The CoCo Experiments...

So I have this idea about using my little CoCo as a metaphor for something. I spent some time taking pictures of her in different places around downtown: parking garage, empty trashy lots, next to graffiti. I'm not sure what it means but some of the photos have a real energy about them. Something that is longing to say something.
When I went out I thought that her collar she normally wears is was just too cliche, so I made her a collar and leash out of some rope I had. That felt right...but I wondered how to get her to not have a collar and leash at all. Although the collar and leash turn out to be a very crucial part of some of the photos because of the way the leash always leads back to me behind the camera. What does her being in the photos in that way say about me behind the camera? What does it mean to have a pet and take care of it? Why do dogs and humans have such a bond? Why do we still seek their companionship after so many, many years?
Why did I choose her? When I could have chosen any other animal. For instance, a cat. But, I'm not a cat person....What does it mean to be a cat person or a dog person? What stereotypes are linked with humans who love cats over dogs or vice versa?
Looking at the images I wonder if I should just forget that she is a dog and look at what it means to be the person behind the pictures holding the dog. Forget that she's CoCo my puppy I love and just let her stand for something, be a prop of sorts. Also, in all the images the rope leads off of the frame of reference and we know to me but it makes me wonder could it be leading somewhere else?