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The same reason people generally don't regret having kids even though the commitment and overall change of your life are much greater than what you described for dogs.

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Expressing regret about having kids is, in addition, a strong social taboo.

You're comparing actual humans to a pet?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciesism

How is saying that your biological offspring is different to a pet discrimination/unfair treatment?

What are you asking? Nchagnet is just acknowledging the existence of people who regret having kids, not making a value comparison

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