To All,

We have a dog that has been a member of the family for almost
ten years. He is an outdoor dog and does not come in the house
except on rare occasions. We have two cats that get along all
right with the dog, sort of you leave me alone and I'll leave
you alone. They have a small pet door and come and go as they
please. They spend most of their time outside.

Recently, within the last few months with the temperature
rising in New Orleans into the high 90's on a regular, daily
basis, my wife has started this business of bringing the dog
in and putting him into the laundry room because it's "too
hot".

I've raised and trained a lot of hunting dogs such as rabbit
hunting beagles, squirrel hunting red tick hounds, duck
hunting Labs and quail hunting pointers. I never brought them
in during a hot day but always provided them with a good
kennel with plenty of shade and fresh water. During the
winter, they get to come in if the temperature goes below
freezing except for the Labs who wanted to stay out in the
cold.

I feel that it is a real shock to the dog's system to be
thrust in to an atmosphere which is 20 degrees cooler than
outside. My contention is that at his age, he should be either
kept indoors or outdoors without this constant, erratic
movement from outside to inside. I do not want any dog in the
house on a permanent basis because I think it is unfair to
them. Sometimes she leaves him in at night and he has no place
to urinate or defecate until I get up and let him out.

Fortunately for him, I'm up at 4:00 in the morning but the
dog's job of watching our property is cancelled by bringing
him in. I feel that the best part of his day is at night when
it cools down and he can wander around the 2500 sq. feet of
fenced in yard we have in the back. He's being deprived of
that and I think it should stop.

If anyone has any information on this problem and some
concrete information as to why this is bad for the dog, please
write to me direct as I'm up at 4:00 a.m. everyday and my work
day does not stop until 9:00 p.m. If you have any URLS you
would like to share where I might print out some info about
this situation, I would appreciate having them.

Thanks


Musically yours,

Fritz Owens
President
Fritz Owens Studios, Inc.
4819 Walmsley Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70125
Phone: 504-865-7027

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