We have three dogs, and we love each one equally. They are our children or should I say our babies. With time and patience we have raised our dogs to be the dogs they can be. Some people get upset when we compare dogs to children, they take offence and scoff when we use that comparison. I'd like to give a few examples.
If you have children you know that when they are babies you have to watch them carefully when they are roaming around, their motor skills are weak and they don't know how to control themselves properly. Same with puppies, you make sure they can't go down stairs or fall off a higher area such as a chair or bed.
You have to watch what they put in their mouths, a baby and a puppy will eat just about anything they find on the floor or anything you might leave lying around, they could choke on it, or swallow something that could be poisonous or hard to come out the other end.
You have to make sure they play well with others, there are no fights, and they know that they have to share their toys or play with them with other kids or dogs without any hostile intentions. We have to correct these behaviors so that they don't get out of control as they get older.
We are constantly worried when we leave the house and take them somewhere, we want to know where they are and what they are doing, we make sure they don't go somewhere they are not supposed to go.
We make sure they are healthy, if any problems arise we have no issues taking them to the doctors, or the vet. I have no problem dropping everything I am doing if I see my dog limping or in pain or in any kind of danger. I make sure my dogs are healthy and in good shape.
We love them unconditionally, they are part of our lives and they love us back, we snuggle with them, have pride in them, and show them off to our friends and family. I love my dogs but just because I love them does not mean I spoil them, I teach them right from wrong, Loving does not equal spoiling.
Here we are at the end of the page, I hope you enjoyed some of my reasons why dogs are like kids.
Scott Goerz
