As for our house and neighborhood, we have about a 4 foot tall chain link fence with privacy slats, but we want to put in about a 5 foot wooden fence one of these days! But we've got what we have for now.
We live in a really small town, less than 1000 people, and we know most people on our street well. Our neighbors on one side are pretty close to us. They have three kids and the mom stays at home all day. The kids always kick or throw toys accidently over our fence, but they never come into our yard. We throw them back when we notice, or if they really want them, they will ring our doorbell and ask if we would grab them and throw them back over. Our house is on a corner lot, and across the street is a senior's home and they are always out and about and keeping an eye on our place too!
Our back deck is surrounded by a 6ft high vinyl privacy fence, so even if someone were to come into our yard, there is no way they could tell that someone isn't also outside with the dogs.
As for birds and other things, I'm trying to look into that now. I've never heard of birds attacking any animals around here, but I'm checking into the types of birds we may have. Kash and Izzy are both probably around 10 lbs, close to the same weight as Layla.
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