Is your property fenced?

**jazzcat** · 10-16-2006, 09:17 PM

My backyard is fenced in. I wanted a fence so I could let Disney out to run and play since I was never able to leash train her. She would absolutely freak out when I put a collar and leash on her. The shelter felt she must have been abused that way.

**.sarah** · 10-16-2006, 09:27 PM

Our yard is fenced with a 6 ft privacy fence and with four dogs that makes it so much easier. Buck is the only one with a recall reliable enough to bring him back if he saw something to chase. The girls would be gone if a dog, squirrel, etc. walked by.

I have to say though, I don't think it's fair for rescue groups to only adopt to people with fenced in yards. The humane society I work for is that way. When I went to a Petfinder seminar, they had a statistic that said that in general people who live in apartments spend more time with their dogs because they have to walk them a few times a day and take them to parks instead of just letting them out in the yard. That definetly changed my mind about it.

**K9karen** · 10-16-2006, 10:46 PM

Whilst Cody had his 60 foot lead and could run and run (but get caught around bushes), I splurged with Logan and installed a 6 foot fence with bottom, undiggable wire.

She's never ignored. The fence gives her a safe place to run. She still gets walks and I try to take her everywhere with me.

**pnance** · 10-17-2006, 12:04 AM

When I first moved in the side yard was partially fenced, but the larger yard wasn't at all, so the dogs were only allowed in the side yard under supervision, drove me nuts as it did the dogs, they have way to much energy to be cooped up. So I fenced in the larger yard and now the pups have 1/2 an acre to run instead of chewing my furniture because they're board. Don't get me wrong they still spend most of there time in doors, but it's nice to be able to just open the door and let them out without having to make sure they don't disapear...

**sparks19** · 10-17-2006, 10:36 AM

We don't have a real fence. We just have the invisible fence.

**LeahMM** · 10-17-2006, 10:58 AM

Our entire backyard is fenced. It's about 1/2 of an acre so there is plenty of room for the dogs to tear it up.

**lizbud** · 10-17-2006, 12:02 PM

I wanted to add a P.S. to my previous post. While I do have a fenced yard,
I believe it is very possible to have dogs without a fenced yard.My daughter
has had dogs for years & she's lived in apartments.She is an excellent dog
owner. I do see the point for rescue people for insisting on a fence before
adopting, because some folks seem to tire quickly of the extra work required
by frequent walks & that does put the animal in jeopardy.