A companion animal is just another word for a family pet. Think Fido and Fluffy. At Pets for Patriots, we celebrate the extraordinary, innate therapeutic abilities of the everyday companion dog or cat.
1 per se (Latin), a Latin phrase meaning by itself or in itself. 2  Illegal per se, the legal usage in criminal and anti-trust law.  Negligence per se, legal use in tort law.
Pro se, in short, means you are pleading for yourself and allowing the court jurisdiction over the matter. Pro per means something slightly different, in that you can be represented by an attorney and still be pro per. Pro per evades admitting the court has jurisdiction, while still entering a plea. You want to use pro se for any action in which you represent yourself.