Questions: Family & Friends

Respectfully

Some say being a parent is a forever thing, what do you say? Would you kick your child out once they reach a certain age?

My friend says she has a violent dog who tried to eat their cat and will attack or bite literally everyone except for the dad (it's a dad and his two young adults children). They tried to get professional intervention but it didn't work. They can't re-home the dog because it has a bite record. They don't want to euthanize him.

Since nobody else can safely interact with the dog, the dog is kept in a crate whenever the dad is at work and also when dinner is prepared and eaten. Which is like 630am-5pm and 630-9pm. I can empathize with the situation of keeping the family safe but it does seem like a little much even though the crate is comfortable with food, water, and toys. Does anyone have any advice I can send over to my friend?

Or are you fine with just having superficial connections with people? What are some of the shared deep understandings that you want to have with close friends?