Reply #70: What constitutes "freedom" for a dog?

[XemaSab]

Letting 12 or more big dogs run around loose presents a hazard for the dogs and for people and animals in the area. These are big animals and they are not socialized as pets.

My mom's current dogs are fortunate enough to have a yard to run around in, but when I was little we lived in an apartment and there was nowhere for the dogs to run around in. When they weren't inside they were chained outside, because it would have been impossible to secure the front "porch" area for them to be loose.

I deeply suspect that most dogs are never given "freedom" and that's something that we as a society are okay with.

Also, and I have never worked with sled dogs, I can't imagine they would be very competitive if they were chained all the time. They would have to be off chain in order to train. :shrug: