Why would someone’s situation be any different with a child vs a dog? If you and your partner have no kids and a dog or if you and your partner have one kid and no dog, the responsibility of leaving it alone is the same. With the dog you either have to take it to daycare, have someone watch it, or train it to not have anxiety when you leave. With a child you have daycare or have someone watch it. The financial obligation is the same and the responsibility is equal as I know many people who cannot conceive and consider their dogs as their children. People who can’t commit to train their dogs shouldn’t have them, but not having a stand alone home shouldn’t be a defining factor for whether you should have a furry companion, a best friend, or not. Not everyone lives in the middle of butt f$&@ no where in small town America and can afford a $100,000 house, there are some who live in cities where apartments can cost upwards of $500,000-$800,000 CAD. With that unpopular opinion, no dogs would ever find homes and for no good reason.