All of my animals are family. My next door neighbor's dog who he keeps clipped to a run in his yard wants to be part of our family too. Every time she escapes she runs straight to our house and bangs on the door to come in. And of course we let her in and she plays with our dogs, eats their food, has a great time, and tries to hide when her owner sheepishly comes over to our house and asks if his dog is there.