> When a dog ever thinks it is the equal of humans, bad things happen, such as bites and euthanasia of the dog, and maulings. You've pretty much laid out the l

> When a dog ever thinks it is the equal of humans, bad things happen, such as bites and euthanasia of the dog, and maulings. You've pretty much laid out the limits of dog rebellion against human control. Dogs' however can't foment revolution, conspire to free all the other dogs in the state, create an army, capture or hold territory and enslave their former masters. To put it bluntly, even in the worst case scenario dog-revolt is an annoyance to humanity in general. No one is going to wake up with a collar around their neck, because a dog decided it was 'equal' or 'superior' to humans. Dogs' are simply limited to dog-level actions, regardless of how hard they're trying. Human slaves on the other hand have no technical barrier to acting as competently as their masters. --- Now if you say "that is objectively false", let me remind you that we're not talking about dominance, submission, correct behavior, or otherwise. We're talking about objective status in society as determined by humanity in general. Even if you can find a single person who says "aha! I am dominated by this dog!", humanity in general will never agree that a dog---any dog---has somehow achieved equality with humans. Imagine that: dogs voting, dogs marrying, dogs taking wages, dogs running for president. When people say they are superior to dogs; they're just making things up. If you think "that is objectively false", well then you'll need a better argument than "oh dogs can bite you if you're not careful".