"So do I" or "So have I"

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Rachel Adams

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What should I use in response? "So do I" or "So have I"?

"I have a dog." "So do I."
 
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They're both possible.

Bear in mind that in BrE, it's more common to say "I've got a dog". The natural answer to that is "So have I".
 
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So have I isn't impossible, but only So do I is likely in American English.
 
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