A couple who treat their dogs, cats or other animals as if they were children. Many of these couples are childless and the animals provide a substitute for babies.
My neighbors are constantly fussing over their two golden retrievers. They always talk about how they must take them on play dates with other dogs and feed them special dog food for their birthdays. That sounds like typical pet parents. pets, canine crazy, feline fanatic, animal lovers, pet-obsessed, dogs, cats, feline, canine