Because all of us with pets know that they own us, not the other way around.
I have a very spoiled:
5ft long redtailed-Columbian boa named Cinderella
Tortoishell cat named Reeses(I did not name her, she named herself!)
Longtailed lizard named Igor(someone broke his spine so I'm rehabilitating him)
And just today I got my Chinchilla I have fondly named Cheza. Pronounced Cheh-Zuh. She's the coolest fucking pet I've ever had.
What pets own your life?