I had donea whole lot (THEN U KNOW YOU SHOULD OF ALREADY BEEN HAD HIM IN TRAINING.)of research before bringing the dog in. I had looked at hundreds of pups before choosing this one. So I did do my homework and was prepared(No, No you werent. ). I just didn't think (Go figure)it was going to bother my family this much(cuz why wouldnt that be the FIRST THING YOU DO? CONSULT YOUR FAMILY... WHOM U live WITH). I can afford training classes, but I do not know how much this will change my family's mind about keeping him. The fencing must be done around my backyard. At his age, Janna won't be able to jump the brick wall we have around our yard, but once he's bigger and older, he'll easily jump it. I live in a pretty safe, quiet neighborhood, and stealing and/or shooting is highly unlikely.