[BlueHair]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Let me guide you through what it will be like to keep a dog in your backyard.

1. He will jump on you and otherwise freak out when you and your kids go in the backyard. Why? Because he is so excited. Your young children will quickly learn it isn't fun to be jumped on. You will get mad at the dog. He won't understand, and it will be a mess.

2. Your dog is barking. You don't know why. It is irritating. You poke your head out the back door. He freaks out and barks more. your neighbors complain.

3. Your dog craps everywhere in the backyard. The only time you find yourself with the dog is to feed him, give him water, and clean the crap. Your dog freaks out. It sucks.

4. You go on vacation. You can't take the dog with you, because you don't think it can behave. You have to pay a kennel to keep him. It's expensive. You find yourself not making trips, because of the dog.

5. You finally get tired of it all. The kids don't care about the dog. You don't care about the dog. You try to give it away. No one wants your unmannered backyard unadjusted dog. You give it to the animal shelter, hoping it will be adopted, knowing it will probably be killed.

The end.

Better to not have a dog than go through this.

This is right on the money.