I never let my animals outside unattended anymore. It’s just common sense these days. My neighbor is as likely to be Jeffery Dahmer as he is to be Wally Cleaver. In my last neighborhood there was a rash of dog poisonings. Of course no one was ever caught. They never are.
You are a wise owner.
Despite the fact that my dog yard is locked and surrounded by a 6 foot wood fence, whenever they’re out there, I’m out there...watching.
[so boy, do I *ever* dread winter coming]
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