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Originally Posted by gemy  I do know many folks don't feel the same way - and there are linguistic differences country to country never mind state to state.
I don't think that I have ever deliberately referred to my dogs as pets *shrugs* I might have and I have certainly answered a questioned posed like how many pets do you have - to which I normally respond I have 3 dogs and one cat (well did have 1 cat).
I do know that pet seems to me to such an inadequate term for the breadth and depth of what our relationship is with our beloved animal. |
I hear ya. I love my pups! If I could say it better, ,,, don't take offence if others use the term pet or even the word "it"... neither are derogatory(unless their lips are curled, LOL). I like how the one response here signified the possibility that pet may have originated from a term of a loved one, a person... I haven't looked into it, I just like the response.
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