Do you really think your dogs are children?

[Anonymous]

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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.

You are bizarre. Dogs are not better than people. Come back to reality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, my dogs are not my children, they're my babies!

My children are fairly independent teens who have a good sense of self and who will be going away to college and beyond.

My babies will stay dependent on us and will always require a certain level of care.

Why can’t they just be your beloved pets? But, fwiw, “babies” isn’t as weird as “children”. There are “baby animals”; there are no “animal children”.

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They're pets, not babies. You sound very immature when you say that. Grow up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

Did you read the post you were responding to, PP? It said that they DO NOT great their dog like a person. Maybe read a little more carefully before you go off—you really have egg on your face here.

Well if they don’t treat them like people there must be a reason? Are you suggesting they treat them better than people?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

You are bizarre. Dogs are not better than people. Come back to reality.

So don’t call them children. That’s the point no matter where you come from.

[Anonymous]

No. I love my dog, but she’s a dog. It would not be the same when she does vs a child. My sibling who does not have kids things of their pets as kids. They travel with them too.

[Anonymous]

Why does it matter to you what someone calls their dog? I will never understand why this question comes up again and again.

I have 2 dogs and no children. I adore my dogs, I love them dearly. I don’t call them my children, but I love them like they are my kids.

It shouldn’t matter to anyone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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?

You've seriously never heard this?

Our vet refers to owners as " pet parents." There are doggy daycares. But most people understand that a dog is not a human child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does it matter to you what someone calls their dog? I will never understand why this question comes up again and again.

I have 2 dogs and no children. I adore my dogs, I love them dearly. I don’t call them my children, but I love them like they are my kids.

It shouldn’t matter to anyone else.

Yes. I actually do have children and dogs and I love my dogs so so so much. I cannot fathom why people seem so aghast/offended/weird out by other people capacity to love non humans.

[Anonymous]

Heh my husky our first family pup was like a brother to me. I would say go to mom! And he'd look for my or our mom. Didnt get along with my dad and didn't like me teasing him but he was a sweet kid. Miss him still.

[Anonymous]

I adore my German Shepherds. They are probably smarter than many humans. But, they are not people. I don’t treat them like people. When they are ready for you at my vet’s office, they say “Max’s Mom….Come on back”. It’s a little weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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?

Not this again. How does this bother you? Also, we are all strange in one way or another.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why does it matter to you what someone calls their dog? I will never understand why this question comes up again and again.

I have 2 dogs and no children. I adore my dogs, I love them dearly. I don’t call them my children, but I love them like they are my kids.

It shouldn’t matter to anyone else.

Yes. I actually do have children and dogs and I love my dogs so so so much. I cannot fathom why people seem so aghast/offended/weird out by other people capacity to love non humans.

Exactly.

People complaining about how others love their dogs reeks of insecurity. There’s no other way to see it. It’s like, people’s capacity for love of their dogs makes some others feel insecure. It’s truly bizarre.

[PP you quoted]

[Anonymous]

No, I don’t. I love our current dog, and adored the dog I had growing up. But they’re not people.

IME, people who refer to them as “four-legged children” or “fur kids/babies” are some of the worst dog owners. They assume everyone loves their dog(s) as much as they do, and are atrocious at setting boundaries with their dogs. Of course, there are parents who do the same with their children, so it’s not in any way limited to dog owners. But that verbiage is, to me, a sign that someone has an animal they won’t control.

[Anonymous]

I know my dog is not a child. If she were, I would not want her because I dislike children. I would never want one in my home.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Agree. Some of the entitled people with dogs that I see on the subway, grocery stores, or openly flouting "no dogs" signs confirm my suspicions that such people must have personality deficits that preclude them from finding companionship in humans.