#96, I think the fact it ran off explains why it was tied up. Stop picking on American fencing. I do agree with the heat dis-liking though, that is a valid point.

I live in Arizona also and my dog is inside the house most of the day. When we do put him outside, he jumps into the pool to cool himself off.

Fishfanatic, you read /way/ to far into this FML. Did you ever think maybe the dog was tied up outside for a few minutes to allow it some fresh air or to go to the bathroom? Like I said before, my pup is tied up outside for a little while, in good weather, because she enjoys it. She gets to roll around in the grass and chew on her outside toys. Who stereotypes about fencing? What a whack-o statement. You have absolutely no way of knowing how long the dog was left outside or even what the circumstances surrounding it where. You house train your dog to not go to the bathroom inside the house, but..er..they still need to go. Therefore, they go outside, where you either walk them around or put them on a chain. My pup is spoiled rotten and is given bundles of attention. You're being a tad bit insane with this. No offense to you at all, but from reading your comment, I think it's clear you need to calm down a little bit. Re-read the FML and take in every possibility, rather than assuming the OP is some horribly neglectful, animal abuser. I'm with CloudEnvy about agreeing with you, when it comes to the heat. Everything else you said, is merely speculation

Well I hope this comment won't be as long as the 2 uper ones. I have white picket fence but my dog tends to jump over it when he is just a small little Maltese with long legs. (See my user picture for a picture of him) so I went and bought a long rope that would allow him to still run around and play without jumping over the fence because I have a big back yard. Not to be rude but if you come into my neighborhood, you'd be surprised about our fencing. I apparently have the shortest fence and also it's better to think about my unborn twins, my daughter, bills and grocery money. Oh, and our family dog named Sammy (See my user picture once again) to think about our fence. Haha OP, that must be embarrising! I know what it feels like sadly. -shudder

Anna and pen covered most points rather well, and I agree (minus any personal insults. That's just how I roll ;]). I will add one thing, though: Cost isn't the only barrier (teehee) to having a dog-proof fence. Many US homes have restrictions on what type of fencing you can install, including height, materials used, anchoring methods, etc. City ordinances and/or zoning, homeowners associations, and landlord/tenant rental agreements are a few good examples. Usually electric fencing is allowed, but aside from the potential cruelty issue, some dogs just don't care and will run through, regardless of the shock.

I agree.

My first comment fits right in with this one as well. I think it's quite clear that I'm not an idiot. You have this habit of blowing up most FMLs you comment on, with ridiculous paragraphs that don't even pertain to the actual story itself. You're adding things in as you go along. You /are/ reading into it a tad bit too far. You're also getting incoherently hostile about such a small issue. Accidents /do/ happen and most are preventable in some form or another, but that doesn't stop them from happening. You are stereotyping a country, based on seeing a few houses with shitty fencing. My pup has a running cord and she is no way being abused or harmed. I can't spend every waking moment with her. Although, I would like to do so. The dog got away from him, it happens and it's great that nothing bad happened to his dog, but you are throwing around your iron fist. Come down from your ledge and chill out. I'm not quite certain as to why you're so hostile, but aside from you being amusing at this particular moment, you tend to get rather annoying with your novels. You really need to learn to relax a little bit and not take every FML you read so seriously. You're preaching to someone, who probably won't read your rant. You are the person that posted /the/ longest comment I've ever seen..about fish. Accept a little bit of other peoples opinions once in awhile. This is pretty interesting coming from me and I'm sure someone will say it. I tend to poke fun at people and push other peoples buttons and argue with a lot of people, but you are flying off the handle, about something that makes no difference. You are fighting a battle against no one. You go on a tirade, almost every single time you post. At lease accept that you're nuts. Just a bit of friendly advice.

Again, Fish, please see my reply #125 under your last post, #99. Fencing is NOT something you always have complete control over in the US. In fact, total homeowner control over things like fencing is becoming a rare exception to the norm these days. Should dog ownership also be declining? I don't think so. What's domestication about except adjusting animal behavior to human-controlled conditions for the benefit of both? It's not natural to feed dogs from a bowl, put them to work herding livestock, use them in pet therapy, or heck, even pet them and cuddle with them. Those things aren't considered abuse or neglect. Good fences will always be the preferred method of physical control, but it simply isn't always an option. There *are* humane alternatives, like the extremely impressive dog run my SIL (who is a vet tech and animal rights activist) built for her dog in their unfenceable yard. Such alternatives require more vigilance and supervision on the pet owner's part than a strong, tall, well-anchored fence, but our pets are worth it. Obviously someone was watching this OP's dog. You're of course entitled to your opinion, and I understand getting heated about whatever hot-button issues are important to you. But implying that anyone who doesn't agree with you, particularly those who did so respectfully, are heartless, animal-abusing idiots is going a bit overboard. And the fencing stereotypes are just silly, especially when you don't know much about the issues behind the allegedly-inadequate fencing here.