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Article: Pet peeves about pet owners.
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- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)
- Article date:
- November 28, 2006
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Byline: Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian
Time was when cutesy anecdotes and tales of disciplinary woe were the sole domain of parents. Not any more.
Some pet owners have taken up talking about the comings and goings of their four-legged friends as though they gave birth to them and are gearing them toward a high-powered career. Some don't even like to be called pet owners.
They prefer pet parents.
To parents of children, the human variety, this can be annoying. Many of us have observed this firsthand. I did one evening while dining with friends.
When one began talking about raising her teenage son, another friend at the table, who ...