Pet or Family Member ?

My dog was a family member. Actually all of my dogs/cats are members of our family. When you have a pet and you bond and have and love each other, you can't help but make them a part of the family. Just let something bad happen to one of them, then you will know what I mean. I miss my girl as much today as I did almost a year ago when she passed away from an accident. She had been my constant shadow for about 4 or 5 years.

I suposse mine are pets but they are apart of my family. I have two dogs and I love them both dearly. :] My puppy Fritz is horribly spoilt. He is the sweetest thing ever.

Family Member!! There is absolutely nothing wrong with spoiling your pets and treating them the same way you would a child..they deserve it. In my view animals are just as important and as special as a humanbeing...they just speak a different language than we do! We have a dog and two cats so I know what spoiling is all about..but they deserve every minute of it!

family!

Definitely part of the family with in reason. They are loved, give love, there is a great deal of affection, and when we went away and the dogs stayed with a friend we knew they were well cared for, but when we got back and they were back home they were like kids, they had fun checking out the new yard / space but were glad to be home. They have their own toys, and are not forgotten at christmas. I think they are like family but it is different. I am more accepting of the loss of a dog, than say my mom, so yes family but different. Not strictly any catagory and definitely not just a dog left in the yard all the time to guard, I don't get that I could never have that kind of dog it doesn't match who I am and I think unless trained that way from puppy most dogs want more than that as well.

We have a mutt and she is our dogter. She sleeps in the bed with us and goes everywhere with us. She even gets to lick our plates clean sometimes.

I treat my pet as a pet, but they are part of the family. I don't know if that makes sense.