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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 2108493" data-attributes="member: 26737">Any dog can make an escape, but I don&#039;t understand owners who will just let their dogs roam freely when they can get into trouble. Years ago, I used to let my dogs roam, but at that time the only potential trouble was the 50mph traffic on the section road along my frontage--they could pretty much roam the whole section without running into livestock or people they didn&#039;t know. Now that I have more neighbors, including rural neighborhoods of McMansions, and neighbors with more livestock, my dog never gets to roam freely (unless she pulls her Houdini act). My neighbors to the north (whom I don&#039;t know--they live behind a closed gate) keep goats and a couple of horses; if my dog went there, she&#039;d certainly want to play with them, and the neighbors would certainly be within their rights to shoot her. I wouldn&#039;t be happy about it, but I would understand if they did, so when she&#039;s outside, she&#039;s either on an aerial run or on a leash with me. It&#039;s just part of my responsibility as her master to keep her safe...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 2108493, member: 26737"] Any dog can make an escape, but I don't understand owners who will just let their dogs roam freely when they can get into trouble. Years ago, I used to let my dogs roam, but at that time the only potential trouble was the 50mph traffic on the section road along my frontage--they could pretty much roam the whole section without running into livestock or people they didn't know. Now that I have more neighbors, including rural neighborhoods of McMansions, and neighbors with more livestock, my dog never gets to roam freely (unless she pulls her Houdini act). My neighbors to the north (whom I don't know--they live behind a closed gate) keep goats and a couple of horses; if my dog went there, she'd certainly want to play with them, and the neighbors would certainly be within their rights to shoot her. I wouldn't be happy about it, but I would understand if they did, so when she's outside, she's either on an aerial run or on a leash with me. It's just part of my responsibility as her master to keep her safe... [/QUOTE]

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