Okay... in defense of my wonderful Mother who takes spiders outside rather then kill them...
No, she doesn't have a Yorkie... she has a Norwegian Elkhound and yes, Tohno the Norwegian Elkhound is an outside 24/7 dog. Those who are familiar w/this breed know their coat is designed for the extremes (either way).
Tohno started out as an inside dog and absolutely HATED it. He whined to be out ALL THE TIME. He was not meant to be an outside dog but he just became it.
My Mom takes SUPERB care of Tohno. She thinks of him as one of her kids and is out there EARLY
every morning cleaning his "area", and feeding/watering him. In extreme weather she has her boots and coveralls by the door and she's outside constantly putting new hay in his "igloo" to keep him warm and fresh water (so it's not frozen). In the hot summer she's out there all the time with fresh trays of ice cubes for his water bowl. She hoses him down to cool him off (which he LOVES) His "area" is cleaned EVERY day, often more then once as he goes. He is walked regularly and has plenty of tree shade.
I've had friends come over and make remarks like "Is he outside
all the time?" And when I say yes, they get that look on their face. It bothers me so much because I know what wonderful care she takes of this dog and any animal for that matter. She's rescued countless small animals that were injured or left homeless (baby birds w/Mama killed by cats) and has taken many to wildlife refuges around the area she lives in. She's soooo kindhearted and it makes me so sad to think that because she has an outdoor 24/7 dog, that people think she's a bad person.
Love you Mom you're the best!!!
