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Now, this seems like a very bold statement, but hear me out: Dog owners frequently elevate such beasts to human level, even trying to speak to them and treating them as babies (as if they could really understand shit) and often cite their "loyalty", "friendliness" to ridiculous levels.
First off, they're not "loyal". They're just uprooted from their pack since the times they were some sort of wolf-like creature, therefore it's not loyalty but dependence. Unless it's a streetdog from many generations, such aberrations as bulldogs and chihuahuas wouldn't stand a chance in the wild...
Dogs in modern day truly are some sort of fix for people who suffered a lack of attention from their parents (therefore they cite how dogs get happy when they see them, because their family and 'friends' don't.)
It is only more ridiculous when they go as far as claiming "dogs are their best friend". Really, how socially inept and bankrupt you need to be to consider a lowly beast your best friend? It only becomes more cringeworthy when they speak to them with utter love, perhaps compensating that they're unable to convey and express such feelings with their fellow humans for shit.
IMO, a fully healthy human doesn't need to have this sort of warped, bizarre relationship with an animal. Dogs could be good for gay couples who want to adopt (since actually giving them children could turn possibly harmful).
A dog is only loyal because he doesn't have any other choice. This is almost as claiming a slave is loyal to you. Even cats (and I'm not their biggest fan either), known for assholery, when they show a liking to a human, it is genuine. Since a cat is free roaming and can hunt on its own very well with no previous training (unlike dogs), it means that their will to stay with humans is out of their own choice, and not out of necessity like dogs.
Relying on a dog for emotional support is one of the most subhuman things one could possibly do. Mind you, I am aware there are a few good dog/other pet owners who see things for what they are, just see their pets as a good beastly companion, but wouldn't compensate their lack of acceptance and affection with them.
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