dog etiquette

we have four dogs that surround us. 2 of them live very different lives and it makes me super sad.  we have maggie and turbo to the west of us.  they rock.  one's a lab, the other a golden.  their owners let the dogs out whenever they're out.  they play together and get to enjoy the outdoors.  as dogs should.  then we have checha, a chihuahua, and a standard poodle to the east and south of us.  both of these dogs see the outdoors only by leash and only in their own yards.  their owners stand on the porch and hold tightly to the reigns of their dogs. the poodle owners train poodles for people with needs, which is super cool.  but if you know anything about poodles, they're very high strung.  they need exercise, and these dogs, get none.  and the worst part?  both the poodle and the chihuahua are taken outside multiple times a day, by leash, to go to the bathroom.  the entire time, the owner is yelling at them to 'hurry up' and yanking the leash on their necks.  

can you imagine, sitting on the toilet and someone is yelling at you to hurry up and yanking at your neck?  i just don't understand this mentality.  the poodle owner was just outside for about 10 minutes trying to coerce the poodle to 'hurry up'.  take the friggin' dog on a walk to get his bowels working!  then maybe he could go lady!

i don't know, these things frustrate me.  you wouldn't know it, since we have no pets, but i'm a huge animal lover.  i've had pets, it's just that now since i'm married to a very allergic man, animals are out of the question.  but i used to work for a vet and i've adopted many an animal and i just can't imagine treating an animal like that.  keeping them pent up in the house all day only to let the feel of grass hit their feet as their yelled at to 'hurry up'.  i want to go rescue the animals!

but that's just my opinion.