Do you really think your dogs are children?

[Anonymous]

Someone just said to me “I have two four-legged children”. It took me a second to process what the hell they meant. Is this a common way to refer to dogs?

[Anonymous]

I’m a dog owner. No, they are not my actual kids.
Anyone saying that their dogs are their actual kids need to get their head examined.

[Anonymous]

We get it. You don’t like dogs. Your soul is empty. No need to advertise it.

[Anonymous]

It's true for me, but then, DH and I have chosen to remain childfree.

I know the kind of people who misuse this whole idea though. Some dog owners are obnoxious and narcissistic. Then again, some parents are as well.

[Anonymous]

Some people do. I find them odd.

Dogs do require a lot more time, money and attention than cats ime. They can be like having a baby/toddler in some ways

But there is no way I would refer to our dog or cat as children. They just aren’t. Humans and animals are very different. I love and enjoy our animals, but it is just not on the same level

[Anonymous]

No, but I was unable to have children so this is all I have.

[Anonymous]

We say it ironically. But dogs can mean a lot to people and like the PP, some friends who couldn’t have kids due to infertility, adopted animals and consider them like family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We get it. You don’t like dogs. Your soul is empty. No need to advertise it.

OP here. No, not at all. I have a gorgeous, sweet dog whom I love. I’ve just never referred to her as my four-legged child and never heard anyone else do it either.

[Anonymous]

Who ever said that to you is weird as hell. And I’m a dog owner and love dogs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who ever said that to you is weird as hell. And I’m a dog owner and love dogs.

Really? My Lab is my baby and my son. And such a good boy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who ever said that to you is weird as hell. And I’m a dog owner and love dogs.

Really? My Lab is my baby and my son. And such a good boy!

People think you’re creepy, PP. And so does your dog.

[Anonymous]

Does the term “fur baby” bother you as well? I don’t typically use either phrase to describe my sweet, wonderful lab who was my late husband’s service dog, but she is part of the family and treated very well. I do not treat her the same as a person, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who ever said that to you is weird as hell. And I’m a dog owner and love dogs.

I'm sure they're not - gosh all they probably meant was their dogs are loved and like their children (because perhaps they don't have any). You are reading too much into it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the term “fur baby” bother you as well? I don’t typically use either phrase to describe my sweet, wonderful lab who was my late husband’s service dog, but she is part of the family and treated very well. I do not treat her the same as a person, though.

No, you really don’t treat her like a person, PP. You don’t dress her in clothes or buy her books to read; you don’t let her eat at the table or put her in diapers because she can’t use the toilet.

Dogs aren’t people. Dogs are actually better than people. To call a dog a person diminishes them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who ever said that to you is weird as hell. And I’m a dog owner and love dogs.

Really? My Lab is my baby and my son. And such a good boy!

People think you’re creepy, PP. And so does your dog.

*shrug* too bad for you guys, then. I think people who pop out babies just to continue their family dysfunction and then project their own childhoods onto those kids are the definition of creepy, but that's your business.