Why? The list explained the things that are wrong in my
Opinion. I wasn't referring to them in my last sentence. Murder is wrong. Rape is wrong. No
Opinion, it's just wrong. So no, I shouldn't have added in my
Opinion as I was making a point.

You are quite right I only work 12 hours a day at the moment and on vets advice my dog is bathed everytime he comes in from being outside, that and steroids is the only way to keep his grass allergies under control. Husband works 16 hours a day BTW before you suggest he isn't working.

Always lived outside - therefore the coat will have adapted to the environment and the thick coat will be thicker. We've already been through the wording of guard dog so we don't need to go through that again.

Straw is quite a warm bedding. Sleddies have it in their kennels when not out running. Some gundogs have it in their pens and I'm sure Moobli's pictures showed some straw - but I could be mistaken.

Loose in the yard - not on the chain. Goes for walks. Goes to the pub. Goes on ride outs. "Fussed and loved" shows that she gets attention.

Where does it say she is left for hours on end? The chain is there to keep her safe when there are things going on - from what I can gather from other posts.

Kirsty you are wasting your breath, these people clearly know everything there is to know about this dog and every other chained dog on the Planet! You're just a real life working Shepherd's Wife, you know nothing!

Bathing a WSD every day, hilarious!!!

Well the fact she spends ALL night on her own, adds upt to many hrs, along with all the time she is chained when no one is around to watch over her, also adds up to many hrs.

I am not making anything up at all, maybe you aught to read what has been written before you try to defend this owner.

Yes the dog has shelter, that`s not the point it never has been, its the fact its chained .

I don't want to change the subject but have you thought about feeding him localised honey instead of steroids?

It is relevant to your comment because you said keeping dogs on chains is cruel. I don't happen to think, in certain circumstances, that it is.

You say you don't think one form of cruelty justifies or excuses another. So I am saying to you that I know of people who consider your keeping a border collie as a pet as cruel. No, it might not "justify" said persons from keeping their working dogs on a chain, but I am trying to show you that there are two sides to every story. What one person may consider cruel, the next may not.

Steroids were the last thing we tried we wouldn't have done it if we hadn't tried everything else. He is also allergic to many other things honey is on his list of things to avoid.

Some people manage it quite easily, their dogs live in doors and are working in all weathers. It just depends what you are prepared to do for your friend and work mate.

Oh, localised honey normally helps with grass allergies as it has the pollens from the surrounding areas. I'm not a scientist and I don't know how I work but I know it does..

I would suggest a raw diet but then his allergies are just grass so it's pointless to suggest it.