What JKR did not say. An analysis of the interviews.

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> 
> Would that be allowed?  The original instructions to first year 
> students say that a child is allowed to bring a cat or an owl or a 
> toad.  Dogs are not mentioned.  Of course, I suppose Dumbledore could 
> make an exception for Harry, which would also serve to annoy Snape, 
> as it would give added proof to his contention that Potter doesn't 
> have to live by the same rules that everyone else is supposed to 
> follow.
> 
> Marianne

Hmm... Ron's [i]rat[/i] was no problem considering rules. Why should
Harry's dog be? And a 5th year may be allowed to have both dog and owl
- particularly the winner of tri-wizard-competition. Also, if Harry
becomes a prefect, there's even more reason for him to have more than
one pet...