forever--why would you assume that if someone adopts a dog from SXM, that in the US, they would be in a cage?? Plus, not all of the US is a 'freezing climate". Regardless, I have a friend who lives in Canada, who adopted a coconut retriever from SXM. They do get quite a bit of snow where he lives, by the way. And his dog LOVES the snow. Dogs are quite adaptable.
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