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| If you read to me, I will accept Grace or Norm as my Owners or Gods, whatever. |
From “The Dog Who Came In from the Cold,” by Alexander McCall Smith, a Corduroy Mansions Novel: William has taken his dog Freddie de la Hay, a Pimlico terrier, to the veterinarian, where they are talking about the concept of ownership of a dog:
“Can I call myself Freddie’s owner?”
The vet sighed. “It’s a bit of a minefield,” she said. We get people coming in here who insist on being called their dog’s companion. Sometimes they call themselves the animal’s guardian or carer. There are quite a lot of dog carers in certain parts of London. Islington, for example. I don’t mind really. The idea is that the pet – oops, can’t say that – that the animal has rights, has its own existence that humans shouldn’t seek to control.””
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