How sad is it when one must state the blatantly obvious?
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The other poster didn’t like the guy referring to his pets as “boys”.
Show me a dog owner who hasn’t called their dog “boy” or “girl”. Show me anyone who raises animals, shows animals, rides animals, takes care of animals, who doesn’t use the terms “boy” and “girl” in an informal, close, or even loving, way.
Show me veterinarians who don’t call animals they are examining and caring for “boy” or “girl”, or even other nicknames like “pumpkin” and “sweetie”. Now I guess we’ll have people pissed off at the fact there are people that call an animal a fruit.