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Originally Posted by Coach
I often thought about this when I had my dog. “I’ve essentially imprisoned this thing in my house for my own enjoyment. When I’m not there, he really doesn’t have much of anything to do. He’d definitely rather be outside most of the time. But he wouldn’t leave the yard even if there wasn’t a fence, so he wants to be here. And he’d probably be dead without me. So it’s fine.”
And then I’d pet him and he’d smile and all would be right. Dogs rule. Sucks some people need to use them as an extension of their insecure machismo.
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The reality is that out in the wild a dog would more or less be sleeping or chilling out when they are not on the hunt for food. Dogs sleep between 12-20 hours of he day depending on their age. When you leave your dog in the house they are probably doing exactly what they would be doing in the wild providing they are nourished. As long as you are taking them out for at least two walks a day they are getting plenty of stimulation.