Expert: It’s a mistake to humanize dogs

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“Oh, isn’t he cute? My little smootchie-wootchy!” Some women talk baby-talk to their boyfriend or husband.

Some folks talk baby-talk to, well, babies.

And some of us talk baby-talk — to our animals.

“You shouldn’t use the D-word, as far as we’re concerned,” Diane Turner said. Turner is the proud owner of a pug named Madison, and, as the local pug meet-up group organizer, she’s speaking for the entire pug-owner world.

“Madison is my baby, and that’s the beginning and end of everything.”

So, what’s wrong with this picture? Some experts say that humanizing your pet — anthropomorphism — is just not the right relationship.

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Tagged as: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Babies, Boyfriends, Diane Turner, Dogs, Husbands, Pugs

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