Does this sound really dumb to you?

Me too. My family and extended familyare all about cats cats cats (indoor cats). That paid kennel thing sounds expensive too Maybe they wanna do that every winter until the kid is older

I'm with you. Pets are family and belong with the rest of the family.

Well... at least they made sure the dogs were kept warm. It's odd that they did it that way, but it's usually not worth trying to figure out what's going through someone elses head. You'll just get a headache.

I figure as long as they at least provide everything the dogs need that they are caring for them properly. I've seen a lot of dogs with less.

I agree all of our cats and dogs live in the house (not much room for us) and they are family. But saying that at least thier dogs are played with and fed and watered so its not all bad. Paying for heated kennels they must be mad.

People don't think. I mean, I saw a sticker the other day warning me not to eat a car, so people really don't think.

I don't find that one as strange as keeping the child and animals separated. Obviously the kid would need to be supervised around them until developing animal sense, but that's more of a reason to get the kid to learn how to act around animals as early as possible, not to keep them completely separated.

I never understand having a pet and then just keeping them outside.

I don't think people should be judged for having outside animals.I think it is a personal decision.

I dont think anyone should be judged or told they are wrong for questioning the issue and sharing their personal opinion. I dont believe in pets being kept outdoors, but unfortunately people are just lazy when it comes to raising dogs. Unfortunately, cats go through it as well when they end up with the wrong people. Sounds like the dogs are cared for. Food, water, and shelter=good. It doesnt sound like their emotional/behavioral needs are being met unfortunately. I think the money they spent on heated kennels could have been better spent on hiring a trainer so the dogs could be inside.

I personally am on the side of pets being indoors. That will never change for me, but when I was growing up, my parents did not allow the dogs or cats inside. Our pets had food, water, and shelter, but they also had fly bitten ears, rough dirty coats, and many of them lived to be seniors, but still died younger than they should have due to being out in the elements. I will never forget one kitty we had growing up. She would sit outside the door up on the ledge and stare at everyone inside, just waiting for someone to come out and pet her and give her attention. She LOVED people. She sat out there day & night, night & day. I would go out there and pet her and stuff, but my dad did not want cats indoors : ( Well the cat was white and because she stayed outside looking in at us literally just about 24/7, she developed skin cancer on her ears from the sun blaring on her skin. She had her ear flaps surgically removed, and sadly, she still was outside and wanted so badly to be in with the family, but my parents would not let her. Thankfully she was one of the few that did live a pretty long life for a cat, but I cried sometimes looking at her out there just wanting so badly to be in with the family. So i will always have indoor pets. I do not think domestic pets should be outdoors. Sure it is better than being at a shelter but what does that say?? I suppose living in a shack is better than being in prison.

I think it is unfortunate for dogs and cats that when people cant understand their behavior, instead of trying to figure it out and teach the right behavior, they just put the animal outside. Its a lazy solution to a problem that could probably be easily helped IMO.