Thank you very much @emsonic for the mention, you made me read your post, no doubt it was time well spent.
I'm sorry you lost your dog recently, but as you say, they have a shorter life span, and we must adapt to that reality, even if it hurts at the time, it is natural law.
I totally agree with your proposal, there is no doubt that we must treat them as our equals, and not as if they were less.