I think there are definitely exceptions to the dogs outside vs. inside thing. When I was a kid, my cousins had a Newfie. We'd have big family paries and my aunt was not a neat freak. She would have welcomed him inside. She adored that dog. He'd come inside, make his rounds around the large group of people, being friendly and then want to go back outside again. See...he got too hot inside. He really truly preferred to be outside most of the time, with short little visits inside or having people come outside a visit with him. He'd go across the little lane to the golf course and collect golf balls. This was years and years ago when there wasn't much population where my cousins lived...on an island in Puget Sound. Anyhow, dogs like him or farm dogs, dogs with so much fur, they get too hot...as long as they're happy and have plenty of interaction with those they love, are well cared for etc....they're fine. But generally....with most pet dogs, I think they're usually happiest inside when their family is inside.
