Mine is full time indoors, unless she's out to play or for a walk. she's really cool, and she spends all the time I'm home with me. I never really got the point of outdoor dogs, I mean, they want to spend all their time with their family, so why not let them?
I guess its because you're assuming all dogs are like yours. I'm glad that since your dog likes to spend all their time with you she gets too. Don't think that other dogs like being inside all the time or that they need to be inside all the time.Mine is full time indoors, unless she's out to play or for a walk. she's really cool, and she spends all the time I'm home with me. I never really got the point of outdoor dogs, I mean, they want to spend all their time with their family, so why not let them?
Yes, most dogs are social animals, thus they need some sort of family or pack to belong to, this pack can be humans, flock, or simply other dogs, but they do need a pack.It depends on the dogs. Some are outside only for short time, like potty, play, walk, just hanging out with me outside. So they are inside most the time. Others are outside more often, but inside some of the time. It varies from dog to dog. Some only want to go out to potty and if its rain or wet grass they don't even want to do that. Then others don't really want to be in for all day.
I guess its because you're assuming all dogs are like yours. I'm glad that since your dog likes to spend all their time with you she gets too. Don't think that other dogs like being inside all the time or that they need to be inside all the time.
I can say the point of having a flock guardian is to keep the flock safe from predation for one example. The flock is their family that they are very bonded too. They don't need humans to be happy. Most dogs are social animals but it doesn't mean they can only be happy having social structure/interaction with humans.
Cris already said it, so I quote him:UnDeadKnight1, keeping your dog outdoors is not cruel. My dog loves spending time outdoors and I also prefer him to sleep outside.
It is entirely the owners choice wether he/she wishes to keep his/her dog indoors or outdoors and there is no "cruel" option. Okay, if the weather where you are living is too hot or cold, it would be a different story. But the weather where i live is lovely and my dog is perfectly contented.
A dog outside alone will not only be more susceptible to heart worm, and any other diseases, they also have no pack to associate themselves with and therefore refer to themselves as the outcast of the pack(your family).