[cptacek]

Wow. I had no idea. My experience with dogs taking care of dogs is driving into the driveway and making sure I don't run over them. My parents don't ever feed the dogs (except table scraps sometimes), they are outside all the time (maybe in a cold snap they are in the barn), don't ever brush them, don't take them to the vet unless they are really hurt (maybe a broken leg), etc. But we had one dog that was 20 when it died, and another that is, I'm guessing 15, so I guess they are just hardy outside dogs that don't need anything else. I honestly had no idea it was so complicated to have an inside dog.