My uncle in India has 3 dogs, they are all strays that he took in, but they don't be up in the house usually, only once in a while...they chill "around" the house and they seem more happy that way. They don't go to the vet, they live off leftover scraps/bones, they don't sleep in "beds," and them dogs are still loyal as fukk. When I was staying there last year about 3 days before I was going to leave for NY it's like they sensed it and they wouldn't leave me alone
to the Indian stray.
Those strays tend to be extra smart and low-maintenence as a result of their condition. I think sometimes they make the best pets, if they can get used to domesticity.