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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr 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 |
I am one of those that has an outside dog all the time. But, she has it made there is no way I would leave her outside if she did not have the right accomodations. She has a huge insulated dog house and 2- 5 gallon waters with water in them all the time. She is feed twice a day. Someone is out there several times a day. She likes it better outside. So I can't see making her & us miserable. Plus my son has asthma and this is a Chocolate Lab we are talking about. So I must put his safety first in this situation.