I would never "judge" anyone for feeling that an "outdoor life" is okay for their big dog because they have to make that decision. Our rotties when we owned them only came in for about an hour each evening unless the weather was bad. Frankly they loved it outside and they had posh quarters with lots of room to run and play, really nice dog houses and a fabulous view of the entire neighborhood so they could watch what was going on all around us.
When the thread about the breeding kennel, Puppy Haven, was posted and I defended that breeder's accomodations for his dogs because they contained large indoor kennels with a very large outside run for each kennel, almost everyone was appalled that I would think it was possibly okay for a dog to live like that, "outside all the time", but I do think there are a lot of people in this country who have strictly "outside dogs" and I was just making the argument that, if they are well provided for, as Suecass does for hers, I think it can work and not be abusive. JMHO |