Thanks Kari, I guess your right, about not a lot of people agreeing with the fact that our dogs aren't tied or kenneled. I guess before joining here, I never new differently. I dont know of any dogs, at ALL, that are kenneled or tied. We live way out in the country, and all the close towns are small, so everybody knows everybody, and its just quiet usually, I guess. My parents would never let us fence in the yard, or get a kennel. (We are moving across the country in a year or two, so I dont think they would let me spend my money on that ) My grandpa, who lives in a trailer house in our yard, LOVES animals and he doesn't like it if we put the dogs on leashes . So he would NEVER EVER let us put them in a kennel all day long. My mom suggested tieing them up when we leave, and having my dad untie them a little later, when we are all long gone, so that they wouldn't have a reason to go out the road. The dogs dont usually leave the yard, unless I go running, or we go out to the bus, ect. I hope we can figure something out soon, and thanks again!!