Dog owners: Do you leave your dog in its crate...

Anonymous wrote:This is a great question. I have a friend who crates her dog for all but about 2 hours a day. She walks him before work and at lunch. She goes home from work and walks him. His walk consists of going from the house to the street. She does take him out and play with him from time to time. Her last dog lived in the basement. It was cold and has a cement floor.
I don't have a dog. I would love one, but I'm highly allergic. When I go to her house, it really bothers me to see him in his cage. He is a friendly little guy and looks like he wants to get out and play. My friend is very controlling and this dog seems very controlled. I get the whole chewing thing,but why would someone get a dog and mostly crate the? At some point, isn't it the owners responsibility to train their pup to integrate them into the family? What is the dogs quality of life?

This is incredibly cruel, why does she bother having a dog?? They are social creatures and require socialization, play and exercise. I would call her out on this, no way could I know a dog is crated up for 20 hrs a day and say nothing.
Its zero quality of life.