I am a 32 year old, single woman who owns a house. My dogs are my family, I consider them my children. I personally don't leave my dogs in crates, I have a kind of walk in closet I have for my 4 dogs. I don't leave them outside and they're with me almost everywhere I go. I don't have a fenced yard, but it is pretty large. I plan on getting a fence within the next couple of months. Right now, I am applying and looking to foster dogs, that's how much I care about animals. One of my dogs was a run away, I kept seeing her in the streets daily. I ended up adopting her as I was able to get her to come to me (I always stop to try and help dogs). I put up posts, pictures, and talked to the humane society. I was told that a lot of people let their dogs run away if they don't keep them. I wasn't going to leave her there, so I adopted her.