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Is it right to feel paternal over a pet? This little fella feels like a son to me. Let's see your critters!

MattCooper 5 Nov 11
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Laika still greets me at the door with a bit of a dance and sometimes a song. Wonderful beast!

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My babies. Skates (Tuxedo) and Bailey (Ginger). Love them just like my kids.

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Psoghi giving a neck massage to her "Bestie" Roxy who has since passed away.

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If you don't have paternal feelings for your pet, you probably shouldn't have a pet. I love my dog more than 99.5% of the people I have ever met.

That sums it up perfectly.
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Bertie; he's very much my baby:

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I wouldn’t call it “paternal,” but I’ve always felt a sense of kinship with many of the animals I encounter. Some have been pets; others “ fellow travelers,” like the three semi-feral cats I inherited from my late sister; or the several raccoons and possums that share my property; and even the varied critters I cross paths with in the wild. Not that I sentimentalize nature, but maybe respond to an “animal-to-animal magnetism!”

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My dog IS family.

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And my scaled babies (and yes, strangely, ALL bring out my maternal side, to an extent): Seven, Siri, Cool, Cali, and Luna. Luna is Seven's ACTUAL mother. Not that California Kings are particularly parental...

Zster Level 8 Nov 11, 2018
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Is that an MBK? I’ve got one too. I have 2 Cali kings. One MBK. A Goins and a variable. For my kings that is.

@graceylou You have an excellent eye! Siri (aka Sirius Black) is a Mex Black king. Luna, Seven, and Cali are California Kings, and Cool is a Bull. Gotta love them all!

@Zster I love kings though they can be nasty little things. Love the attitude of some.

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My furred babies: Bailey, Supernova, Jack, Jasper, and Warren

Zster Level 8 Nov 11, 2018
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@Stevil I honestly don't think either the cats or the hedge hog are aware each other exists. The snakes and cats are a completely different story. The cats think the snakes are live string toys. The snakes are fully convinced that the cats will eat them. We keep doors to the bedrooms closed a lot.
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Level 7

Dogs view us as part of their pack,but Cats think of us as part of their staff,to tend to their needs.....

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Level 9

This sweet girl is the joy of my life (which is why that is also her middle name). I AM her "mama".

She has been my constant companion for the last twelve years. She's also
been with me longer than any man I've ever been in a relationship with, and given me A LOT less aggravation than any of them.

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Sometimes pets make better family than humans.

I had a temporary cat yeaterday, and it loved me more in an hour than my 5 sisters do in a decade.
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Level 8

All my critters are my children to me.

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Level 9

I always feel that way. If you don't feel that way, you shouldn't have a pet.

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Level 7

I have two and yes they are my babies...

They are adorable!

@Sticks48 thank you..

@Rose2U Thank you. Those little faces made my morning.
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Level 7

Our pets are part of our families. Of course it’s right and proper to feel paternal/maternal toward them.

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Oh for sure! I have 2 human daughters but I absolutely love my furry son as well!

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i am biologically unsuited to feel paternal, but i feel maternal! i am the mother of three cats and a dog, and the bubby of two cats.

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