Ok. We get married for love of our spouses, and to start a family, right? Well when the spouse is working late, and you come home, there is noone else there, your dog is enthusiastically ecstatic to see you correct? I absolutely love having Precious "attack" me when I walk in from wherever. Its awesome how she loves her "Daddy". She loves her "Mommy" the same, but when i come in she turns to Daddys Girl. And considering we cant have children, Precious has somewhat given us the feel of having a child in the house. We do everything for her, just as we would a child.
So yeah, I love my dog more than a LOT of people I meet.