[Jazzman]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I don't disagree, however I would be willing to wager that feral dogs' life expectancy and general well being are on average well bellow that of a well taken care of domesticated dog.

That's a good point. I had forgot to include actual lifespan in my thinking. It probably is much shorter in the wild. I do doubt that there are a lot of twenty year old feral black labs running around.