It's just a child's cartoon. It's not really supposed to make all that sense.
Kids aren't really going to be thinking of that sort of thing.
It's mostly so kids can relate to the show and alot of people have dogs
Mickey Mouse had a dog Pluto and a dog friend Goofy
How can Mickey Mouse have a pet Dog when his friend Goofy is also a Dog, answer, it's a Cartoon.
idk,its called a 'show for 7 year olds'
Because he is a *****
How can Arthur, an aardvark, have a pet dog, Pal? Aren't there characters based on dogs in Arthur? How do they view having a pet dog?