I know I post mainly on the cat side. But I had to vent over here a little.

My SIL neighbor has a beautiful little beagle girl called Lady. She has her own dog house with a fence around it as well as a fenced in yard. Previously, he had a rickety old garage with a flap for Lady to go when it got cold. He had it knocked down and built a brand new garage, complete with siding, and no entrance for lady to take cover from the cold!!

I just don't understand how people can have pets and make them stay out in the cold all winter long. There's no heater or anything in the dog house.

My SIL went out and bought Lady a large dog igloo with mat and a flap to keep out the wind. Personally, I don't think the flap will keep much of the wind out, as it doesn't cover the entrance completely. I am SO tempted to call animal control (anonymously that is) on this guy to have a little talk with him about being a responsible pet owner.

My SIL is going to give him a crate that she has (it's brand new) and suggest that he take lady in and crate her in the house, just so she'll be outta the cold. I hope he takes the hint. NO animal should be out in this sub temperature cold. UGH!!!