if it makes you feel better, there are different ways to take care of a pet (or companion animal if you prefer that term)

my dogs (**my **as in they are under my care, like children) don’t know tricks, they are free to perform any behavior that doesn’t put them or any other animal in danger

around me they are free to keep doing whatever they want or ask to be pet, the only orders I give them is to sit down and stay still when I give them treats so they don’t start a fight over it and to move from one part of my yard to another when we need to move heavy stuff

whenever the capitalist system let’s me keep enough energy after my chores I take them out for walks but when that’s not the case I play with them in my yard

I respect and love them in that way