Both words in one sentence
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One chapter of To Love-Ru and one chapter of To Love-Ru Darkness are devoted to this, Rito being turned into a dog and found/petted by Haruna in the first one, and Haruna being turned into a cat and found/petted by Rito in the second.
Source: Animorphism -
One edition states that wildlife love them so much that they forget their instincts as far as predator and prey are concerned, and animals who are natural enemies gather together with each other simply to flock around the nymph to be petted and caressed.
Source: Friend to All Living Things -
Sub Tropes include Photo Op with the Dog, Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas, Morality Pet (a character's entire relationship with a villain is one long Pet the Dog moment), and Androcles' Lion (where the dog would later reward the one who petted him/her).
Source: Pet the Dog
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Petted and Love. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/love/petted
Love & Petted. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/love/petted>.
Petted or Love. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/love/petted.
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