When I built my new house I said I never let a dog inside again and then I had a litter of pups and one male out of this litter will not go in a dog house for any reason.Rain,sleet,snow or hale he ain't going so I made him my house dog.He is well worth the extra attention for me.He stays on a chain in the day time as long as it isn't raining..Great dog , laid back and likes mostly everybody.Only tried to bite one red headed chick and realized next day she stole from me lol.