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Originally Posted by mrsstats
We are considering a move to the Villages. Currently staying here for a few days looking at property. We know there is a limited amount of housing with fenced yards in what we are looking at. We are considering something without the fenced yard but not sure how our 2 dogs will like it. They are on the small side 16 lbs each but are used to being just let out to do their thing. We do walk them on occasion but that is not the norm. Anyone make the move to the Villages with this issue.
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We felt the same way and bought a courtyard villa but have since sold it and bought a designer. We thought we would let the dog out back the way he was used to just wandering around. But with the number of hawks circling the yard every day we never felt comfortable doing so (he’s 8lbs). We walk him 3x a day and take him to the dog park almost every afternoon to run around with all of his friends. He hangs on the lanai during the day instead of in the yard. In addition to hawks there are lots of other dangerous wildlife to a small dog left alone especially in the southern areas with more preserve land, not to mention the gators in every pond. Our winter nighttime walks in the dark are with a flashlight and a bat because of the heavily preserved area where we live - he does smell something lurking in that brush and I have seen bobcats.