Yep. Control your animals. I have two dogs. One is 8 years old, the other is 5. They have NEVER escaped or left my property in their entire lives expect when accompanied by one of our three kids or my wife and I. It is not that hard to make a yard or an enclosure excape proof, but number 1 is to not give the dog a reason to want to leave.

Loose dogs are an epidemic in my area. They have mortally wounded other pets, destroyed livestock, got into well stored trash, and harassed the kids at the bus stop. I hunt less than 200 yards from our neighborhood to give you an idea how rural this is. Most of those dogs have been destroyed over the years and the message got out about controlling your pets.

My son is 7. He understands the grave consequences of our dogs getting loose. He watched my neighbor's prize dog get smashed by a car a couple months ago BECAUSE THE NEIGHBOR REFUSED TO CONTROL THE ANIMAL. I had a long talk with him about what happens when dogs get loose and trespass. He understands that a loose dog that gets killed is not the end of the world and if he wants his dogs to live he WILL control them.