In Indiana, the law states that any dog tied up outside must be on a 12' tieout with a dog house and water. What a lot of these people do not realize is that while the dog is outside, it has taken the role of alpha in its "territory" and that causes a lot of problems. Especially if there are kids in the neightborhood that aggravate the animal.
When I was young, we kept the dogs outside because they were "outside animals" (according to my father). That changed when my mother got a Samoyed from a woman at church who had always been inside, so Sam had to be inside and they've had nothing but indoor dogs since. As for the "manners" thing, a little basic obedience will cure that, but I suspect that most of these people consider dogs "just animals with fur coats" and have no clue that dogs have emotions or feelings. Of course, most people think I'm crazed to believe that, but I've seen it in their eyes and actions and thought about it a lot since I started teaching obedience. All my dogs have been indoor dogs and I just can hardly stand the thought of those dogs outside all the time. They get lonely and destructive and miss the security of the pack so much. What's the sense???????

[This message has been edited by ktreva52 (edited November 16, 2000).]