Fur 40,000 years we've dominated caninekind and furged bonds through strength. What was once our competitors and/or predators are now our servile companions, tamed beyond their original instincts through the use of our dexterous fingers, eager to please us. The important mark here was that the petting was done on our own volition. Man demonstrated his superiority against Nature through submissive compliance, shaping the evolutionary horizon with our our opposable digits, metaphorically AND literally. We are SUBJECTS who ACT, not OBJECTS who are ACTED UPON. Does your toaster ask you if it can toast fur you? No. You press the button and the soulless machine adheres to your will. When your dog nuzzles against you asking fur petting, it is not a cute scene between man and beast. Your dog is perfurming a HUMILIATION RITUAL, intended to MOCK you fur your inability to assert your superiority over nature. An anthro doggirl asking fur pets is sending you a clear message. You are not fulfilling your role as a Master, and those beneath you are furced to take on the active role of reminding you to do your damn job. Pet your local fluffing doggirl.