My neighbor, had a dog, she was an old girl, and was always outside. Never chained up but always outside, never allowed in the house. I asked the neigbor once, why the dog never went inside, and he said, because she smelled! DUH! give her a bath! Every morning, when I would let my dog out to go pee, I would catch her sneaking out of a doghouse, that was left behind our house by the previous owners. Everyday, I told her it was okay, she could use the dog house, as she didnt have one. I tried giving her biscuits to get her to hang around more, but then realized she had no teeth. I also noticed she had a large tumorous growth, on her shoulderblade. so I just talked with her, and showed her some love. would give her some canned food, when she was around. This went on for about 6 months, before, one day I noticed she hadnt been around in a few days. I bumped into the neighbor, and he told me, that she was gone, I asked what happened, and he said he thought she had just gone somwhere and died. So I went home, very sad, that he seemed to not even care. I went in the backyard,a nd noticed that inside the Doghouse, was the dog. She was alive, but barely, so I went and sat next to her, petted her and told her wha a great dog she was. I sat with her for about 15 mins. Before she took her last breath, and passed on. I was so sad,but was happy that during her last few minutes, she felt loved. Hubby and I buried her in our backyard.

I for the life of me, cannot undertand why people get dogs and treat them like this! I couldnt even imagine not wanting a dog to spend every waking moment with me. There is so much love that they have to give. Sorry I just had to share this sad story.