PET Noun: A tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure; A person treated with special favour. Verb: Stroke or pat; Engage in erotic touching. Pet is a dark and humorous short story collection that explores our relationships with children, lovers, and other animals. In these 18 stories we meet a girl in a standoff with the neighbourhood goose killer, a druggy who turns possums into pop culture icons, and an emotional support animal gone wild.