I would say that my husband is a proud Yorkie dad. When we first got Wookie, he came with me to get him. On our way home, I was introducing ourselves to Wookie saying that I am Mommy and he is Daddy and my husband goes.."ah wait no, don't refer to me as daddy, I don't want to be attached"!
I peacefully told him, we are bringing home a pet who will be a part of our family, me and you, of course you will be attached. And now, 3 dogs later, Wookie is his best friend in the world. He can't even sleep without him and vice versa (literally, Wookie has to be cuddled by my husband every night so he can sleep).
Silly guys.