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Dog Mom: Is Your Dog Your Child?

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It’s funny when I ponder the word “own” to describe my place in my dog’s life.

I can’t imagine telling someone that I own a child — biological, adopted, or otherwise. And I feel that the word “own” — when it comes to describing…

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