Well, yeah, we are kinda attached to them.
Well yeah, but assuming this post is real, this was this womans dog. She had him neutered before she met the boy friend. He showed up beating his chest and wanted to "correct" things. If it was his dog then he could do what he pleased, silly as it might be. IMO, he's the one with issues, not the dog.
Just for clarification. We are talking about the ~dog~, right?