Yorkster, maybe you could pull some pages from a pet catalog that advertise doggy doors and then put them in his mailbox. If the dog loves the outside, then he could go in and out as he chose. If I had the money, I would definitely have one installed for my Husky. He LOVES the outside. He comes in occasionally, runs to everybody for his scratching and petting, runs around the house to "make sure everything is okay" (according to my daughter), then runs right to the back door and tells me in his cool husky talk that he wants to go back out. He gets soooo excited when I open that back door. So there are dogs that do prefer to be outside, but I don't agree with no TLC!!! That is where the neglect comes in. And, Yorkster, I do think that it is theft even if you do not go on the property because, according to the law, the dog itself is property. I'm not saying I agree with it, I'm just saying that that is the law. Liz, I agree with your opinion.