My dog is a total house dog. She is walked on leash for an hour or so each morning, and has a good workout playing with the other dogs at our very nice little town’s doggie park, which is tax payer supported, every late afternoon.
That’s sweet. I’ve taken my dogs on trails in the West where they get to meet other dogs. They love it. But there are places where dogs are not so well cared for, and it’s probably best that a dog who sees the shelter more than once is neutered/spayed, unless it’s a case of a well cared for dog who escapes the confines of a fence or something.