Pets

Pets are animals, of any kind, that have been tamed and trained to be kept as a friend or part of the family. They are loyal, kind, and adorable. They are a joy to have and can be great entertainment. If we look at media, one of their main goals is to entertain people. Pets = Entertainment = Media. It makes total sense. They are conversation starters, people try to have the best looking or the best trained animal, and they have a sense of pride for it. The media's goal is to get people talking and to be number one. The similarites are crazy, therefore I would consider pets to be an early form of media.