Owning dogs may not be sin, but what is sin is idolising your pet, whether it be a dog or some other animal. Many Christians who would be horrified at the thought of idolatry, actually idolize their dogs without realising it. They miss church if their dog is sick

Dogs do not save souls

Dogs are of no spiritual value

Many people do not realise dogs are capable of ‘housing’ evil spirits and their owners might need to be delivered from the spirit of the dog. ‘Deliver my soul from the sword and my precious life from the spirit of the dog

Dog ownership is a carnal desire and is sometimes driven by an evil spirit. In some countries, demon possessed dogs called ‘spirit dogs’ only ever attack Christians.

One disturbing but true story is that of a couple who adored their large Alsatian. To the couple, the dog was the ‘child’ they had never had. When the wife realised she had been idolising the dog she sought deliverance from the spirit of dog. During her deliverance in the church office one working day, her husband was out driving their small utility truck several kilometres away with the dog sitting on the tray. At the exact moment the woman was delivered of the evil spirit of dog, their Alsatian howled as though in agony, leapt from the tray of the moving truck into the path of another vehicle and was killed instantly. The shocked husband was later delivered of the spirit of dog.