Cats v Dogs

[Xeres_4000]

I like both dogs and cats but my husband prefers cats.So we have 2 beautiful Burmese cats who are clean and don't smell.


Life is like a book. New page,new adventure.

 

[Erochic]

I don't understand the "cats don't love their owners" thing. It's nonsense. But, cats will not be affectionate if you are not affectionate toward them. That's the difference with dogs. If you give a dog food on a daily basis it'll love you, even if you're kind of an asshole. Cats need more. I find them to be more human-like in that way.

The horrible side of that is that dogs will stay with owners that abuse them, whereas cats won't.
I'll have to see if I can find where I read that, but basically the gist was that it was because of the social structure of dogs and cats. Dogs have hierarchical social structures, whereas cats hang out with others they get on with.


Edit: I found the website where I read it. Really interesting http://messybeast.com/cat-dog.htm

 

[Saint Peter]

meow.

:milk:


You HAVE to either be a cat person or a dog person. Make your choice and live with it!

None of my pets are some generic cat or dog. Each has a unique personality. We form a dysfunctional family. The line between dog and cat gets blurred.

 

[yossi]

I love both for different reasons.

 

[AZMotherLover]

I'm not a fan of companion animals period.

 

[morgoiv]

I like Weasels more than either to be fair.

 

[toubab]

Brought "banished cat" into the house against her will yesterday because of the extreme weather. I'm proud of her. She's using the litter box we set up for her. Wasn't sure she would as she's lived outside her whole life. It's obviously instinctive.

 

[Fata Morgana]

I like Weasels more than either to be fair.

Good job, there's a fair few posting on here.

 

[Never]

Why do we have to choose one pet other another? Are you intending to exterminate the loser?

I've never had a dog. I can't get past the unpleasant smell they emit.

Try sniffing a Shiba Inu sometimes. I find that they have a much better scent than most dogs.

https://images.akc.org/breeds/action_images/shiba_inu.jpg

 

[morgoiv]

Good job, there's a fair few posting on here.

I was thinking more Meles meles but ok

 

[silver gurl]

I have had cats and they are fine. But I have a love for dogs! I currently rescue and foster them.

 

[morgoiv]

I have had cats and they are fine. But I have a love for dogs! I currently rescue and foster them.

Top 'Gurl'! Well done you, honestly.

 

[silver gurl]

Top 'Gurl'! Well done you, honestly.

Thanks. We love to have them in our home. It is difficult to give them up but they are always going to a good place, so I keep that in mind.

Last week, I helped rescue some puppies. 4 weeks old being left in the cold. They would have never made it. Today, the rescue league came and got them, along with the rest of the litter and the Momma. Happy endings.

 

[toubab]

"Banished cat" is finally coming around. She had been hiding from us and only eating, drinking, and using the litter box when no one was looking, but all of a sudden she's showing affection and demanding attention. I tried to walk away from her a couple of minutes ago and she reached out to catch my leg and aggressively snuggled some more. I'm guessing she decided this living in the house might be where it's at.

 

[eyer]

"Banished cat" is finally coming around. She had been hiding from us and only eating, drinking, and using the litter box when no one was looking, but all of a sudden she's showing affection and demanding attention. I tried to walk away from her a couple of minutes ago and she reached out to catch my leg and aggressively snuggled some more. I'm guessing she decided this living in the house might be where it's at.

Or...

...she's pregnant and just trying to tell you it's yours.

 

[toubab]

Or...

...she's pregnant and just trying to tell you it's yours.

Not possible. I trapped her and took her to the vet to get her fixed as soon as she was old enough.

 

[Raquel25]

I have had cats and they are fine. But I have a love for dogs! I currently rescue and foster them.

You are amazing!

(I cannot believe with all the information on Puppy Mills that stores are still allowed to sell dogs.)

 

[toubab]

I've decided to name the cat Snuggles, because she likes snuggling so much. Years of wanting to snuggle stored up, I suppose. I have no idea why she was the pariah cat. Too beautiful, I suppose. She's the best looking calico I've ever seen. The other cats are all females, and they don't like her. I wonder if cats can be jealous or envious. They can be catty, obviously.

 

[colddiesel]

I have a property in remote western Queensland (Australia). We just run a very few cattle on what is an absurdly large acreage of semi-desert. It's really more of a sanctuary for native wildlife. We have feral cats, heaps of them, and I pay the aboriginal kids a bounty for each one they bring me.

Originally the kids would just bring me the tail which they had chopped off before releasing the buggers to breed again (the cats not the kids). I wised up to what the kids were up to and now pay five times as much for a dead female as a male. This has affected their breeding and improved the volume of wildlife, especially small birds to a huge degree. There are about 20 skins on the barbed wire fence next to the gate right now which amounts to about average for a year.

No I don't like cats much, but the people who let 'em run loose are even worse.

 

[toubab]

I have a property in remote western Queensland (Australia). We just run a very few cattle on what is an absurdly large acreage of semi-desert. It's really more of a sanctuary for native wildlife. We have feral cats, heaps of them, and I pay the aboriginal kids a bounty for each one they bring me.

Originally the kids would just bring me the tail which they had chopped off before releasing the buggers to breed again (the cats not the kids). I wised up to what the kids were up to and now pay five times as much for a dead female as a male. This has affected their breeding and improved the volume of wildlife, especially small birds to a huge degree. There are about 20 skins on the barbed wire fence next to the gate right now which amounts to about average for a year.

No I don't like cats much, but the people who let 'em run loose are even worse.

I've paid to have at least a dozen feral cats neutered over the years. I realize you're in a different country with different native wildlife, so maybe what you're doing is justifiable. I don't know. As for me, I just don't like killing cats, if it can be avoided. Or dogs.

 

[jeninifer]

I may or may not have been a kitty for Halloween.

I love dogs and cats, but I have four cats.

My four cats each have interesting personalities. I have two that solidly play fetch, to the point of bringing us the ball to start the game. One of those two we have to buy dog toys for because lil cat toys do not interest him.

Everyone comments on how they cannot believe we have four cats. I keep a very, very, very clean home and the cats are not allowed in guest quarters.

I would love so much to have a dog, but it's way too much like having a kid. I work 50 hours a week. Plus, I can leave my cats at home for weekend getaway. You can't do that with a dog and I'd feel so bad leaving him in a kennel all day.

If I could get a dog, I want a BIG dog. I always look at Akitas, Pitbulls, Rhodesian Ridgebacks and Great Danes.

I'm an animal lover. You should try to see me hug the ducks that roam my neighborhood.

 

[toubab]

I love dogs and cats, but I have four cats.

My four cats each have interesting personalities. I have two that solidly play fetch, to the point of bringing us the ball to start the game. One of those two we have to buy dog toys for because lil cat toys do not interest him.

Everyone comments on how they cannot believe we have four cats. I keep a very, very, very clean home and the cats are not allowed in guest quarters.

I would love so much to have a dog, but it's way too much like having a kid. I work 50 hours a week. Plus, I can leave my cats at home for weekend getaway. You can't do that with a dog and I'd feel so bad leaving him in a kennel all day.

If I could get a dog, I want a BIG dog. I always look at Akitas, Pitbulls, Rhodesian Ridgebacks and Great Danes.

I'm an animal lover. You should try to see me hug the ducks that roam my neighborhood.

We have two cats who basically live inside the house, although they usually spend a lot of time outside. I'm their butler. They let me know when they want to go out, and they let me know when they want to come back in. My wife is their maid.

I'm debating whether Snuggles will be allowed to become an inside cat or not, if she wishes to do so. Three inside cats seems like a lot to me, much less four.

 

[jeninifer]

We have two cats who basically live inside the house, although they usually spend a lot of time outside. I'm their butler. They let me know when they want to go out, and they let me know when they want to come back in. My wife is their maid.

I'm debating whether Snuggles will be allowed to become an inside cat or not, if she wishes to do so. Three inside cats seems like a lot to me, much less four.

I'll admit, the last one was an accident.

I needed cat food and I went to the pet store on adoption day. I was walking by the cages, purposely not making eye contact and Louis reached his paw out his little air hole.

I buy my cat food online now.

 

[toubab]

I'll admit, the last one was an accident.

I needed cat food and I went to the pet store on adoption day. I was walking by the cages, purposely not making eye contact and Louis reached his paw out his little air hole.

I buy my cat food online now.

I know how that can happen. Something similar happened to me years ago.

 

[tiny_tits]

I'll admit, the last one was an accident.

I needed cat food and I went to the pet store on adoption day. I was walking by the cages, purposely not making eye contact and Louis reached his paw out his little air hole.

I buy my cat food online now.

I refuse to go in pet stores.
I stay depressed for days, seeing those sad puppy eyes.
Same for those commercials...