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> The same reason people generally don't regret having kids even though the commitment and overall change of your life are much greater than what you described for dogs.
They're definitely saying people don't regret having kids even though it's harder, meaning it's relevant/comparable to having a pet. But it's not, since your child isn't an animal you've chosen to have.
They are objectively similar in that both are a big multi-decade commitment to a living being that you chose for yourself (yes, you did choose to have the kid unless you live in a country with no birth control access) but saying something is similar is still not making a value comparison