If you listen to his AT40, you probably hear his commercial "Did you know having a pet may help you live longer?" ha!
as long as you don't have to read about your dog dying, you'll live to be as old as Casey.
he obviously likes dogs, so he gets points for that. more points if he likes cats.
Also, he might've lit into his producers unfairly on that infamous tirade about a dying dog, but the dude was right. it was a bad juxztaposition.