My reply to you Lab, it won't let me post in a quote for some reason, so i've had to put it down here mate.
In answers to your question, yes they do get hot in the house sometimes, but then they go and lie somewhere cooler, I would of given my back teeth to have a row of kennels in my garden to save the every day mess, but as i'm coming out of racing my dogs in the near fucture, it would be a waste of time now,... i envy people who can do like your grandad did, but like you said at least mine won't ever get stolen, i'm always with them, 24/7 so they'd have to take me too, :boogy:N