If you kick a robotic dog, is it wrong?

When pet Lila wasn't getting as much playtime as the other two animals in her Plymouth, Mass., home, owner Genie Boutchia felt guilty. Then when a potential new owner came calling with $850 in hand, Ms. Boutchia felt even guiltier. She changed her mind and deemed Lila not for sale. Such feelings of moral responsibility might seem normal, even admirable, in a dog owner. But Lila is not a real dog.