First thing first, me and my family LOVES DOGS. in fact we have owned several dogs when we were still in the Philippines. Our last one was named Greece, she is a crossbred between mini pug and pinscher. We treat her as a family and we make sure she get all the loving she can get, my daughter even keep her beside her at night. I believe dogs can feel love and trust and they reciprocate whatever they are recieving. So me and my family respect dogs as much as we respect people. Although we haven't owned a dog since we came here, we have interected with several dogs through friends. And i have regularly interacted with my cousin's dog (senior and with hearing problems) before he went to doggy heaven last year.