I continue to not "get it" when people say leaving a dog in a yard all day is a not a bad thing. Just because you have a big fenced yard does not mean your dog wants to be out there, especially when you are not home.I have a huge back yard totally fenced and my dogs don't want to be out there for very long at all unless we ( their family) are out there as well. WE come inside for something they follow us in.Who wants to be on the outside looking in? Not dogs, they want to be part of a family. As has been said many times before dogs are extremely social animals, being alone in a yard only promotes negative behavior. A dog should be inside, SAFE, surrounded by familiar things and smells knowing that they are loved enough to be permitted to be part of a family.Dogs left unattended in yards are often stolen for pitbull fighting ring bait, lab research, and many other horrible reasons. Water should be always available...inside. No reason to shove a dog outside even if it has a bowl of water out there or "shade". If you can't stand the "dog hair" why have a dog in the first place?? If it is "guarding' that you require then that is what monitored alarms are for.We don't have the right to ruin a life to guard our possessions. If you can't give a dog a home it truly deserves then get a stuffed animal instead.