Is a twenty minute walk really enough excersize for a dog?

Seriously! And what about the adult dogs that are done romping and bouncing around the yard for play, the older dogs that still enjoy wandering around and sniffing out the neighborhood- wouldn't they get excersize that is more suitable for a dog, as opposed to a human, if they were allowed to run free sometimes? Cats are allowed to run free, and being tiny they are hard for a driver to even see. I don't accept that we are protecting our pets from cars as a sound excuse. And most dogs don't bite, if they do the owner know it. Why can't dogs have real freedom like all other animals besides rodents in cages? As far as caged, kept and captive animals it seems that their very existance in the world is illegal unless they are captive, owned by a person. I don't think thats right. I dont think theyre meant to be held in constant captivity. Their bodies will now start to develop poor health and obesity because we try to turn them into one of us. I'm not allowed, by law, to let my dog go enjoy his freedom...even with a gps tracker! He is lethargic on a single thirty minute walk a day. I just can't take the heat outside. He should be allowed to venture out on his own, dogs Live for that kind of freedom.