What did Christ mean by calling the Caananite woman a dog?

This short study looks at the account of the Caananite woman as told in Matthew 15 and Mark 7. The question here is why did the Messiah refer to the woman as a dog and what was the meaning or the Greek word in the original text? Do some believers twist the meaning of this account to justify treating women badly? Let's be like the Bereans and study to show ourselves approved.

Images of biblical and concordance text taken from Blue Letter bible.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/