We Got Our Dogs Therapists Before We Got Ourselves Therapists, and Honestly That Tracks
Somewhere between the $85 calming chews and the custom birthday cake shaped like a fire hydrant, American pet ownership quietly became something else entirely. We're not just feeding animals anymore — we're outsourcing our entire emotional infrastructure to creatures who lick their own feet. The question isn't whether we love our pets too much. The question is whether we've noticed that the pet is now running the household.