My research takes this and looks at it on another level. As a sociologist, Sanders takes it one step further. They're part of society. We live in a mixed species society. Dogs are not small, funny, slightly retarded people, they're dogs.
Social inequality is a continuous process because of mutual ignorance.
We can get along better. He was especially touched by the reliance of guide dog owners on their pet, which interacted with them much as it would an everyday owner's animal but, at the same time, remained vital to their everyday existence.