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Dogs are more of a responsibility than kids - you can send a kid off to their grandparents or a nanny, but with a dog you can't do that.

— Jason Gann

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Dogs are not people. Be leery of any woman who refers to her dogs as her 'kids,' because you'll only end up paying for their schooling.

— Garry Shandling

Take personal responsibility. A lot of people go, 'Well, I'll get a dog because I have a kid and a kid needs a dog.' And it doesn't work out for that dog and the dog is on the street.

— Betty White

My dogs are a priority and a big responsibility... but the payoffs are well worth it.

— Will Estes

Teach your children how to behave with animals. Adopt a pet. Don't go buy one. Please. That's a sin. Let's get these puppy mills out of business.

— Shelley Morrison

I'm not responsible enough to have puppies.

— Logan Marshall-Green

When people buy, rescue, or otherwise acquire a dog from unscrupulous breeders or amateur rescue groups, they are making a decision with ethical consequences. They have a profound responsibility to consider their actions; to gauge the dog's behavior, to train it thoroughly and rigorously, to protect other humans and dogs from harm.

— Jon Katz

A dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog.

— John Grogan

Owners lavish love on their pets, which is why so many go from non-aggressive pups to being out of control when they're older. People just don't realise their dog must respect them as leader of the pack.

— Cesar Millan

✗Opposing Perspectives

I would feel no hesitation in saying that it is the responsibility of a decent human being to give assistance to a child who is being attacked by a rabid dog, but I would not intend this to imply that in all imaginable circumstances one must, necessarily, act in accordance with this general responsibility.

— Noam Chomsky

I'm not responsible enough to have a dog - or a child.

— Boy George