Well, in my opinion, if the animal has four legs, two ears, two eyes, a snout of some kind, paws, fur/hair, barks (either Woof, or Ruff, or whatever else!), then I would venture to guess that it is a typical dog, and the only thing that separates one dog from the rest is how its human relates to it, and treats it! Of course, we ALL feel that our precious doggie is the most special of all, and that's OK, as long as we don't get unrealistic about it. After all, a dog is dog, NOT a human (except mine, of course!)
