First off, I don\'t believe in "God" or "souls" but if there is such a thing as "souls", then I believe dogs would have one also. Lets face it, we are just higher on the food chain - we are still just mammals, the same as dogs. Animals can feel pain, joy and even be scared. They do have emotions - just the same as humans.
Meaning of life is simple, go and have sex, reproduce so the species goes on. Gee, apparently our meaning is the same as those animals....
As for Q\'s statement about dogs just being servants and not having any real purpose. First off, for the most part they are not servants, they are companions, just like we are companions to them. Not to mention, animals do a lot more for this planet than we do in the long run.