(05-19-2016, 05:27 PM)Corzhens Wrote: When I was young, we had several dogs at home. I was not into dogs yet and I was raised in seeing a dog as a guard of the house. It is always tied by the gate so when a stranger comes, the dog would bark and let us know. But when I owned a dog and learned to love it as a pet, I realized that a dog owner should be responsible enough to care for the dog and not to treat it as a security guard. I agree that a dog's bark is a deterrent for thieves but it is not good to let the dog stay by the gate especially if there is no roof.
The case of dogs acting as guards is prevalent in our village because thievery is rampant. Homeowners are forced to buy a dog to post in their doorway as guards. In worst cases, the dogs are tied outside the gate, just by the road's curb whether the sun is hot or it is raining. Poor dogs.
I know what you mean and see it everyday. In the United States those owners would be charged with animal cruelty and neglect. You are not suppose to treat your dog that way. They have feelings too and being tied in the sun and rain with nowhere to move and run is cruelty. I blame the dog owners, and I also blame the society that we live in for allowing such measures of cruelty.
To them a dog has no meaning in life but the ones the owner set for them. If they wanted the dog for a door bell then the local government accepts it. I'm bewildered by that everyday.
