Talk:Fire Rooster/@comment-30804797-20170125182008/@comment-36154695-20190128141357

we can use ‘he' or ‘she' to refer to an animal that is a pet. In fact, we nearly always do this. Not only do we use this when the animal is our own pet, but also when we meet someone else's pet for the first time. For example, if I meet a dog in the park, I will probably ask the owner, "What a lovely dog, how old is he?' I say this even if I am not sure if the dog is a boy or a girl because it would be rude to say, "How old is it?"