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That reminds me when Cheryl and I were dating, and she just got Daisy. I was house-sitting while she was visiting her parents, and we left Daisy in her run on nice days. She called to tell me I had to either leave work by 5, or pick her up and bring her to work with me. When I asked why, she said, "She's afraid of the dark!". Me:"She's a PITBULL! Whatever is scaring the pitbull, I'll be darned if I'M going to get in between them!". Sorry. I like that story...
Anyway, no it isn't cruel. I think most animals are pretty adaptive, and don't have the same "bogeyman" fears that we do. Besides, I know Daisy used to be apprehensive in the new house when we first moved in. She has the run of the house at night whether we are home or not, and now she seems to get around fine. We used to crate her at night too, and she was fine after a while. Until the cat knocked everything off the top while she was sleeping, and she broke her way out. Now we have a used, slightly bent crate for the garage sale, but that's another story...
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Hagar:"What kind of dog is that?"
Man with dog:"He's a nice dog!"
Hagar:"You know, at the end of the day, that's always the best kind."
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