Our yard is not fenced. I would LOVE to get it fenced, but, my grandpa will not go for it. (he lives in a trailor house in our yard) I live on a HUGE farm, so the dogs just go wherever it is that they please. Autumn and Maggie love to go run out in the field and hunt mice. I have had dogs on this farm my whole life, and I have never had one wander off. They all stay in the yard and warn off anything that shouldn't be here.

I agree, having a fenced in yard is a must for some dogs. I would prefer having a fenced in area for the dogs, but at the moment we don't have anything. When we move though, we will have a fenced in area.