Leaving your dog in backyard alone?

[julie87]

Do you guys feel safe when you leave the house and your dog is staying in your yard.I don't know maybe I am being paranoid, but I have all these scenarios in my head that the dog can either nock over the fence or dig a huge hole and get out.Did this ever happen to anyone here? Reason I ask is because lately I am away from home more than 2 hours at a time and absolutely hate having the dog in a crate but there is no way I am leaving her in backyard. the only option left is letting her stay in the house but she still sometimes destroys things, but I would rather her destroy my stuff then escape. Any thoughts? How do you feel about leaving the dog in backyard alone?


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[Cheerful1]

I would not leave Joey in the backyard alone if I had to leave the house.

[evybear15]

Agreed - I would never leave Baxter alone in the backyard for any extended period of time. Thankfully, he loves his crate and typically ends up sleeping in it even when the crate door is kept open and he has the option to be elsewhere.

[qbchottu]

If you want to leave your dog outside, secure it in a kennel with a shelter like a doghouse.

[bigd3077]

I would never leave mine out there if I was not home.

[onyx'girl]

Now and then, my dogs have been left outside alone. We have 6ft fence and locked gates.
I don't do it intentionally ever, but with family coming and going, someone may forget that one or all of the dogs are out. When I leave, I make sure everyone is inside! They prefer to be in, but are fine outside if the weather isn't extreme.

[Syaoransbear]

I always do it, but my dog isn't a digger at all.

[Rangers-mom]

I never leave my dogs outside when I am not home. I would be super paranoid to do that.

I have wondered if there are regional differences in terms of leaving dogs outside. I have friends and family in California and all of them leave their dogs outside for full days while they are at work. That just seems incomprehensible to me. But I live in the NE where weather would often prohibit such an arrangement on a regular basis. But even if I moved to CA I could never see leaving them in the yard all day by themselves.

[Omar Little]

I'd be too paranoid. Maybe it's just the area I live in, but it's the people that I wouldn't trust. You hear stories of people injuring or killing dogs for no reason, not to mention what would happen if someone would get into your yard and the dog did it's job of protecting your property... I'm sure you'd be liable. I guess maybe it's different out in the country or remote areas.

[katdog5911]

If I had a kennel or fenced in yard I would leave them outside for a few hours. When we lived in our other house we did this. There were trees for shade and a dog house. Now I just have an e fence so no way for Stella. When I just had my old newfie mix, I trained him to open and close the porch door. He was able to go in and out whenever he wanted. But he has been 100% reliable with the e fence. Stella I would not trust. She is in her crate when we are not home.