We had German Short haired pointers as a kid in Michigan. My dad, a frustrated engineer built a dog house that was better than most people live in. Totally insulated with a lift off top. A flip door insulated, two rooms each (this was a duplex,one for sleeping with a mat and one for eating. A thermalcouple with a heat lamp that was guarded so no burns from the hot lamp. It maintained a constant 50 Degrees. And of course a fenced dog run. Our babies lived better than most people.
Yeah, I have to admit my wife and I tend to pamper our dogs, especially the Chihuahuas. We make our own dog food for them, they have their own room and beds but they usually prefer to sleep with us. The Labs have several hundred acres to roam, all sorts of critters to chase. One learned the hard way not to chase porcupines. There’a a meat shop in a little town close to us where I can get all the beef bones and trimmings they can possibly eat. I should have it so good.