no not at all if you think about it dogs were all orignally breed to be outside animals it us mostly here in the usa who have domesticated them. if lets say they had been inside dogs for a number of years then you moved them outside for good it might be hard on them at first but they would still adapt my fi has two big boxers who while are inside dogs love to be outside and have the run of the yard and sometimes dont want to come in so you are def not a bad mommy and the whole skin and fur babies thing LOVE IT!!!!!!!!