As much as my human family, my fur baby is as close as my human child. My pet has saved my life several times. I do not choose to speak on specifics, but I will say he is trained in four life saving skills, he has been taught to communicate basic needs, he recognizes our personal vehicles from a quarter mile away, he knows the service vehicles when they come around. He understands my world and he has made his niche to live in it. He has been with me ten years. Although, he is designated as my emotional support animal and is skilled to be certified as a service animal, I have not and will not turn him into a working animal. He will always be "family".