Pet parents or dog ownership: Are they just words? According to the law as it stands right now, dogs are property. Being a dog owner for many years, I think of my dogs as companions, but not furkids. Is that wrong? If the law changes to non-property for our dogs, the courts can step in at any time for any reason, and it will be up to the courts to decide your case. I think the only time the court should step in is in the case of abuse. In the world of different methods of training, I ask what is abuse? Shock collar training? Heavy metal; chains, choke, prong collar training?
Mark Peters of Good delves into the words of the dog world.
http://www.good.is/post/are-you-raising-a-furkid/