I think it's OK regarding dogs and cats, real sentient beings who show emotion when you try to interact with them...
Small rodent's and reptiles are just weird to call yourself daddy to. Smaller animals in general... But i don't see why people have a problem with it anyway, it's just a word.
I'd rather call myself dad or some **** if i had a dog than master
"Stalin get over here, master wants to feed you"
opposed to
"Josef Mengele come here to padre we're going for a walk"
you just sound like ******* Gollum... On the other hand as i am writing this, i don't think i would call myself daddy or anything at all, but rather use commands.
Also question, have you ever had a dog yourself? Most people i know who has the same problem with the name calling, never owned a dog them self yes i am saying they don't know what is like to have a dog .
because pretending to be some sort of God who holds a tiny creatures life in their hands isn't megalomania at all and is certainly not fueled by your huge lack of self-worth.
I've met more dogs who were family material then I have people.
If an older man, say a friend of the family, is there in your life from a young age, they might seem like a second father to you. Or, if your fathers **** , you might think of them as your "real" father.
If you make a good friend that is your age that you are very close to, you might think of them like a brother/sister.
Similarly, you adopt a pet, possibly from when they are young, a puppy or kitten or whatever. You raise them and train them, in a way, making you their parent in a way.
I used to have a chihuahua, and she was... An interesting dog. I'm not sure that I'd ever choose to have one again. And, yeah, small dogs seem to be more high strung, dumber, more stubborn and many of the breeds seem to be overbred (due to high demand, I suppose). If I am ever fortunate to ever be in a position to do so, I'd love to adopt a nice big dog. Small dogs are okay, but the big guys are top dog, in my opinion.
I had to stop reading near the end of the comp because it was getting hard to breathe from laughing so much. These are great. They're innocent and charming, and I can't think of anything else that gets me so genuinely laughing.
when I'd go berry picking in bear country, my dog would run off ahead barking until he found a bear, irrirtate it, then go bolting down the mountain past me as fast as he could with an angry grizzly hot on his heels. Lost more than a couple buckets of Salmon berries because of that.