"Pet" and "Critter" now deemed derogatory names ;)

[spitzu]

the words pet, owner, etc. are very loaded words, and are a result of the domination discourse that have been, and still are, so strong in our society.

I spent quite a bit of money attending dog training classes to learn how to be dominant member of the pack. If ball pythons lived in packs I would absolutely try to manipulate them using the same tricks. Maybe they'd eat when I told them to.