To find it odd when people sign cards from animals?

[puds11]

I love animals, I have animals, but I wouldn’t dream of signing a card ‘love Puds, Pud’s spawn and Puds hamster’

Also referring to the pet as ‘brother’ or ‘sister’

Is it just me?

I’ve never heard of anyone referring to a pet as a sibling but I have friends and family who sign cards from their animals and while I never did I think it’s quite sweet.

When we had a dog I would sometimes do this but only to people who had pets themselves and “got it”. I also sometimes refer to DB’s dog as my doggy nephew ( I have a human one too).

i always do

I love all my animals but find it nauseating when people do this. The pets seem like child substitutes rather than animals as part of your family. I also hate the Furbabies term. Too much anthropomorphising

I have to sign cards from my dog because he can't write - a) because he's only 3 and b) because he's a dog.

He can speak on the phone though and enjoys a chat with my sister when she rings, he also talks to her cat.

Nothing odd here.

So my dog can't sign the birthday card to my sister's greyhound? Outrageous!

Our 8yo giggles when we call the dog his sister, but obviously knows she isn't

I love getting birthday cards from: Mary, David, kids' names, Felix, Rex and fish X 3 and suchlike, it's sweet.

I do. They're part of my family. Hardly the end of the world.

We're animal people. Our cat and dog are always referred as sisters. When talking to them and referring to the baby we call him their brother. They're also my mom's "grandchildren" but I think we're extreme tbh

@AnneLovesGilbert it’s more the adult referring to the pet as their child’s brother I.e. don’t pull your brothers ears (brother is a dog ).

I also hate fur babies. Reminds me of furbies and they were grim.

My son bought me a birthday card from our cats! It was actually a really sweet photo card he’d put together on moonpig. But I think it only works between people who’re in on the joke, so to speak. Like when my dc were small they adored my friend’s dog, so she signed their cards from ddog as well.

I don't have pets but I love it when people sign cards from theirs 😍 🐶🐱🐰

@ludothedog did I say it was

My uncle started doing it when my aunt died. I think he finds it too sad to write just one name.

@KurriKurri
Completely understandable, keep him working on his pawtograph and he’ll be signing cards in no time.
I hope he’s on a vodabone contract on that phone of his 🐶😉

That’s so sad @AhoyMrBeaver

My dad always includes their dog in cards, oh and his wife.

the wife banned me and my sister from the house when we were young women, and we've never met the dog.

It's odd. he's odd, and a crap dad. she is the scum of the earth, but that's another story.

They are bonkers!

I think it's a bit miserable to take umbridge with something like this. It's harmless. Besides, for a lot of people pets really are a part of the family.

I sign things from the dogs if they recipients have dogs or if they make a big fuss when they meet them.

I've often done it jokingly.

I love my dog almost as I love my children. I would even go as far to say that I I've them the same but a different type of love. (Just like the love for your children is different to the love for your partner, parents, friends, etc)

How is it any different to including children’s names on cards?

I don't get it either. My bil got a dog then started sending Mother and Father's Day cards to ILs from the dog (grandma/dad).

At their wedding (the dog has a "human" name) one of the brides workmates wrote the card "to bride and dog" because the amount of talking the bride did about the dog and with its human name and the human references (birthday parties, engagements shoots, wedding clothing etc) she assumed the dog was the groom!!

It's very unhealthy imo. Originally we assumed that it was because bil refused to have a child. But then a child came along and it just got worse. The dog had a sibling, was a big brother, and the birthday parties for the dog STILL happen. In fact the dog seems better treated than the child but that's another thread.

I have too many fish to add them on to cards. Plus I have only named 1 fish lol.

I do this to wind my dc up. My boy cat is months older then my dc. We tell them that the cat is in charge and as my first born he will inherit everything. The cats also give the kids presents and vice versa. It makes me laugh.

Maybe I need to start including the hamster then