It is expensive to build a fence here too, but there are always cheaper options. It is also expensive to go to dog courses and competitions every weekend, and to care for three big dogs in the first place! They did just buy a home last year, and personally, when we bought our house and did not have money to build a fence, a fenced-in yard was a must-have for any houses we'd even look at. Our winter is long and cold - we had snow in October and we still have snow!! - so there's no way I want to bundle up and stand outside every time a dog has to pee lol! But that would have been a trade-off, if we had no fenced yard, you bet I'd be out there with my dogs on a leash!
I wonder if she'd feel differently about that too, if her dogs were little and could be attacked by bigger dogs? In her case, maybe she feels her bigger dogs can hold their own so they can be out without a leash.
And I also agree if her dogs were the ones who got hurt, she'd probably be looking at it all differently!
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