Dog kept inside or outside?

[Scooby4]

I would like to know your opinion on keeping a dog inside or outside is okay. This seems to be a touchy topic amongst dog owners. My dogs are kept both inside and outside. However, I don't have an issue with someone who keeps their dog outside as long as it is properly cared for with food, water, and love.
What is your opinion? In or Out?

[LeahMM]

When I am at home my dogs are with me whether I'm inside or outside. They stay in a covered kennel run during the day while we're gone. I would like to leave them inside but 14 hours is a bit long and they would destroy the house.

[Pit Chick]

What's the point in having a dog if it has to stay outside only 24/7? What is it's purpose?

[Kevin Farmer]

MAXIMUS is mostly an inside dog...but we leave the back door open, because he does like to be outside sometimes...or of couse rid the yard of those pesky squirrels when it's raining, he has to ask to be let out...muddy paws!!!

[Pit Chick]

Maximus is beautiful. Does he climb trees to get those squirrels like my Pit does?

[Lexi_Lover]

Well, Lexi is mostly indoor, but loves to be outside also!

Tigger, RB, was an all outside dog. She loved it!

[Kevin Farmer]

DOES HE CLIMB TREES?

HE SURE TRIES...HE ALSO TRIES GOING OVER THE FENCE

HE'S GETTING BETER

[dragondawg]

My two are outside in a 30X22 pen during the day. They get to watch the squirrels and deer run around while I'm at work. When I get home they come inside with me. Of course their favorite activity is car riding to the store.

The only exceptions were when my Barney was a pup, it was pretty cold out, so he stayed inside in a crate until the first Spring. Also my previous dog- Daisy, after she came down with Lymphoma she went from indoor/outdoor to being strickly indoor during the summer, and winter due to temperature stress. But other than this, I have an idea the puppies are happier outside than in the house. I'm happier because my house gets to survive.

I'm in agreement that if a dog is kept outside 24X7 then the whole point of having a dog is lost.

[joycenalex]

alex is an indoor dog. he goes out to 'do his business', walk with me and 'supervise the yard work' . he will sit outside during nice weather to just hang out. and enjoy it like i do.

[schteve_d]

Bud, Tash, and Docker have a doggy-door and make their own decisions whether to be inside or outside (they have no idea how spoiled they are!).

[shais_mom]

I agree that I also don't see the point of having an outside only dog. It angers me to no end when I see dogs tied out in BFE with straw bales around their house. What is the point?
Keegan is inside only with supervised potty trips or play trips outside. Several people have told me that I should get a kennel and leave her out while I am at work but I refuse b/c I work 3-11 and she HATES being outside by herself. When she was a puppy I would tie her out for potty and if I ran back inside for something she would bark nonstop and HOWL until I came back outside. She freaks.
I think it is ok for people who have kennels or runs for them for short visits but it isn't for Keegan.

[Oggyflute]

Both. They are outside during the day when I'm at work, unless the weather is terrible, then they stay inside.

[Shelteez2]

My dogs are inside only and I think I will only have inside dogs.

I would do a doggy door type thing perhaps with different dogs... Em would be out there barking her fool head off all the time....LOL

My dogs come to work with me so they're hardly ever left home alone.

[schteve_d]

Originally posted by Shelteez2
My dogs come to work with me so they're hardly ever left home alone.

And I thought my dogs had it good!

[Ozron]

Steve

After reading up on you and your adventures I think your dogs are the spoilt ones. To have a master like you is all most dogs could ever want.