....well yes she is technicly a dog but we do not treat her that way at all.
She is our Baby since we can't have any more 'human ones' and we treat her as a Family member. Example: My Husband is on a deployment and when we talk EVERYBODY gets the phone. Me, my daughter and Maya. I turn on the Speakerphone and he calls her and talks to her. Funny think is when we first seen her he revered to her as a rat and anklebiter - LOL - He is soooo in love with her now - I think he loves her more them me