Tragic. I shudder because Marley & me the movie is coming out. I love Labs but millions of yuppies will buy Labs and neglect them. Same thing happened with 101 Dalmatians movie. Dalmatians are pretty aggressive dogs.
I have been to New Mexico and even in nice areas of ALBQ like N ALBQ Acres - many people leave their dogs outside. I loathe irresponsible pet owners.