When you call someone, usually a female, a 'Dog' it means they're probably
ugly or revolting in some way. If you call them a 'Dawg' it means that they're a friend or a 'homie' and are one of the pack. What if you're in the "ghetto" one
day and use dawg while talking to someone, but say it without the proper pronouciation and say it more like dog. You could get shot for something
like that, dog.