We have dogs and treat them like part of the family. They stay indoors unless put on a leash and walked in our own yard. Once in a great while we take a couple of them to a park for a change of scenery. But the dogs are not allowed outside without their harness and leash.
The grandson has a hard time realizing that if the door is not closed completely that the dogs can escape. That is a lot of drama, as the dogs run hysterically down the street and risk getting run over by heavy traffic or in a fight with other neighborhood dogs.
We are working on that.