I’m a lifelong dog owner and it’s extremely true that people do this. They literally go as far as creating instagram accounts to role play as pets. They follow other people’s pets who do the same. It’s bonkers.
The greater the ignorance of a subject, the greater the confidence of one's opinions about it. There's a name for this malady. It's on the tip of my tongue.
And speaking of that. It's interesting to consider it taken to absurd yet utterly plausible levels.