We used to have problems with the people who live next door, they once called the Humane Society to report us for neglect of our Samyoed who in all types of weather prefered to live outside...yes even in the below freezing Canadian temps...but when the officers came by they said that he had the perfect living conditions. He had a well built dog house (dad made it professional wood worker, it had better be well made) that was raised off the ground and that had three or four blankets in it, but he prefered to sleep in the whole that he dug for himself (sledding dog what can I say) and he always had fresh water. Not to mention if the weather got beyond a certain point we would bring Sam in the house, which he didn't always like. And Yes I know it's bad to keep a dog outside all the time, we had no choice though because Sam refused to enter the house because he would get to hot.

Then a few years after Sam died we got Coco our chocolate lab/pointer cross...I know my family wasn't original with the names...and he complained about something else with her and once again the officers couldn't find anything wrong. Luckily he hasn't compalined about Smudge and Winter, so either he could care less now or they aren't that bad.