On the topic of outside dogs.
I have never owned a larger dog, but personally I would not be able to leave them outside. It feels too sad...but I know there are many who own homes who leave their big dogs outside.
But...just to vent on the side, in my neighborhood of dog friendly condos, there's one ground-floor unit that has a beautiful Samoyed dog who permanently stays in this small 4' x 10' patio in his small igloo-style dog bed.
I cringe every time I walk by that unit and pray to God that the owners take it for a walk several times a day. Otherwise it doesn't seem to get any human interaction (I'm not monitoring it 24/7 but I've never seen it not on the patio) and unlike a house with a backyard, it literally sleeps all day in that very very small confined space.
At first, the dog bed was faced so that people who walked by could see the dog inside. Now, the owners have turned the bed around, so you can't see the dog anymore, nor can the dog see anything but a wall.
It's so sad....
Is this considered animal cruelty?? I mean, it has shelter food and water. But it's confined to such a small space...for such a big dog.
