Pjrt Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I don't particularly like it but I work all day with it! I even have a friend in Canada who called her salon FurBabies. It appeals to the audience we are after, so good for business. Show me a written breed standard that refers to fur and I might come on board. Same with snout. Is their a breed standard that refers to a dogs muzzle or nose as a snout? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesluvscavs Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 We call Miah's a snorkel, Skyefool Hers is longer than our other 2 cavs.. she can go underwater with hers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Maybe I'm just grumpy Yes. Yes you are, Whippy! I dont care what owners call their dogs but I wouldnt even have read that email. Would have gone straight in the bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I have coats for the dogs when it is cold! I am probably more concerned with their health and fitness than my own sometimes I let my dogs sleep on the bed too, Daisy sleeps on the bed every night and Wiz sleeps on the bed some nights as an extra reward for working really well. I put a lot of time, money, care and love into looking after my dogs, spending time with them and training them. I still don't see them as people though :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerB Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Can't stand that term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosetta Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I can't stand the term personally and would not use it. However, I am guilty of referring to myself as Mummy and occasionally call Jack bubba as well as other baby names. Why judge people for babying their dogs? Thats what many people have dogs for - something to lavish affection on. Doesn't mean they necessarily allow them to become obnoxious. Its better than having an "its only a dog" attitude IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion 01 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 What does it matter what people call their dogs. I call our dogs "furkids" not 'furbabies' when I am talking about them. I have had my family and now our dogs are our family, they live in the house with us, but are free to come and go as they please. It really is only just an expression, not harming anyone, the same as skin kid referring to a human kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airedaler Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 No, Haredown, you are not the only one I hate it. Not lonely that but terms such as "guardian" instead of owner or "adopting" instead of buying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I prefer "Oi! Spaniel!" :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sash Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Agreed! I hate those phrases and they conjure up images of poorly socialised, small white fluffies with spoiled brat tendencies and the people who own them. I love my dogs like crazy and they're part of the family for sure, but they're not children and humanising them is weird to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salukifan Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 What does it matter what people call their dogs. I call our dogs "furkids" not 'furbabies' when I am talking about them. I have had my family and now our dogs are our family, they live in the house with us, but are free to come and go as they please. It really is only just an expression, not harming anyone, the same as skin kid referring to a human kid. If you consider that what people call their dogs is a reflection of how they treat them, I think it matters. Erny's post suggests that this is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuffles Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I personally really don't care. We call each other "mum" and "dad" in relation to the dogs. My dogs may THINK they're human, but they are definitely treated as dogs. I don't think the term has much to do with how they are actually treated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 What does it matter what people call their dogs. I call our dogs "furkids" not 'furbabies' when I am talking about them. I have had my family and now our dogs are our family, they live in the house with us, but are free to come and go as they please. It really is only just an expression, not harming anyone, the same as skin kid referring to a human kid. If you consider that what people call their dogs is a reflection of how they treat them, I think it matters. Erny's post suggests that this is the case. I know many dog owners who call their dogs affectionate names and as much as I don't like the terms 'furbabies' or 'kids' I don't think calling your dog these names means you treat them like people. On the flip side some people need to learn how to give their dogs more affection and praise. As I said in my previous post I don't think it matters what you call your dog affectionately as long as the affection is given appropriately. I think people who genuinely treat their dogs like children have a more ingrained problem than simply calling their dog a 'furkid' etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vehs Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Maybe it's his size or the amount of hair he drops, but furbaby does not come natrually when describing the D... I actually never/rarely use the word 'fur' anyway he's still my baby boy though.. and because we have two we refer to them 'as the boys' however, the fiance refers to himself as Daddy to the boys and his Mum is Nanny.. where as I'm 'vournie' and my parents are known as Mum and Dad to my dog LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Guilty , on the odd occassion I use the term Furkids . when posting a topic or a reply , asking how someone's dog's /cat's are doing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I love my dogs endlessly and I'll call them names or talk to them as a way of being affectionate, but I still believe that they deserve to be treated like a dog and not in a "it's just a dog way" but because I believe dogs are amazing creatures in their own right. I don't think it's right or fair or does justice to them to assume they are like miniature humans and treat them as such. This is such an important point and one that can easily lost in the noise about what is perceived as wrong or right with regard to terminology. I think the term Other Half for a partner is far worse. Makes it sound like one is not a complete person without the other. Rather diminishing as opposed to term of affection. Yukk! I couldn't agree with you more. It's a term I'd not experienced until this forum and it actually makes me feel queasy. I don't necessarily put that much stock in names anyway. I called my first dog Mr Darcy; yet this did not actually cause me to mistake him for a Jane Austen character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepup Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 What does it matter what people call their dogs. I call our dogs "furkids" not 'furbabies' when I am talking about them. I have had my family and now our dogs are our family, they live in the house with us, but are free to come and go as they please. It really is only just an expression, not harming anyone, the same as skin kid referring to a human kid. If you consider that what people call their dogs is a reflection of how they treat them, I think it matters. Erny's post suggests that this is the case. I think it's a stretch to correlate the two for a lot of dog owners. I call Nacho 'the bane of my existence' when he's being particularly tiresome, it doesn't mean I treat him accordingly. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah82 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I don't have an issue with it and have done it on the rare occasion. My OH and I refer to each other as mummy and daddy to the dogs and it worked well when we did a bit of tracking with Collie (where's mummy or where's daddy). But we treat them like dogs and they know their place in the pecking order. Considering the amount of nicknames that are apparently appropriate I don't know why people are so offended by furbaby. I knew someone that called her dog a silly monkey or monkey moo in a high pitched tone, especially when it did something wrong. That to me is worse than the actual words that are used, it's all about the context and how people actually treat their dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) My five dogs and one cat all sleep on the bed with me and when I switch off the light, I say, "Goodnight my babies." Or, "Goodnight my loved ones." :laugh: :laugh: If anthropomorphising my relationship with my dogs means that I give them what is necessary to them as dogs, then I am more than happy to be called anthropomorphic :D :D - which I know isn't the topic in this thread but it was raised by another. Edited February 20, 2014 by Danny's Darling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 My dogs are family albeit with less privileges. They all have ridiculous nicknames that evolve from their given names and seem to answer to them all :laugh: I give them cute haircuts and I like fluffy jumpers. But they are still dogs. It doesn't matter what you call them provided they still get to be dogs. People shouldn't take that away from them because they want their dogs to be mini children. Love them for what they are. (Personally I don't use 'furkids' and 'furbabies' ... it sounds a bit corny and a bit american. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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