Unlike the author, I feel pretty confident that dog parenting is a lot easier than raising a human child, even despite Aubie’s health challenges this year. Though my friend Lauren has said—several times—that her two year old son and Aubie have identical personalities, so I could be wrong!

A San Francisco Dog Mom Makes the Case That Dogs Are Children Too
The parent of a long-haired shepherd argues that these cuddly nonhumans are children too.
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