Inside or outside?

[CherryCola]

Inside.. I don't think I'd choose a GSD if I wasn't going to let it be inside and be a part of the family. Cherry is incredibly bonded to me and likes to follow me everywhere and be a part of what I'm doing. And that's how I like it! I wanted a companion and she is a perfect one.

She gets plenty of time to play in the garden during the day. She goes out and charges around with Phoebe (Border Collie), she doesn't really like to be out there on her own. I think for my own peace of mind I prefer her to be indoors as well. I'd worry if I went out and left her outside all day.

[Dainerra]

see, Rayden has a doggie door. He could be outside as much as he wants, but he never does. He prefers to be inside, even when we aren't home. I've asked the neighbors before and they've NEVER seen him outside. "Maybe once to take a quick potty then right back in"

[Tihannah]

When my DH first started talk about wanted a GSD, one of his requirement were that it stayed in the home with us. Well, I kinda grew up to where big dogs always stayed outside and the little ones lived inside. I told him NO WAY!! He would have to wait until we had a large enough home with a big fenced in backyard cause there was NO WAY I was gonna be dealing with an 80lb dog pooping, peeing, and shedding all over my house! Well, now we have Kaiya, and she has never spent a single moment living outside. She was probably one of the easiest pups I ever had to housebreak. I couldn't even imagine keeping her outside now as she is a part of our family and she's constantly stuck to me like glue. I now think that dogs kept only outside have to lose some of that family bond.