Dog rescues

[wolfsoul]

I have to agree with everyone else here.

Your dog might not be hyper if it was accustomed to being indoors. It would still be energetic, but might not hyper.

It seems to me as if your resentment towards your dog's behaviour is more hurtful to him than a crate to help him through his problems would be. Crates are miraculous. They give a dog a safe haven and a sense of security. If your dog is too hyper, then maybe you should have considered a different dog, when you were in the adoption process, that would be more suitable to your own lifestyle. It just bothers me that a member of the family has to be outside day-in and day-out.

Alot of times there are dozens of names on a waiting list for dogs at shelters and rescues. To find the best one possible, they are goign to do things like this. They might not be saying that it's terrible for you to keep your dog outside, but they might be saying that there is a better more suitable way to keep your dog, and somebody else does it, and that's the reason they pick one person and not another.

To be honest, they have every right to take your dog. By signing a legal contract, your mother stated that the dog would be kept indoors. Because you are now breaking the law, they have the ability to take away your dog, or even make a law suit against you. I'd read the forms more carefully next time.