"Real Dogs Don"t Live Outside In Pens"

Oh really? I'm sure the puppy wants to stay outside, too.

In some temperatures, leaving dogs outside is abusive and cruel. There is a huge difference between providing the minimum (shelter) for a dog and unnecessarily humanizing them with "luxury goods." Be reasonable.

Hahahaha!

Wanna see my lawn ornaments? Over here is my deer. Over here is the statue of the old lady bending over in the bushes. Over here is my dog.

....And there's my Flamingo!

Right thar next to the old bathtub.

Would you all please tell Ollie tha it's great to spend SOME time outside !! My door is open when air or heat isn't on .......... Ollie prefers being inside .

I think you all have it wrong.


Real dogs aren't afraid to be a bit dirty....:yikes:

Ya wanna know what's hysterical about that? My neighbors directly across the street have a bathtub in their backyard that they use as a turtle pond! And I am NOT kidding!

Beau's favorite place to sleep. If I stuck him outside for the night, I think he'd be very sad.

well what good would my decorations do outside now?! i mean come on people, i just got my livingroom how i wanted it with my furry decorations just right and now your telling me theyd make better lawn ornaments?! now im gonn ahave to go out and buy some more just to balance!

Where did I state I was keeping my puppy outside? I cannot seem to recall typing that.

But for the record, he has learned to go whine at the door & loves lying in the grass soaking up the sunshine. But I guess I'm cruel in allowing him to do that.

When did our culture shift from taking care of a dog by providing housing, food, water, physical exercise, mental exercise, & companionship whether it be to an outside dog to having to force the belief that all dogs must be kept inside, sleep on nice beds, drink from ceramic bowls, & wear designer duds? Even without the designer duds it's still an extremist way of thinking IMO.

And for example, my uncle who owns & operates a small beef cattle operation has 2 Australian Cattle Dogs, 1 Australian Shepherd, & 1 mutt that help with daily goings on. These dogs are workers & are not pets. Yet they don't look abused or act abused. In fact, they are down at the pastures in the morning ready to get the day going before my uncle most of the time.

This is getting absurd.

And here's something fun for y'all to jump on: my dogs' kennels are in the garage. :yikes:

My dog would rather be with me than in a pen outside. And I'm not even such a good deal! She's a Real Dog!

Nikki: "Where the **** are you telling me to sleep?"

Well, just from my experience growing up...

We had our first two dogs outside. I'd never have an outdoor dog again. They weren't mistreated or anything. We took care of them, and loved them. Shack always tried to follow us back inside, though. I really think he would have been happier had my parents allowed him in the house. Just my 2 cents.

Tosca: Are Youuuuuuuu crazy????I can't sleep out there! It's Raining!

I have to drag the chis outside when it's raining; I can't imagine them ever wanting to sleep outside Spoiled little brats.

For the record, I said I dont think the dog would CHOOSE outside over inside, as a place to live 99% of the time. I know many dogs LIKE to be outside, but I doubt they would want to be there when it is over 100 or under 30 degrees.

Also, I know many dogs are used by FARMERS and do not get to come in the house and I never said that was abusive. Those dogs are doing a job and as long as they are given shelter, food, water, and sleeping time I do not see anything wrong with it.

I dont personally know anyone who can afford a Coach Collar... I dont think dogs need luxuries like that to be loved. My dogs dont need anything I dont already have to be loved. They lay on the same couch I do, sleep on the same bed I do, and run around in the same house I do. I dont need to be unnecessay luxuries to treat them well.

Real dogs don't need ventilation... they can survive and handle it.

I think it depends on the dog and the climate. When I was a kid, my cousins had a Newfoundland. This was in mild western Washington. That dog would love to come in the house to visit with us and he was allowed to do whatever he pleased...inside, outside, back and forth. But he preferred to be outside the majority of the time, including night time. I think he got too hot inside.

I've known a few other dogs who seemed to feel cooped up and bored inside and they liked staying out a lot.

My dogs that I have now go in and out, but sleep inside at night. In nice, warm weather, they spend a lot of time basking out in the yard. I'm outside a lot too in nice weather especially. I like them to be outside a lot if it's not too hot or too cold. The fresh air is good for them and there is some stimulation outside....birds, squirrels, things to chase. But in winter, forget it.....they can't take the cold, not for too long at a time except on hikes or walks where they're exercising pretty hard.

I don't get the connection between inside or outside and which makes a dog genuine.

That fifty bucks I gave Herschel to play the devil's advocate is really paying off.