of a time finding the actual law when I moved here, and as best I can tell, the law simply says that your dog must wear its county tag or else the dog warden will take it to the animal shelter. In city limits, dogs must be on leash, though I have not seen that law enforced and all of the off-leash dogs I have seen in the city have been extremely well-behaved. Out of the city, though, unleashed dogs are often a problem. Last weekend when I was bicycling, 6 to 7 dogs came out into the street to chase me and my companion, which was scary for us and potentially dangerous for the dogs. On the other hand, when I took my dogs hiking in the state forest yesterday (where dogs must be controlled but not necessarily leashed), we had very pleasant encounters with other off-leash dogs on the trail. It seems to me, though, that most people who will hike a 10 mile loop trail with a dog have dogs who are well-trained. I have learned to be selective about the off-leash areas/parks we visit because the ones closer to the cities are often more crowded and more often have people with untrained dogs. Regarding puppies being predictable: What does one do with a puppy overnight? The idea of the crate is the puppy won't pee in a tiny space and is taught to "hold it." Do people really set their alarm to go off every 3