> "Charlie's not a dog, he's my best friend" I'd argue that one can be damaging and we should call people out on it. Dogs are dogs and they need to be treated

> "Charlie's not a dog, he's my best friend" I'd argue that one can be damaging and we should call people out on it. Dogs are dogs and they need to be treated like dogs. The infantilization of dogs is how you get unleashed dogs getting into dog fights when it turns out that Charlie really just is another dog and should have been leashed.