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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  I think keeping a dog, whatever its size or breed, in a kennel as its living quarters is inhumane, however wonderful the puppies produced from the breeders or however much they bettered the breed. I left many a fine operation when I saw they had so many dogs they couldn't keep them in the home or, for larger dogs, out in the back yard a lot, though still living the life of a valued family member spending a lot of time inside with its people. Why have so many dogs they can't run & play out in the yard or house like a real family pet should? Having more dogs than you can handle as pets seems less like the dog is a pet & more a commodity - a means to an end. |
My father didn't keep his in a kennel all the time they had free roam of a very large farm alot of the time which now I know would not be safe but I am not young so times were very different then. We kids (all 7 of us) played with them daily so they were very much pets. But I understand where you are coming from. Oh and they were also working dogs because in the era I was raised in we ate a lot of wild meat.
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