10,460 answers about dogs
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849 answers in Safety & Lost Pets — page 23 of 36
Yes, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog is safest with a securely fenced yard, not because this calm Swiss working breed is a notorious escape artist, but because of its sheer size and strength if something draws it out. A Swissy chasing a deer, greeting another dog, or startled into bolting can cross an unfenced boundary…
Yes, a Great Pyrenees needs a securely fenced yard, and a strong one, because this livestock guardian breed has a deeply ingrained urge to patrol and expand its territory, especially at night. A Pyrenees on an unfenced property will often roam far while guarding, placing itself near roads and neighbours who do not…
Yes, a Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen needs a securely fenced yard, because this French scent hound lives through its nose and will follow an interesting trail out of an unfenced garden with cheerful, stubborn persistence. Once on a scent, a GBGV may bay, ignore calls, and keep tracking well beyond your street. Keep the…
Yes, a Glen of Imaal Terrier needs a securely fenced yard, even though this low, sturdy Irish terrier looks too short to be an escape risk. Glens were bred to hunt underground and turn in tight spaces, so the real danger is digging under a fence after prey scent, then chasing once outside with typical terrier…
Yes, a German Wirehaired Pointer needs a securely fenced yard, and a substantial one, because this powerful all-round hunting dog combines strong prey drive with the athleticism to jump, climb, and push through weak boundaries. A pointer who picks up scent or sees game beyond an unfenced garden will leave at speed and…
Yes, a Flat-Coated Retriever should have a securely fenced yard, because this exuberant, slow-to-mature retriever greets the world at full enthusiasm and will bound off to meet other dogs, people, or birds without checking for traffic. Its strength and joyful jumping also mean a flimsy gate or low fence may not hold a…
Yes, a Finnish Spitz needs a securely fenced yard, because this lively Finnish hunting dog follows birds, squirrels, and scents with single-minded focus and can cover ground quickly once something flushes. An unfenced garden offers no pause between spotting prey and chasing it across a road. Choose a fence your Spitz…
Yes, a Finnish Lapphund is safest with a securely fenced yard, because this friendly herding spitz is curious, vocal, and keen to investigate people, dogs, and movement beyond the garden. Without a barrier, a Lapphund let out for a quick toilet break can trot off after a scent or a neighbour and be out of sight before…
Yes — a Field Spaniel benefits from a secure fence, because this sensitive, sweet-natured gundog still has a working spaniel's nose and bird drive, and will follow scent out of any opening the yard offers. Field Spaniels are calmer and less frantic than their springer and cocker cousins, and they bond closely to their…
Yes — a Dogue de Bordeaux needs a strong, secure fence, less because he is an escape artist and more because a dog of this mass and guarding heritage must never meet the world unsupervised: he can push through weak panels by sheer weight, and an unleashed mastiff alarming a neighbor or confronting another dog is a…
Yes — a Dandie Dinmont Terrier needs a secure fence with particular attention to its base, because this long-bodied, short-legged terrier was bred to go to ground after otters and badgers and retains both the digging instinct and the determination to use it. Dandies look dignified and calm, with their silky topknots…
Yes — a Curly-Coated Retriever needs a secure fence, because this tall, athletic retriever is among the most independent of the gundog breeds, with the height, strength, and water drive to defeat casual fencing when something beyond it catches his interest. Curlies are confident, sometimes aloof dogs who make their…
Yes — a Coton de Tulear should have a secure fence, mainly because this small, cotton-coated companion can slip through gaps sized for bigger dogs and is far too trusting and delicate to be loose near traffic or strange dogs. Cotons are devoted people-followers who rarely plan an escape, but they are curious, playful,…
Yes — a Clumber Spaniel is safest with a secure fence, not because he is fast or frantic, but because this heavy, methodical spaniel follows his nose with quiet persistence and can push or dig his way out given time and an interesting scent beyond the boundary. Clumbers are the largest of the spaniels, slow-moving but…
Yes, but with a twist: a Chinese Crested needs a fence checked for tiny gaps rather than height, because this toy breed — hairless or powderpuff — can slip through openings other dogs cannot, and once out he is exceptionally vulnerable to cold, sun, larger animals, and traffic. Cresteds are people-focused and rarely…
Yes — a Chesapeake Bay Retriever needs a secure fence, because this powerful, independent retriever was bred to work icy water all day and has the strength, stamina, and single-mindedness to go over, under, or through a casual barrier when birds or water call. Chessies are famously determined and can be protective at…
Yes — a Cesky Terrier is safest behind a secure fence, even though this Czech terrier is noticeably calmer and less combative than most of his terrier relatives. The hunting instinct is still there: a Cesky will pursue small animals, explore nose-first, and slip through surprisingly modest gaps given his moderate…
Yes — a Cardigan Welsh Corgi is safest with a secure fence, because this herding dog combines a real chase instinct with the intelligence to work on a latch, a gap, or a soft corner until it yields. Cardigans are longer, heavier, and more reserved than their Pembroke cousins, but they share the cattle-dog urge to…
Yes — a Cane Corso needs a genuinely sturdy, secure fence, and here the reason runs both ways: it keeps a powerful, territorial guardian from roaming, confronting strangers or other dogs, and getting into trouble he is physically equipped to escalate. Flimsy panels, low heights, and weak gates are not enough for a dog…
Yes — a Cairn Terrier benefits greatly from a securely fenced yard, because this small, bold terrier was bred to chase vermin into rock piles and will happily dig under or squeeze through a weak boundary after a squirrel. Check the bottom edge especially, since Cairns dig rather than jump their way out. A fence never…
Yes, a Bullmastiff needs a securely fenced yard, though here the issue is strength rather than jumping. This giant guardian is calm and undemanding about exercise, but it is immensely powerful, quietly protective of its home, and capable of walking through a flimsy fence or tired gate simply by leaning its full weight…
Yes, a Bull Terrier needs a securely fenced yard — and an unusually tough one — because this muscular clown combines stubborn determination, a strong prey drive, and a body built like a battering ram. A Bull Terrier that fixates on a squirrel, a cat, or a dog on the other side will push, dig, and worry at fencing…
Yes, a Briard needs a securely fenced yard, because this big French herding and guarding breed takes its territory seriously and has the size and determination to act on that. A Briard will patrol its boundary, challenge what approaches, and chase what runs, and its protective streak makes an unfenced dog a risk to…
Yes, a Bracco Italiano needs a securely fenced yard, because this ancient Italian pointing breed lives through its nose and was made to range widely over hunting ground. A Bracco is gentle and devoted at home, but outdoors the scenting instinct takes over, the dog drifts further and further ahead following ground…
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