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I would see this question differently coming from a seven year old than I would an adult. Is owning just her way of understanding that she wasn't yours and now she is? We use the word own to describe a dog and we use the term adopt there too. Maybe she just heard about someone adopting a dog who used to be owned by someone else. With a seven year old I would take the time and explain it.
My usual answer with grown ups is "why do you ask." My answer is differnt if they're just showing idle curiosity, vs is they are considering adoption themselves or if someone they know is adopting.
We in the adoption world have specific language that we find acceptable and other language that we hate. People not in this world don't know the lingo.
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