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In reply to the discussion: Pic: I am a forever dog [View all]juajen
(8,515 posts)back, but we have a leash law. I got ticketed twice when she jumped. She loves our whole family very much, but she and her litter mates were abandoned as puppies. I believe that might be why she hates to be confined behind a fence. She is also very afraid of storms. Any hint of rain and she is in my bedroom on her bed that I have placed under a table to make her feel more secure. I have a chain and will let her be in my front yard when I garden on her chain. Sometimes she wants to sunbathe outside and I use the chain. We are not far from a very busy highway and she heads for it every time she has ever gotten out. Please don't generalize about chains. Sometimes they are for the dog's protection. My puppy is rarely left alone, but when she is, she is inside, close to food and water and her beloved bed.