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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone might call me a helicopter dog owner because he's never left to roam unsupervised.  But I'm OK with that because I'll never have to post about my dog having a ball of yarn blocking in his intestine.[/quote]

??? "roam unsupervised"  What does that mean?  Roam around he neighborhood like a stray or roam around the house or the yard?

Sure, no one should let their dog roam around the neighborhood unsupervised.  But I've had several dogs in my lifetime.  They were allowed to walk around the house or the yard "unsupervised" and none of them ever had any problems with something blocking their intestines.[/quote]

I meant around the house and yard.  Yes, some (very few) dogs can be trusted to ignore their surroundings, but curiosity gets the best of many, especially food-motivated dogs who put anything and everything in their mouths.[/quote]

I think it's the reverse.  Most dogs can be trusted to walk around the house or the yard and not die.  It's a few that can't.  I know tons of dog owners, and most of them let their dogs walk around the yard or the house without constant supervision.  NONE of them have ever had an issue.

Smaller purebred dogs are, perhaps, a different issue, partly because they're bred to be entertainment.  But most other dogs, especially working dogs, were bred with an eye toward being able to trust the dog in a field, on a farm, et cetera, without constant supervision.

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