These are my Alaskan Malamutes and yes they are also my "kids" and they are very much part of the family... I'll also say they are better behaved then a lot of peoples two legged kids! Sky on the right is 10 years old here and Tundra on the left is 7 years old. I do have harnesses for them and I do let them pull stuff around.

They also think it's fun to snuggle with the Mom

Paws