Anyone who knows me knows that I adore my dog beyond comprehensive belief. I post about her constantly on social media, I take her everywhere I go (even to parties), I've made a bed for her in my room, and I regularly buy her puppacinos from Starbucks. From the outside, the relationship I have with my dog can appear overly attached and involved; and most people don't understand it. But the thing that baffles me is that they don't treat their animals the same way.

I think everyone with dogs can agree that they love them. Otherwise, they wouldn't have them - at least I sure hope not. Most people take their dogs on walks, give them treats, take them to the vet and offer a warm home for them to live. Generally, most people fulfill the basic needs for survival and self-entertainment that all our canines need.

And sure, we give our dogs lots of love and cuddles but is that ever really enough?

Evolution has shown us that dogs really are man's best friend. They are domestic enough to live in our homes unlike their wolf ancestors, yet they are not independent by nature like their feline counterparts. Thus, they are the perfect companion for man and woman to accompany them throughout all that life has to offer.

While they may be here for a part of our lives, to them, we are their whole world.

Perhaps that is why they get so excited when we come home after a long day. Or why they get upset as a result of picking up on our solemn energy if we are having a bad day. Or why they enjoy playing fetch with us for hours on end. Our dogs simply want to spend every waking moment with us, for their meaning in life is to repeatedly prove their unconditional love for us even if we don't deserve it.

Just like us, dogs crave adventure. They make the best comrades for adventure. They love to explore and expand the horizons of their world. As with any creature on earth, they share the universal trait of unforgiving curiosity. Little things like bringing them along for a Walgreens run is all the satisfaction they need to make their day.

Not to mention, dogs make the best listeners, even if they don't intend to.

Reasonably, we love to talk to our dogs because unlike humans, they can't react with a sarcastic response. I would much rather spend my time interacting with my dog than with humans knowing that there is a speechless bond already established. There's something so comforting in settling in the silence with a being whom you have a unique connection with.

At the end of the day though, our dogs just love to be in our company. Whether it is cuddling up at the foot of our beds at night, or sleeping on the floor beside us as we work on our computers.

It is for that very reason why I get so bothered when humans don't treat their dogs as their equals. So many dogs owners I know do so much to restrict the lives of their pets. If your dog's whole world is within the boundaries of your home, why would you make it smaller? No dogs upstairs. No dogs on the couch. Fenced yard. Same bland food every day. I just don't get it.

If you're going to inhibit what your pup can and can't do, don't get a dog at all.

I understand that caring for a dog can take a lot of money, time and energy, especially if you adopt them when they are puppies. At the same time though, the whole point of getting a dog is to have a best friend that lives with you. In the same respect, they should be treated as though they have the same rights we have. Especially if they are going to share the same living space as you.

As a result, I don't see it as "spoiling" your dogs. They aren't knowledgeable enough to know the difference in the first place. In my opinion, they deserve the world. Whether that means buying them lots of toys, a luxurious bed, or even homemaking all their meals, they deserve the world.

Our dogs are the only beings on this earth that love us more than they could ever love themselves.

They live so selflessly, and maybe this is why they live for such a short amount of time. It takes humans many decades to learn how to love, and dogs master it within the span of a decade. If humans are at the "top of the food chain", then perhaps we should do a better job of caring for everything that we put "beneath" us. Our dogs are no exception. They live a humble and faithful life, and least we can do for them is reciprocate the same back to them.