This is only towards the end of the article but addresses what was bothering me throughout it all — that having dogs is only viewed here through the lens of how it relates to having children.
What if some people (like me) simply 1) like dogs 2) don’t want children, and there’s no link?
The dog owners I know, see them as companions and friends. There's no feeling of superiority or domination.
The reason they want to "get" a new dog when their old dog die, is because they are in deep grief over the loss of a family member and wants to feel a connection again
It's like those people who put adult-styled clothing on babies who have absolutely no ability to comprehend style or aesthetic and are absolutely suffering because those bulky-ass baby jeans take 20 minutes to force on and are just impossible to exist in without crying because of the fundamental nature of size and thickness relativity, and a bow bigger than their head, oh and we HAVE to have the shoes, no not those, the ones that match; can you hold her still she won't quit fighting me while I'm putting these shoes on her. We're gonna be late for her award ceremony.
These people will invariably be disappointed when their property exerts its agency and doesn't do "what they had planned for it". "Where did we go wrong? Why didn't they turn out the way we wanted" they'll ask...
I love my stupid dog. Seeing her little face when she looks at me makes me so happy, it’s ridiculous. And I know she loves me back just as much. Really, I can kinda see how you get here, but I think you ought to try having a dog. If anything, save it from one of these people you imagine are inflicting their selfishness upon it.
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