Originally posted by Scooby4
I wonder if someone sees your dog outside after using the doggy door that your just own that dog as an ornament?
I'm sorry I keep quoting you and replying. I'm supposed to be doing homework ( ) right now but this is kind of mindset really disturbs me. The reason we refer to these dogs as "Lawn Ornaments" is the fact that they sit outside miserably night and day. I could (and have before) scream at some of my nieghbors, whose dogs are kept outside only... I know one family who lives one block away from me, who had an "outside dog". He was a cream/white Husky, who was very energetic and playful, but was kept in their backyard day and night, with little contact, no training, no stimulation or exercise or fun outings. Several times when I was walking Gonzo, he had gotten out and came after Gonzo, I could tell he only wanted to play but he had no social skills at all with other dogs and he was fearful and agressive. The man would sometimes keep him in a small kennel. I recently found at that, while we had been remodeling our house and moved into a rental, that dog bit some kids when he had gotten out and was put to sleep by animal control. THAT is a lawn ornament, we don't mean that literally, just that the dog basically just sits in the yard and serves no purpose. Dogs want a purpose and a pack and a family and a warm place to sleep, which the vast majority of outdoor dogs do not experience. I cannot understand why you don't see this.