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Originally Posted by MemoryHunter
...1. Space, as has been mentioned earlier, to keep a big dog you need a large space...
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I don't think that's necessarily true, MemoryHunter. Surely it depends on the type of dog and/or the amount of exercise and work it gets, not on its size
For example, I kept a 90 kg dog in a 140 m2 apartment, and in an 80 m2 apartment for 12 years, and never had a problem. She didn't even need so much space. On the other hand, she had at least 10 km of walking and running every day. She thrived
But intelligent, 'working dogs' are different. Some must be kept outdoors, and if you don't 'work' them, it's a crime against the dog. Many of these unfortunate animals, the most intelligent dogs we have, are kept in cages no bigger than a prison cell
for most of their lives. So much for 'needing space'