Agree. Dogs need daily, consistent companionship. If you can't give that to them, you shouldn't have a dog.

The dogs not alone. It has the robot. The robot could let you peer in remotely and say hi. The robot could comfort your dog for you while you’re away. The robot is there for your dog while you can’t be. The robot could 3D print dog friendly toys for it and feed it too.

so it's the robot's dog then?

The robot owns the dog, the human owns the robot, and the human's job owns the human. Just like nature intended.