Most folks know of at least one case where the pet owner(s) loved the pet(s) more than their own children. Sadly, I am one that knows of such a family. My wife and I used to visit them when their son and daughter were school age, and those kids attended our church. We could see how the father would caress his dogs, and notice how the kids were just ordered around, and criticized.
The kids were jealous of the dogs. I remember the daughter telling us about one of the dogs dying, and the family burying the animal: “everybody was crying, especially dad, who I had never seen cry before. I said to the rest of the family, “why are we crying, it was only a dog’”.
The kids grew up with a resentment for their dad that continues to this day.
“Most folks know of at least one case where the pet owner(s) loved the pet(s) more than their own children. Sadly, I am one that knows of such a family. “
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Thank you for giving an example of one of the reasons for this article.
While not exclusive to any given breed, this particular phenomenon appears to be almost a “given” with pit bull owners and/or advocates.
In addition, while this has been mostly confined to my own observations at present, I find it so pervasive that I no longer completely trust even long-term friends if they acquire a dog of this type.
As I have stated before, I believe that this is a spiritual issue at the core, and is, frankly, a demonic problem.