> What about locking a human away for 8 hours with no internet, no books, no entertainment, nothing to do These arguments fall apart when the animal is anthrop

> What about locking a human away for 8 hours with no internet, no books, no entertainment, nothing to do These arguments fall apart when the animal is anthropomorphized. Dogs sleep a lot more than people do, needing around 12 hours. They will take about 4 hours of that sleep in the day regardless if a human is around. It's very breed dependent but, the majority of dogs don't require a significant amount of mental stimulation. For most breeds, a half hour of mental stimulation is plenty. Obviously locking a husky or a cattle dog in an apartment (and this unfortunately does happen), is another story. There are certain breeds you shouldn't go for if you live in an apartment. But there are a lot of breeds that do just fine, even some large ones, like greyhounds.