Paris Hilton comes to mind: some people acquire dogs as fashion accessories. However, many of these folks often become great cat & dog lovers.
Having a pet is good practice for parenthood of real, live children - a way of weeding out the selfish and neglectful.
Better to treat a dog like a baby - than a baby like a dog!
Yep, the mom buying the Father’s Day card for her son was encouraging him in a direction she would like him to go in. The ‘Baby’s First’ Santa card senders were making gentle fun of themselves. And the poor little dog strapped in for the road race was probably more direly in need of water than the resentful runner ahead of it.
Better to treat a dog like a baby - than a baby like a dog!
I disagree. Raising a child cannot be compared to dog ownership. Children are much more work.