Fond of pets ? In French, they are called animaux domestiques, which could be translated as "animals living at home".

In France, most of the pets are either dogs or cats.

Spelling is different depending of the pet's gender. The following table gives you the French words for the most common pets.

Pet	Animal
	Male	Female
a dog	un chien	une chienne
a cat	un chat	une chatte
a rat	un rat	une rate
a hamster	un hamster (*)
a goldfish	un poisson rouge (*)
a parrot	un perroquet (*)

(*) For some animals, French make no difference beetween male and female!

• J'ai promené le chien. (promener, 1st gr verb) I've taken the dog out for a walk.
• Je caresse le chat. (caresser, 1st gr verb) I'm stroking the cat.
• Tu nourris les poissons rouges. (nourrrir, 2nd gr verb) You're feeding goldfishes.