I live in the country in North Carolina and we have several roaming dogs that live outside 24/7
I don't walk my yorkies anymore in my neighborhood after I was attacked by a neighbor's pit bill..
Yes, the owner paid the vet bill (promptly), but I like my chain link fence.
We also have dog stealers in the neighborhood that steal dogs
(from your yard for pit-bull baiting)...yes we told the cops and they went to their house and got 2 little ones back alive...
We keep our chain link fence locked also, we are always outside with our dogs and they are never left outside unattended.
roxanne