How to Stop a Dog From Running Away

Yes, for a very few dogs in particular situations it may be relatively safe. However as with everything else the laws have to be made for EVERONE. So would you advocate that everyone should let their dogs run? Would create lots of problems - to say nothing of all the dogs that are stolen daily by bunchers to sell to research or to be sold or used as pit bull bait. I see it for the overall good of the dogs & the people - I don't care about the one or two exceptions or the person who thinks it is CRUEL to keep a dog home. When the pit bull down the road eats the yorkie next door - is that ok too? When the rottweiller next door mauls the kid down the street - is that ok?

Thats just common sense though. Those people should know better then to let their dogs roam....You are right though, there has to be rules for everyone......but for those kind of people I have no idea what to say to them....they should know their dogs temperment, and their potential. I have seen dogs maul and fight/bite each other in a dog park where its "safe" to take the leash off..you would think people would know whether their dog has the potential to attack or hurt someone. In those areas it is suppose to be meant to let dogs roam off leash..however, there are still those idiots(not directed towards anyone) who think their wild attack dog can roam free as well.....There is a difference to let a sweet family dog, who has never bitten or would even think of hurting someone roam to the neighbors to have a barbeque with them, compared to a pit bull who was taught to be vicious(by the way I know not all pit bulls are mean) loose to roam around.....some things are just peoples common sense...which doesn't always seem the strongest.

hi there yes my dog does run away for hours, we have a six foot fence and she seem to head but it and makes a big hole so she can runn away i know where she goes which is good but the rest off the people around here said that they are getting fed up with her messing up there gardens so how can i stop this from happening....