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blood_winged) wrote2010-05-03 04:28 pm
blood_winged) wrote2010-05-03 04:28 pm
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Writer's Block: Pet central
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I have to say I quirked an eyebrow at this.
Certainly (taking my own dog as an example) a pet needs to be raised correctly, much the same as a child, so they know what they should and should not do. They rely on a human in the same way a child relies on their parents, to protect them and care for them, and I suppose in that way a human can be called the 'guardian' of an animal.
But, unlike a child, a dog/cat, particularly one who has always been around people, will not be able to take care of itself in the way a human child eventually will. I wouldn't say that I am the guardian of my dog or any pet I've had because that would imply an equal relationship. I am the master, my dog is the pet.
tl;dr - Disagree. I'm the owner of my dog.
I have to say I quirked an eyebrow at this.
Certainly (taking my own dog as an example) a pet needs to be raised correctly, much the same as a child, so they know what they should and should not do. They rely on a human in the same way a child relies on their parents, to protect them and care for them, and I suppose in that way a human can be called the 'guardian' of an animal.
But, unlike a child, a dog/cat, particularly one who has always been around people, will not be able to take care of itself in the way a human child eventually will. I wouldn't say that I am the guardian of my dog or any pet I've had because that would imply an equal relationship. I am the master, my dog is the pet.
tl;dr - Disagree. I'm the owner of my dog.
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Besides, I think the therm "owner" makes people more concious of their 'propriety' than just "guardian", who has kind of a temporary feel to it. And who says propriety, says you take care of it, because it's yours.
Or something it's hard to explain what I mean xD
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