[rlmorel]

I don’t think that chaining dogs is cruel at all...good gosh, I sure hope not, or PETA is going to come after me.

We do not disagree, I think...anyone who thinks it is cruel to chain a dog probably shouldn’t own one.

Now, not to say in a pure, unfettered state that a dog should be able to run free and do what it likes. Heck, I wish that for all dogs. But very few of us have dogs in that state. Most of the time, we cannot let them run or some kind of agency or another will be on us, or the dog will be at risk for being hit by a car.

[driftdiver]

“Now, not to say in a pure, unfettered state that a dog should be able to run free and do what it likes. Heck, I wish that for all dogs.”

I don’t. Dogs are pack animals and are happiest when part of a pack. They’ve been bred for domestic use for hundred and hundred of years. I’ve seen what packs of wild dogs can do. It ain’t pretty as they are generally worse than coyotes, wolves, or mtn lions. Wild dogs are usually just plain mean and will go after a person in a heart beat. Other wild animals will usually run unless they are rabid or starving.

Wild dogs usually need to be shot.

[Gilbo_3]

Wife & I had two of the best dogs in the world that adopted us [long story], one was squished out on the two lane last year, his brother was occasionally runnin & fightin with a bunch of feral dogs that seemed to orbit a particular bitch dog every 'season'. he's been gone a few months now.

point is they were free spirits when they came to us, and we had no way to fence them, nor did we wish to tie them.

Damned if you do, damned if you dont, but any dangerous animal in my yard is being dealt with before it gets a chance to kill again. Including people...