While I appreciate your concern I promise we have Payson's best interest in mind. He will not be out there unsupervised. We've checked and Payson can't squeeze out of the fence. Payson is further away from the gate so with the camera angle he does look very small and the gate looks large, but it's just the angle. Also in the event that we did have to quickly run inside we can see the entire patio from the living room as well as the bedroom. The area is also really safe, the patio is facing a fenced in courtyard. In the bazzare event that he did escape he would still be behind another fence. The courtyard is pretty much a giant backyard for a few of the other townhomes.