I’m not sure if you’ve read the article, but neither myself nor the author of the article is blaming the animals.

As a dog owner, this is something I’ve thought about, and while I should not need to justify my decision to have a dog, I would argue that because we have a dog, my partner and I take less flights, and opt for dog friendly travel holidays by train.

Of course the answer is no, however I thought the article was interesting because it talks about dogs in folklore:

People have long believed in their dog’s ability to sense spirits. In ancient Mexico, the Aztecs believed that dogs could see ghosts and guide their masters’ souls through the underworld.

Even Wikipedia has a whole page dedicated to dogs in Mesoamerican folklore and myth.