Is your property fenced?

[Logan]

We have fencing around a pretty large portion of our yard, but also fencing, inside of that, for the dogs, which is a bit higher. They are never outside of fencing, without leashes, except for Lilly, who is trustworthy, off leash.

[luvofallhorses]

yep, both our backyard and front yard is fenced.

[3GSDMom]

My backyard is fully fenced. We have a 6 foot wooden privacy fence on top of a 3 foot block wall on two sides of the yard, the other side is a 6 foot block wall. We have three gate (all three are locked at ALL times). Two wooden gates (one 6 feet tall, the other 9 feet tall) and a 6 foot iron gate.

[dappledoxie]

Our yard isn't fenced but I plan on it being done as soon as I can get it done.

[GoldenLuv]

Yes we have the metal fence but we are gonna be putting up a privacey fence maybe b4 winter hits and if not then early spring

[Corinna]

Had a 4 ft fence before getting Tyson but now have a 6ft cedar fence he still scles it to peek out at people going by.

[cali]

fully fenced, I dont think I could deal with an unfenced yard lol mostly because of my moms dogs, they WOULD leave, my 3 are a differnt story all together, I let them off leash in unfenced areas on a regular basis. Happy and Misty I would never leave unsupervised in an unfenced area, but Happy I leave loose in peoples front yards all the time when she is not allowed in, she doesnt go anywhere, I just periodily check on her to make sure she is behaving.

[Glacier]

All four acres are fenced, a minimum of six feet high, up to 8 in some sections, most of it has a foot of wire buried underground, there is a foot wide section flat pinned to the ground as well to prevent digging under. It's split into six pens. To get anywhere in my yard, including the driveway, you have to go through a minimum of two gates. All the gates have latches with locks on them. The driveway gates have at least three different latches each. We use game fencing, the stuff that elk and bison ranchers use. Chainlink is a ladder to several of my dogs.

Even with the fence, my dogs have been known to escape. Delta got out of the fenced yard and was gone for a month. I have to watch which pen Anvik is in. He can clear a six foot fence without breaking his stride. Mac chooses to stay inside the fence now, but the first winter we had him, he let himself out at will. I'm sure he still could, he's just more comfortable inside now. Some of the dogs are allowed off-leash on walks. Some of them never are!

Even if I tethered my dogs, like most mushers, I would have a fenced dog yard. There are too many predators in this area who think dogs are an easy dinner.

I would be extremely hesitant about adopting a dog with a drop of husky in it's blood to someone without a fenced yard.

[IRescue452]

Our yard is half fenced because the neighbors have big ugly privacy fences. We don't fence though. The current dog and last dog were yard trained and for any dogs we don't trust we use a tie out when we can't be out with them. There aren't many times that the dogs are out without supervision.

Another problem altogether is when you say tie out most places immediately turn you down. They automatically think the dog is left out alone for long periods of time. We just use the tie out for untrustable dogs when they go out to the bathroom alone or when we are out in the yard with the untrustable dog. They are never tied out alone for any period of time.

[Danegirl2208]

yes...we have a 6ft block fence around our backyard.

[Husky15]

We do not have fencing. If we end up getting our own piece of land in the not so distant future then I would want it to be fenced so we could let our dog(s) (we may get another if we have a piece of land) run free around the portion of the yard that is fenced. But Belle can go without a leash we just prefer not to because there are kids that go around on bikes and stuff. We just take her on a leash to go for walks and sometimes to use the bathroom (sometimes we just let her run to the yard, do her thing, then come back in without a leash).

Like the saying goes, better safe than sorry.

[Suki Wingy]

the backyard is but not the front or side. The total area fenced is about 60 ft by 50 ft and it's 4 foot chain link.

[Tralee]

We have an invisible fence. We live near the end of a dirt road and have no need for a privacy fence.

[lizbud]

Yes, my yard is fenced. That fact was a plus in the decision to buy the
house. There is a peace of mind in knowing you can let the dogs out at
any time,day or night, for a quick potty break.Sure helps when it's dead of
winter & you don't have to bundle up to take them out.

[bckrazy]

We have an almost 1 acre 6 ft privacy fenced yard. =D and Gonzo & Fozzie run around it several times a day, its awesome especially for their zoomies before bedtime. But, Gonzo especially, would not be happy only getting yard exercise every day. He gets 1-2 long walks every day, and they usually go to the dog park or the off-leash park to play frizbee or ball.

I think it does depend on the dog & the owner. You CAN live in an apartment or without a yard and maintain even a high energy dog, but it takes tons & tons of work. I know some one with a happy, high drive Border Collie who lives in an apartment and works. He goes on runs before work and to the fenced park after work, and a dog walker visits him for 30-60 mins in the middle of the day.