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Originally Posted by Coppertop
Equating pets with children is insane. They are not one and the same. Your dog is going to die a natural death long before you. It is not going to give you grandchildren. It doesn't carry on your genes to the next generation. It will not carry on your name. And don't get me started on those dog sweaters. Ugh. I have had many pets over the years and have loved them all, but that doesn't make them anything more than pets.
I daresay anyone who treats a pet like a child has no idea what raising a child is truly like.
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I agree 98%. The other 2%-they are placing the love they have on this pet, so they themselves equate it with a human child. Having, then losing my dog was the worst pain I think I ever had (and I have two kids).
For them to impose and insist that if the dog can't go, they won't either, though, I agree, is ridiculous. Just say, "Sorry, we'll miss you." It's their choice, after all.