America has developed a profoundly disordered relationship with dogs, and that relationship seems to have intensified considerably since the pandemic. The growing anthropomorphism of pets has become a genuine cultural problem. Increasingly, The Dog People insist on inserting their animals into virtually every area of human life, treating dogs not simply as companion animals, but as substitutes for people, and expecting society to accommodate them accordingly. Dogs are being described as children, their behavior is interpreted through a human emotional lens, and ordinary boundaries between human and animal life are increasingly treated as somehow cruel or unnecessary. Businesses, workplaces, restaurants, travel, housing, and social gatherings are all expected to accommodate the preferences of people who have decided that their dogs should be included. There is nothing wrong with loving a dog. There is nothing wrong with being deeply attached to an animal that has been part of your household for years. But, it is an animal nonetheless, and your affection does not erase the fundamental distinction between a human being and an animal. Society is not obligated to restructure ordinary human spaces around an animal simply because its owner has elevated the animal to the status of a family member.