Actually, that's why Zechs offered the distinction - he'd gotten the impression that the Digimon were more or less as intelligent as people, capable of speech - and therefore not pets. He listened to her explanation, taking her seriously.

"I haven't met Jounouchi," Zechs told her. His head tilted a little as he considered Dancer. "There are so many variations of Earth. Why not variations of the creatures you find there? There are neither Pokemon or Digimon where I'm from - in fact, if you'd told me about them before my kidnapping, 'cartoon show' would've described most of the magic I've witnessed. Or at least a fantasy novel."