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Originally posted by jpfelix
at least my neighbor lets it out once a day to chase the horse.
i've never understood why you'd have a "pet" cat or dog that you don't want inside. for us pets are part of the family. so unless we're sleeping outside....
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i knew a guy who used to let his aussie out to chase his horse. the dog ended up with a hole in his head in the shape of a hoof. he had to be put down immediately.
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Originally posted by BrianD
I used to live next to a family who claimed to be scared to death of dogs. This was back when I had Conan and Fannie. After their two girls got to know Conan and Fannie, they decided they loved dogs. They ended up getting a golden retriever (named Buddy, of course) that they kept in a dog pen next to their house. The ONLY time that dog ever got out of the pen was when I got it out to let it play with Conan (Fannie wasn't too interested). It was such a nice dog, but totally ignored. I was glad when they found a different home for it.
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when i lived in town, the neighbor across the adjoining fence had to have a GSD. it didn't matter that they NEVER touched the dog, they had to have one. in the years i lived there, they went through 3. every single one of them became neurotic to the point of doing nothing but pacing up and down the fence from daylight to dark. and bark. OMG those dogs could bark. poor things were completely ignored by their owners.
they had them, one at a time. there was a trench dug where they paced. they kept a hopper feeder full and a bucket of water. i rarely saw them go into the yard. the last dog lay dead for 2 full days before they realized she wasn't just sleeping.
