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I currently live with family and I have an issue where 'normal' people wouldn't: My sibling doesn't really respect my mate at all. They don't really care for dogs. They knock on my girls head, (like knocking on a door) grab/pull her head, scare her, talk sternly to her, shove her with a foot...

My question is simply; has anyone who has gone through adopting your own canine girl, raising her properly, bonding, loving her the right way, waiting for 3rd or later HEAT, not being forceful, etc, and not been able to mate or do anything with her at all? (assuming its not a size mismatch...

So I've seen the answer to this question vary wildly. Some people call their animals Mates, Husbands/Wives, or even just companions. I tend you use the word "Mate" to describe my Newfoundland girl, while I see my mutt girl as more of a pet, but in some ways still a mate as well. But I do treat...

Assuming we live in an alternate universe where anyone can get pregnant by any creatures. Because of this, zoo marriages and reproduction are the normal thing everywhere you go. There will be no altar "you may kiss the bride" scenario if you choose to have an animal mate. It is the stick the...