I agree that pets serve many functions and that for me, most of them are emotional. Much like a friend. In fact, steve, there are many friends that I would gladly choose my dogs over. You're lucky my dogs can't edit video :) I of course kid (you are the bomb)... but people/pets/things do not need to have the type of ROI you outline. They need not read brail in order to serve a function. My dogs are like friends but they're definitely not like children. I've always had friends and therefore I could always make that comparison. My bone of contention is when people that haven't had kids claim their pets are like their children. They have no idea.The anus thing is true though.
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Bwahahahahaha. My wife is wondering why I'm laughing so hard. Hey - I'm not trying to convert anyone here. I probably should have just kept my mouth shut. I firmly acknowledge that I'm the weird one here who doesn't get it- and that's ok. And back to your original point... Yah... Dog park people... When we hang out in person, remind me to tell you about my vizsla friends (is yours a vizsla?)You're lucky my dogs can't edit video
Yep. Vizsla here. Vizsla owners are a proud and extra strange "breed".
This is why it bothers me when people call me "dad" in reference to my dog. There's a difference between interacting with an adult human and a pet that many people like to think mirrors that of the interaction between an adult and a child. I don't have any children, but from teaching I have seen how disturbingly aware children are in ways that pets are not.