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ActuallyWorthless t1_jdtim9g wrote

Reply to comment by APiousCultist in PsBattle: Wolf in a car next to a guy by Zetheryian

It's weird to refer to your dog as it.

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APiousCultist t1_jdtn71n wrote

"It" meant "the situation of being hit by an animal for not petting it", not my dog.

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ActuallyWorthless t1_jdtnqx5 wrote

"Its paw"

And don't get me wrong, I'd say it if it were a dog whose gender I didn't know. Just thought it was odd, that's all.

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Bowling_pins_10 t1_jdu5qep wrote

I don't think there's anything wrong with referring to an animal as "it". I call humans "it" too sometimes because I hate them.

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ActuallyWorthless t1_jdu6g2n wrote

Yeah I mean it's fine. With my dog I'd say "her paw" rather than "its paw." Apparently I'm the only one. Semantics really.

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Eecka t1_jduqh5k wrote

I think technically speaking 'it' is always grammatically correct, but 'he'/'she' is also okay to use especially for a pet.

Personally I tend to use he/she as well (when I happen to discuss my dog in English, which isn't too common as a non-native speaker)

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1Admr1 t1_jdw7u8u wrote

Who cares about misgendering a freaking dog 💀

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