Oh, I understand this one! My dad always thought a dog was a dog not a human & why did we treat them like humans? They are my babies! I would never leave them out all the time, and hate when I see dogs that are. My dogs are out when they want to be & in when they want to be. I like them to be with me & they like to be with me! So who cares what anyone else thinks, they are yours and it's your home, do what you want to do & tell them to mind their own business! (Sorry, was that too blunt?)