Name this ugly dog

Clodfobble · 10-21-2005, 01:04 PM

An acquaintance of mine used to have two cats. She and her husband both insisted that it was "cruel" to let them go outdoors because "they might get run over." They lived in a reasonably-sized house, and it seemed to work out okay. But then finances took a downturn, and they moved into a one-bedroom apartment, and got a third cat to boot. All three cats were unhappy, and demonstrated this by urinating everywhere (previously all three were housebroken for years), tearing up the carpet, and clawing at the front door constantly. Because of this the couple would often confine all three to the bathroom for hours on end when no one could keep a close eye on them. Still they insisted that allowing them outside would be vicious and uncaring.

Finally one day the door got left open a microsecond too long and all three escaped, and were never seen again. Animals need shelter in bad weather just like humans, but they fundamentally prefer the outdoors and the freedom to run around more than we do.

How is keeping a rottweiler in a small crate during work hours better for it than allowing it to be outside on a long leash during work hours?

10-21-2005, 01:04 PM	#19
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	An acquaintance of mine used to have two cats. She and her husband both insisted that it was "cruel" to let them go outdoors because "they might get run over." They lived in a reasonably-sized house, and it seemed to work out okay. But then finances took a downturn, and they moved into a one-bedroom apartment, and got a third cat to boot. All three cats were unhappy, and demonstrated this by urinating everywhere (previously all three were housebroken for years), tearing up the carpet, and clawing at the front door constantly. Because of this the couple would often confine all three to the bathroom for hours on end when no one could keep a close eye on them. Still they insisted that allowing them outside would be vicious and uncaring. Finally one day the door got left open a microsecond too long and all three escaped, and were never seen again. Animals need shelter in bad weather just like humans, but they fundamentally prefer the outdoors and the freedom to run around more than we do. How is keeping a rottweiler in a small crate during work hours better for it than allowing it to be outside on a long leash during work hours?

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