The other day Nicole called her pup’s veterinarian to make an appointment and when the vet’s office answered she said, “Hi, this is Nicole Biggins, Phoebe’s mom, and I was looking to make an appointment.” Rich, Stanley T. and Ryan couldn’t believe it. Pet owners call their pets their babies, but to to actually refer to yourself as your pets mom when you call the vets office? That’s taking it way to seriously.
Nicole doesn’t think there was anything weird about referring to herself as Phoebe’s mom because she is her mom. The guys think it’s going a bit too far. It’s like people who throw birthday parties for their pets. Are people taking their pet way to seriously? Do you know some who goes overboard with their pet? Do you think it was weird that Nicole referred to herself as Phoebe’s mom when talking to the vet?
My mom calls the dogs her babies and my brothers. Pretty bad
If it is ok to refer to my dog as my baby, does that make it ok to call my girlfriend my bitch?
When I pick my dogs up from the groomers they say”Zoey and Tuckers mom is here”
I do refer to my shitzu as my baby, I have one son and he calls him his brother! There is nothing wrong with that, he is a big part of our family!!! Sometimes that is all people have, for example my sister-in-law cannot have children and she has 3 dogs and they are her kids!! So, guys there is nothing at all wrong with it!!!
I am 100% my dog’s mom! I adopted my dog too & yes there was a fee involved. However, this doesn’t make me any less her mother. There are fees involved in human adoptions too!
I have 2 dogs and yes I call myself their mom. And my mom is their grandmother and my sisters are their aunts. So, yes it’s ok. And no I am not a freak! LOL
I am so obsessed with my cat that I do think of him as my “child.” Im responsible for his well being and I love him unconditionally. BUT, would I let my vet know that? Probably not. =D
It is normal you raise them and care and provide for them. They give you unconditional love as do children. And my kids have always (on their own) refered to our dogs as their brother and sister. They have personalities and feelings too. They are family. Infact the only time I’ve ever seen my husband cry was the day our Duke died of cancer. After time you grow emotionaly attached. It just happens
I have a cat (Sophia) and a dog (Bob), and I refer to myself as their mom and my parents refer to themselves as their grandparents. It’s totally normal!!!
No, it’s totally cool Nicole. My parents refer to my dog as their granddog. We love our pets. I wish everyone would take care of their animals like we do
I am with Nicole, but maybe not at the vet, the groomers and doggy daycare places call us moms. My mother in law calls our dogs her grandpuppies, we are trying to have our own baby. So for now we are mama and daddy to our dogs.
I agree with Nicole that it’s ok to be your pet’s parent. My husband and I call ourselves Mom and Dad to our cat…until we have kids of our own. HOWEVER I think it goes a little TOO far when I see people who have pets and MAKE FACEBOOK PAGES FOR THEIR ANIMALS!!! It’s crazy! I have never seen anything like that before and I think that is way out of line. lol And a little obsessive…You should talk abou tthat on the morning mash up lol
I agree with Nicole. My cats are my kids….
I was not a pet person at all… Got a puppy named Toby recently… (thanks to my wife & daughters).. My wife refers to us as his parents & mi MIL calls him her granddog… It is cute though… and I don’t mind since Toby is way too cute..
I’m with Nicole. Since I don’t have kids, my dogs are my kids! They get the same care I would give my human children. They are treated better than some people treat their human children too! Nursing a sick 4 week old pup back to life, I took over the motherly responsibilities since his dog mom couldn’t. I don’t think calling him my son makes me crazy!
Boy Nicole, you have your work cut out for you with those guys you work with! Nothing more horrific than witnessing animal cruelty. So congrats for taking care of your pooch. I also treat my pets with love or why have them?
I have a cat…and I feel Evi is MY baby!
I’ve never called my dog’s vet or groomer and say, “This is Snoopy’s mommy.” I never thought of that until this morning’s show. Although, my family and friends do call me “mommy” when it comes to my dog. He’s my one and only baby. We don’t have any children and my boyfriend refers me as “mommy” too. I can definitely understand where Nicole is coming from though. Our dogs becomes OUR family and IS a family member. I’m sure the vet would understand why we act like this. Whether they are human or not, our dogs is still a family member.
Nicole is NOT CRAZY. I refer to myself as my pets mom. She IS my baby, and i treat her as such. I know the difference in going overboard though.
I have 2 dogs and I consider them my “kids”. My husband and I aren’t considering having a baby, so the dogs are our hairy little family. My parents refer to themselves as the dogs’ grandparents too!
I am totally with Nicole. My five year old papillon is my baby.
My dog knows me as mommy and my mom as grandma! When people ask my mom if she has any kids and/or grandkids, she has been known to say 1 daughter and 8 grandkids, then say “oh, you mean grandkids without a tail!” There just as much my kids as real ones as they get everything from gourmet food and new coats before I do.
There is something wrong with people who get so attached to animals. Just because a lot of people are does not mean you are sane.
I must say I am guilty of this. I own a 16 ½ hand Appendix horse that weighs approx. 1250 lbs. I call him my baby… I don’t think there is a right or wrong….just a preference in how you feel about and treat the animal. I am not saying because you don’t call it your “baby” that you are a bad pet owner…or a better one either. If you don’t have or never plan to have kids a pet could be your alternative. One requires as much attention and affection as a child, you have to take it to the doctor, feed it, care for it….everything. They completely depend on you.
I think it was Rich that said “do you pay to get a child” and “you dont birth a dog” or something along those lines when he was telling Nicole she could not call her puppy her “baby”. This is for you then Rich: Some people are adopted and adoptions are paid for and the mother does not “birth” the baby. So does that m…ean that you own the child or can you call them your baby? As a side note at the SPCA you “adopt” pets so maybe you can call yourself their mommy…
I have always referred to myself as “mom” to my pets. And I am “auntie” to my sisters/friends pets.
Nicole, you are just a really good Mommy!! <3
I recently lost my corgi “diamond”. To me she was my baby and no one can say otherwise. I have two daughters but diamond was one of the girls. Rest in peace my little diamond.
Def not weird….I’m Pheobe’s Aunt Stacey!
My 2 greyhounds and my babies…and we are Mommy and Daddy to them haha. I wouldn’t go so far to call my bf’s kids their siblings tho…thats a bit much…
I see nothing wrong with Nicole calling herself Phoebe’s Mom, in fact I think she’d be a great Mother when she has her own babies, and the babies would be as beautiful as her.
@ Rich. Your “birth” comment as rationale for parenting was extremely offensive. Giving birth does not make anyone a parent. I will not listen to your station again. You owe a large population of people a huge apology.
I like to think of our dog as my brother, in a way. ‘Specially since it’s my mom who takes care of him the most, and so if I see her coming when I’m with the puppy I say, “Look, it’s mom!” Or if my brother is ascting weird I’ll tell him, “You’re brother’s a odd one,” or something like that. I just think it means we have a close relationship. I personally don’t find it weird or silly. Maybe a bit extreme in the spectrum of throwing a party, but it’s just to show how much you love your pet and how close you are. So no, Nicole is not ‘weird’ for thinking of herself as her dog’s mother.
I think it is perfectly normal for you to refer to yourself as your pet’s mom. I have three dogs and no other human siblings and my dogs are like my siblings. You care for a dog as you would a child. You have to provide for them like you do a child. My dogs mean everything to me and so would my siblings if I had any so what is the difference?