Your family invited this dog into your life. Either share your life fully with her, or find someone that will. I bear no ill will to people that are not dog folks -> they just should not have dogs.
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I could tie her with some length of chain to a portion of the yard, in the shade,
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That shouldn't even cross your mind. How would you like to be chained up all day?
Get a cat. It won't give a **** about you either.