Dog+Owner Nichelink: a 16+ subset of Pet+Owner, a nichelink relationship/relationship dynamic where one person in the relationship takes the role of a pet dog, and the other/s take the role of their owner.
this may include, but isn't limited to:
the dog being loving, affectionate, and protective towards the owner
the owner serving as a caretaker for the dog when they pet regress/have pet thoughts/have kin shifts
the dog getting atypical euphoria from the idea of being a dog
the owner giving the dog "training" to do tricks, whatever that may mean for the people involved, possibly "training" to help the dog treat themself better
the dog being an introject/kin/etc of an animal character, and the owner being an introject/kin/etc of that character's ower from their source
the owner being dissopet/another dissodic label, or the pet being dissoconnopet/another dissodic label
the dog being a nonhuman headmate who wishes to have an "owner" inside or outside of the system
the dog being a recovering r*dqueer and the owner helping them express their want to be "owned" and "trained" in a risk-aware and safer way
orientation/teritary attraction/alteraffectis attraction like petaffectis, dogbutch4femme, eldritchaffectis etc
nichelink coining page
see also: Cat+Dog Rivalry
cat+owner version coming soon
