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[quote=Freeman]I have two herding dogs, and I have no issues with leaving them outside during the day. Obviously, the weather is a factor, and we leave them inside when the temperature goes above a certain range.(I don't think we've had an instance in our current house where it was low enough to be an issue yet) Other weather conditions(Rain, storms, etc) will also keep them inside. We have two, so they don't get too lonely and can distract each other. They aren't nuisance barkers, based on neighbors as well as our own observations when they were outside for long periods when we are home.(By choice. One of them loves just laying outside and sleeping, and will do so even given the option to come inside.) Our home backs up to an elementary school, which had crowds of young children playing not far from the fence for long periods of time, so they've gotten pretty desensitized to any noise outside the fence. As to the fence, the yard is entirely enclosed in a six foot privacy fence, with bolted gates, so there's not much chance of anything else coming inside.(Well, the rabbits and squirrels still get in, but I think the dogs can handle them) No, it wouldn't stop a determined human, but neither would my windows or doors either. Not something I'm going to let that risk rule everything I do.

Inside or outside really has little bearing on how well the dog is treated overall. A dog that remains inside can be abused and neglected while a dog that spends days outside can be extremely well cared for. This argument is no different from the daycare vs SAHM arguments. We all love the dogs, we just disagree on how they should be raised and cared for. That doesn't make any of us "right" or "wrong". You should decide what's best for you and your pets, but you shouldn't extend that decision to all other pet owners.[/quote]

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