LMP was not trying to post cutsie pics to irritate you. Those are real pics from her home that she was using to try to prove her point...exactly what everyone her is trying to do.
Using pictures of an animal doesn't prove anything other than you have the animal. There was a posting of a kid sleeping on a LARGE (probably 200lb +) pet reticulate python several years ago - wish I could find it. Does this mean that reticulate pythons are trustworthy and make good pets? I wouldn't have one, since their personalities vary considerably from individual to individual, and I've had snakes, cats, gerbils, lizards, tropical fish, and dogs as pets.
Yes those were my children with my dog.