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Originally Posted by Niamh.
The problem nowadays that I've noticed is people treat their dogs like children and they're not children, treating dogs like that only leads to behavioral issues that can be potentially dangerous
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Exactly, dogs are pack animals and treating them is equals is essentially telling them that they have free will to defend themselves / the pack "as they see fit" rather than having to defer to the alpha (their owner).
Even then though you need to be careful because a "good dog" can still snap if it's in pain or thinks a member of the family is in real danger.