What Does Your Dog Really Want?

In early 2017, Alaska became the first state to pass a law requiring the consideration of pets well being in custody disputes. Seeing that pets, especially dogs, are commonly treated as family members, this may seem like a long overdue change. But it raises the difficult question of determining what s best for an animal: How do we know what a pet wants?

In 2013 Shannon Travis and Trisha Murray appeared in the New York State Supreme Court. The couple had been married for less than a year when they decided to divorce. While Travis was away on business, Murray moved out of their New York City apartment. She took some furniture and she took Joey, their dachshund.

via getpocket.com

At one time I would have said who could imagine fighting over a dachshund. But now I know one and I can see how attached people get to the little Nazis. But goodness, they are pushy little buggers.