otherwise = without being continually chained and isolatedwhat does this "otherwise" mean in this sentence?
"An otherwise friendly and happy dog when kept continually chained and isolated often becomes neurotic, unhappy, anxious, and aggressive."
It might be clearer if I rewrite the sentence and then substitute.
A dog that is kept continually chained and isolated often becomes neurotic, unhappy, anxious, and aggressive; otherwise it is friendly and happy.
A dog that is kept continually chained and isolated often becomes neurotic, unhappy, anxious, and aggressive; without being continually chained and isolated it is friendly and happy.

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