[38yrsfan]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Either I missed something or I just don't get it.

You got a dog, but you're going to keep him/her outside or in the garage?

What the ****?

Dogs are AWESOME. Let him/her live inside with you and wife. Let him/her sleep with you and BOND with you. Make your dog a FAMILY MEMBER.

I have two 80 pound female labs that I walk at least four days a week, 3.5 miles (hills) per day. Some weeks, it's as often as six days a week.

It's difficult: We have a 22 month old and three businesses to sustain. But our poochies are our family, so we do our best by them.

Our Labs sleep with us, hang out with us, travel with us (when possible) and are just as vital to us as any human.

They're FAMILY.

I couldn't even IMAGINE living without them, let alone put them in the garage or outside.

Great attitude!

We feel the same about ours ... they are part of the family; loyal, protective and each is unique inh some way.

Our latest was an abused dog that my daughter rescued. It was a year before the dog forgot all the bad crap that happened to him and he now runs, plays and acts like the other dogs, responds to whistle and verbal "commands", and comes running with his tail wagging - a real great feeling.