Ivy learned to get over our old fence, so we finally broke down and had a new, 6 foot fence put up. She LOVES being outside - and it is much nicer to just let her out instead of taking her on the leash each time!
She is also a true water dog. We have had lots of rain over the past few weeks, and Ivy doesn't mind. She likes to stay out and get into trouble. There used to be a tarp covering our sandbox (until Ivy decided it looked tasty), so she likes to lay in the sand. She is also a digger (we've got to find a way to stop that). There was a nice hole that filled with mud - she kept digging anyway. I saw her just flinging muddy water all over the place. Needless to say, Ivy has been getting lots of baths :)