>> patty and steve whitier got divorced two years ago after a 12-year marriage and they pretty much amicablely split everything in their lives except when it came to their two twin bug dogs, they couldn't caulk it out they needed two lawyers to mediate the situation. we decided that we would switch the dogs every other week. he does all the their insurance and major medical bills. and then we pay for dog walkers and we pay for our food and treats for the dog. patty said she was surprised that she even liked the pups because all they liked to do was sit on the couch and watch v with them. i've been to cone any island beach a lot and rock away. patty said the hardest part about talking to lawyers about the split up about the beloved pets as the lawyers actually spoke to the pugs as property. i spoke to a divorce lawyer in man hat hand we also have a push from a special interest group and legal non-profit organization for the defense of animals that are coming forward and asking the judiciary to look at these cases not necessarily looking at the pets in terms of property and where that property s