to be a cat or dog parent.

I think you are better off here.