Good dog owners don't keep their dog in a dunny

People keep telling me the same sad story, that there are many 'good dog owners' who keep their dogs outside in a kennel and run. The kennel and run is essentially the equivalent of a bed in a tiny shed, and a toilet area. How can it possibly be good to keep a dog in such a tiny area where it has to sleep and sit so close to its latest doggy doo deposit for as long as it takes for the owner to come and clean it? Left to itself, any dog gets as far away from its faeces as it can.


The so called "Code of Welfare for Dogs" issued by MAF, contains the following definition on page 43 - 'run An enclosed area which allows the animal space in which it can urinate and defaecate.' So that is the intended purpose of the run. It’s not intended as an area for the dog to live in, just a toilet area. How cruel for the dog who has nowhere else to go. A dog is basically a clean animal who does not want to soil the area it lives in. Imagine being forced to soil close to your bed, because you are kept in a tiny cage, consisting of a shed to sleep in and a toilet area, 24/7.