Boy reconsiders Species Reassignment Surgery after spending night in Dog House

BABBLERS PRESS - When the parents of one eight year-old boy learned their son thought he was a dog trapped in a boy's body they were slightly skeptical. When he started asking questions about species reassignment surgery they were downright concerned. 
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"We were hoping it was just a phase," admitted the boys mother. "But then the growling started, followed by the barking. When he started chasing cars we became concerned for his safety." The mother began to relate a certain incident involving the boy and a fire hydrant but was too emotional to continue the interview.

The boy's father said he was initially amused when their son demanded to be treated like a dog but says it became awkward when friends came over for a visit. "Sometimes he would crawl around the living room floor and sniff the guests," he said. "They were usually good about it, they would throw scraps of food on the floor for him to eat and things like that. But it was quite embarrassing for us." 

It got so bad that the father devised a plan to convince the boy he was in fact a human and not an animal. 
"I built a dog house," said the father, who incidentally enjoys wood working. "And I basically told our son that he would have to move out of his room and into the dog house in the backyard because his mother and I are both allergic to dogs." 

After spending a night in the dog house the boy started to reconsider his identity. "It was cold out there and a little scary," admitted the boy. "So I'm thinking that maybe I'm just a boy after all." 

The boy said he was further convinced when his parents replaced his usual diet of pizza and french fries with Purina Dog Chow.
"That was like the icing on the cake for me," he concluded. Meanwhile, the parents are relieved the dog faze is over but are concerned about their son's newest habit - chewing on wool.