Is it normal my neighbor has a dog that never gets outdoors?
My neighbor has a dog that she never takes outside. I have seen/heard it in her window barking at me when I am outside. One cold winter morning it escaped and she was chasing after it with only socks on her feet. It's fur was very unkempt. You could tell it was so elated to be outside, it was running so happily and rolling in the snow! Obviously the dog pisses and shits inside her house all day because when I say she never takes it outside, I mean NEVER, not even to go potty. This lady has problems, I don't know what exactly but she has people who check on her occasionally (a few times a week) and bring her food but there's obviously problems over there. She is very ill and weak looking. The people who check on her look like real scumbags themselves.
I'm wondering if this is normal to have a dog and never, ever, take it outside? I feel bad for the dog and I really wonder what the condition of her home is but I don't feel like I have grounds to get involved since people do check in on her and I don't think it's a crime to not take a dog out, it just seems wrong to me.