@cengland0@simplersimon well, in fairness we never saw dinosaurs with their scales and/or plumage, They might have been gorgeous big animals. and some small ones.
@pmarin, I don’t hang out with very many people. Acquaintance, coworkers, etc…seems most don’t like acts.
I’m not sure why. What’s wrong with cats? Even with allergies that’s not a reason to not like them, just a reason to not have one.
I am owned by 9 cats. I just recieved an Irk and two of they have claimed the trunk organizer. This is Fuzzers who is pushing the I fits I sits meme to the breaking point and Georgia, his dignified sister.
@kjady I can see why the cats would like that. Just open it up all the way, throw in something soft and let them have at it. You know you have already lost the battle of who owns it. Right?
@Kidsandliz@kjady Cats know the first rule of marketing: « it’s all about the packaging. »
Their problem (other than lack of opposing thumbs) is that they only care about the packaging.
@Kidsandliz As stated I am owned by nine cats. It’s not a matter of who owns said item, it’s a matter of how long until the cats co-op said item. They firmly rule the roost and all items have a fine layer of cat hair by the end of the day. I own about a million sticky rollers and can barely keep up.
@kjady Yes I no longer own one of the two chairs in my apt. They are working on owning my other chair. I get that velcro boneless cat action when I try to remove one when I want to sit down.
@Kidsandliz Shortie has 100% confirmed they own the trunk organizer. Our oldest cat, 22 year old Floppers, the scottish fold is very mad he can’t jump anymore.
I’m a “done with pets” person. I developed cat allergies at some point. I do enjoy cats, but the allergies. I have a small dog, I’ve had her for 8 years. I’m really tired of having to find pet friendly lodging when I vacation. When she expires, so do my pet owning days.
@j37hr0 I am in that phase now but for me I think/hope it’s temporary. My old cat retired last year. I drive across the country twice a year, which takes about a week. But I have a camper/RV so wherever I stop for the night (in RV parks usually) we were fine and no need to worry about motel policies. and carry all the stuff in and out. you’re already there along with warm blankets, pet food, water. but yes it was harder to travel with a pet, it’s someone else to think about: thirsty, hungy, need to pee, cold, hot? so yeah there is that stress. but the reward of cuddling after a long day’s drive will eventually be worth it again.
@j37hr0@pmarin We’re taking a couple of years off between pets. But I can see if you’re a certain age, you might want to not have a pet. We’re starting to long for some fuzzy company.
Cats, ever since I can remember. Even though I know it’s a huge cliche, I really feel like I have a lot in common with cats; they just make sense to me.
Dogs. I have two dogs and two cats, and a backyard full of feral/neighborhood cats that I feed. But, in my heart of hearts, I’m really a dog person.
I love the greeting that I get when I walk through the door, whether I’ve been gone all day or for just a few minutes. Nothing can beat that tail-wagging happy dance that says they’ve missed you.
The cats just lie there…and beg to not be disturbed.
@Tadlem43 My cats have always greeted me! I do choose cats by how affectionate they seem. I admire people who adopt the anti-social ones who still need a home, but I always go for the sweet kitties.
@Kyeh@Tadlem43 You are a food source to a cat. Maybe a warm horizontal surface now and then. That is all.
You are too large to kill and eat so they tolerate your presence.
@Kyeh@tweezak Sorry, hon, but I love my cats dearly. They have never been very social. One is much more social than the other, but neither (they are siblings) are overly affectionate, nor have they ever been.
One does, on occasion, get in my lap, and I love it! But it has to be on her terms.
Every cat is very different. To imply that I hate cats because I acknowledge the unsocial behavior of mine is absurd!!
Lighten up.
@Kyeh My two are siblings that I found outside, evidently abandoned by their mother.
I had to bottle feed them they were so tiny, so I didn’t really ‘choose’ them, but I decided to keep them.
I love them dearly, but I don’t think I’ll have any more indoor cats. Like I said, I’m much more of a dog person, and I DO have a backyard full of neighborhood cats.
@Tadlem43 My cats always greet me. Unless there is something really of interest to them out a window or they are sound asleep. They always hang out in the same room I am in generally following me around. To varying degrees they are lap cats although the pecking order can affect that at any given time. One it is work to get her to leave me alone as she wants to me on me as much as possible. Another comes over when he wants attention and then leaves. He does, however curl up and sleep on my bed (and puke on it too - I am working on training him to jump off my bed when he pukes - I had another cat trained to do this). I can have all 4 on my my bed for at least part of the night although typically it is 2-3.
@Tadlem43 I was telling off tweezak, not you. I get really tired of the whole cats are evil/cats hate you blah blah blah that cat haters always feel they have to put out there. It’s true that if the cats didn’t get socialized in time they don’t necessarily get friendly, but every cat I’ve ever had has been extremely affectionate. People generalize too damn much - dogs can be devoted and loving, but they can also be vicious killers - depending on how they’re socialized.
I had to bottle feed them they were so tiny, so I didn’t really ‘choose’ them, but I decided to keep them.
I admire you for doing this, especially if you’re not really fond of cats - very compassionate of you! BTW my sister is completely and passionately a dog person.
@Kidsandliz I (sorta) have mine trained to puke on the floor. Sometimes she misses, but for the most part…
I wish my cats were that affectionate. They are the typical cats from cats jokes long ago. lol
@Kyeh I understand.
My cats just aren’t very affectionate. One demands attention when she wants it and pretty much sleeps the rest of the time. I can come and go and she never even notices.
The other one will on occasion get in my lap or want attention, but neither notice if I’m here or not, and just aren’t that affectionate.
I still love them.
@Kyeh Well, it was horribly hot here in Texas and I couldn’t just leave them.
Oh…and that was 15 years ago, almost exactly. I must have done something right. lol
@Tadlem43 I’ve noticed that sometimes cats who live with dogs don’t get that attached to their humans - maybe because the dogs are always there first?! But it certainly sounds like they’ve had a good life with you!
I think dogs are extroverts and cats are introverts, with all the good and bad qualities that go along with those those types. I’m an introvert myself and don’t like most group activities, or being told what to do, so cats just seem perfectly reasonable to me.
@Kyeh They’re just weird. lol And spoiled!
I think they’re attached to me because they do, on occasion, want attention. They just aren’t overly demonstrative.
About the same time that I got them, I took in a rat terrier from a neighbor that found her. She became my heart, and about 7 years later I lost her. (it still hurts some 8 years later). The kittens grew up with her, and even though they didn’t play a lot together or anything, they did sometimes sleep together and more than tolerated each other.
When Princess died, the cat that is the most anti-social, got really sick. She lost most all of her hair, she wouldn’t eat, she would vomit all the time, and within less than a week lost a LOT of weight.
One week from the day I lost Princess, I took her to the vet and they couldn’t find anything physically wrong with her. It turns out that she was grieving the loss of Princess. I’ve never seen an animal grieve like that before.
So, she’s very sensitive, very attached, but her behavior is very blase’. She just sleeps. lol I guess they keep their emotions more to themselves, but it still runs deeply…like a good introvert would. (yes, that’s a back-handed compliment to you ;))
I do love my kitties…even if they don’t acknowledge my existence, except at their demand. lol It’s part of the wonderful package that is a cat!
@Tadlem43 Wow, I’ve never heard of a cat grieving the loss of another animal that way either! I do know that on the saddest day of my life I sat on a recliner and cried and both the cats I had then came and sat on me the entire time. So lovely. One of them was sweet but not that likely to stay for long, so I did feel it was his way of trying to help me.
The other cat was the kind that people describe as “like a dog” because he’d approach anyone who sat down in my house and want to get on their lap and stay there.
They’re all different, really!
I would like to take this opportunity to remind people about our scaled and cold blooded friends. A local reptile shop is at capacity with surrenders. If you think you might enjoy a critter that really wants to cuddle (because you’re warm) please give it some thought.
@tweezak Somewhere that I can’t find (I have posted it before) I have a photo of one of my cats cuddled up to a big green lizard (belongs to a friend who was keeping my cats while I was out of town).
@tweezak
Found it. If you look carefully she is completely across that thing’s tail as is it peeking out from the other side of her belly. Apparently they slept together a lot with my CAT initiating the cuddling no less!!
@tweezak My almost 20 year old cat who died last Feb would shove her head into sandals and sometime sneakers and either then roll over, wrap her front legs around the shoe and use her hind legs to try to kill the thing or would just lie there like she liked the smell of stinky shoes and she then just hung out with her head stuffed up a shoe.
Lizzy, in the photo is 10. The iguana belongs to a friend. That thing though needs litter box trained though. There was iguana poop all over the place.
I have cats and dogs. I can confirm that the saying is correct.
Cats do indeed rule and dogs do indeed drool.
I love all my furry animals but cats definitely the better of the two. Cats are better companions, dogs are needy dependants. Much prefer the low key nature of the cats.
Between the two, dogs. But my favorite pet was my daughter’s rabbit.
easier to house-train than a cat
fun to watch
soft and cuddly
Unfortunately, they aren’t very compatible with cats or dogs, because those tend to see rabbits as snacks. The only down-side - they do chew cords
@smyle I have always known cats to basically house-train themselves, so I don’t know how you can get any easier than that. We tried the “house bunny” thing and it was a colossal failure. There was bunny poo literally everywhere, and many frayed cords. Sorry bunnies – they found a better home. Including the surprise litter one was carrying.
@katbyter Even in the wild, rabbits will defecate in the same place as long as it’s safe, so you just need them to go where you want the first time … and done.
I think I might be Both. But it also depends on the day … do I want someone that will be very affectionate and follow me I’ll do whatever I really want,
or do you I want someone that likes me but also ignores me like the cats do.
Remember you don’t know when the cat the cat owns you. And if you just please it it will leave and find another person that will bow down to it will. Yes they love you in their own way. In other words cats prefer a lease with an option to get out of there if you dis please them.
Dogs pretty much worship you how are you around give me unconditional love no matter what. Yep if you’re gone for only a few minutes or hours does it matter when you come back he say oh my god you’re back I won’t starve and I will not starve now.
I have always had big dogs: Collies, Huskies, German Shepherds. Disliked counter-walking cats and cat hair in my food. Married a man with a mouse slaying cat and was converted. When she died we took in a stray mom and kitten. Gibbs is a PIA but he loves me more than anybody else does. Cries at the door if I leave. My lap feels empty if he’s not there. Ziva is low maintenance but loving. Good mousers. It’s just a lot of hair. Everywhere.
Besides being allergic to dogs, I’m not a fan a of them jumping up on you, licking you or cleaning up their poop. I can deal with cleaning cat poop bc it’s small and all in one place, I don’t have to go search the yard fo it.
I have four indoor cats and an everchanging number of outdoor cats in a feral colony, so I guess I’m a cat person. But if somebody is walking their dog past my house, I always want to give/receive kisses.
My theory is that if you want love from a cat, you have to be the one that feeds it, and even then it’s a tossup. But if you want love from a dog, pretty much all you have to do is show up.
@Chakolate I think for both cats and dogs it’s partially how they are raised. I find dogs that aren’t introduced/socialized with people at a young age to be almost as antisocial with strangers as your average cats.
We tend to take dogs around with us, to parks, on walks, sometimes to certain shops, on vacations (sometimes) they are more used to meeting people and learn to like people.
I’ve known people who don’t go anywhere with their dogs and made no effort to socialize them with people and they’re just as distrusting of people they don’t know as your average cat.
On the other hand cats that get a lot of visitors starting when they’re really young, tend to get along OK with strangers and many even become friendly immediately with people they don’t know.
I think we humans and our lifestyles have a large impact on why cats tend to not like strangers as much as dogs do.
My cats seem to enjoy my company every bit as much as my dogs do… They’re just less in your face and less demanding of attention than the dogs. (Unless hungry)
Cat of course.
/giphy meow
Bird
@cengland0 I prefer to call that “dinosaur person”
@simplersimon they evolved since then and are much prettier now.
@cengland0 @simplersimon well, in fairness we never saw dinosaurs with their scales and/or plumage, They might have been gorgeous big animals. and some small ones.
@cengland0 @pmarin I saw a drawing once of a T rex with emu plumage. Beautiful and terrifying.
@cengland0 Bird Person.
/giphy Bird Person
@cengland0 @Fuzzalini even as a non-Bird person, mating season has been challenging for me.
I’m surprised by this considering most people I know don’t like cats.
@kittykat9180 clearly you hang out with a bad crowd.,
EDIT but wait, your username??
@pmarin, I don’t hang out with very many people. Acquaintance, coworkers, etc…seems most don’t like acts.
Even with allergies that’s not a reason to not like them, just a reason to not have one.
I’m not sure why. What’s wrong with cats?
Username says it all…
/giphy kitty
I am owned by 9 cats. I just recieved an Irk and two of they have claimed the trunk organizer. This is Fuzzers who is pushing the I fits I sits meme to the breaking point and Georgia, his dignified sister.
@kjady I can see why the cats would like that. Just open it up all the way, throw in something soft and let them have at it. You know you have already lost the battle of who owns it. Right?
@Kidsandliz @kjady Cats know the first rule of marketing: « it’s all about the packaging. »
Their problem (other than lack of opposing thumbs) is that they only care about the packaging.
@Kidsandliz As stated I am owned by nine cats. It’s not a matter of who owns said item, it’s a matter of how long until the cats co-op said item. They firmly rule the roost and all items have a fine layer of cat hair by the end of the day. I own about a million sticky rollers and can barely keep up.
@kjady Yes I no longer own one of the two chairs in my apt. They are working on owning my other chair. I get that velcro boneless cat action when I try to remove one when I want to sit down.
@Kidsandliz Shortie has 100% confirmed they own the trunk organizer. Our oldest cat, 22 year old Floppers, the scottish fold is very mad he can’t jump anymore.
@Kidsandliz @kjady
That expression!
Words are unnecessary…
(Beautiful green eyes, though)
Umm…have we met?
@llangley Shep!!
@llangley he looks VERY happy to be there
Lizard person. In the non-illuminati way
Skunk. It’s black and white to me.
I’m a “done with pets” person. I developed cat allergies at some point. I do enjoy cats, but the allergies. I have a small dog, I’ve had her for 8 years. I’m really tired of having to find pet friendly lodging when I vacation. When she expires, so do my pet owning days.
@j37hr0 I am in that phase now but for me I think/hope it’s temporary. My old cat retired last year. I drive across the country twice a year, which takes about a week. But I have a camper/RV so wherever I stop for the night (in RV parks usually) we were fine and no need to worry about motel policies. and carry all the stuff in and out. you’re already there along with warm blankets, pet food, water. but yes it was harder to travel with a pet, it’s someone else to think about: thirsty, hungy, need to pee, cold, hot? so yeah there is that stress. but the reward of cuddling after a long day’s drive will eventually be worth it again.
@j37hr0 @pmarin We’re taking a couple of years off between pets. But I can see if you’re a certain age, you might want to not have a pet. We’re starting to long for some fuzzy company.
I’ve had dogs and cats but prefer cats. Currently have two cats
Cats!!! All of mine have been strays.
Dog person that likes catshirts. And cat videos.
@narfcake So you say…
That’s a terrific video!
@Kyeh There’s plenty more content on her Kittisaurus channel too:
Relevant to today’s offering:
@narfcake I’ve seen a few of them; they’re wonderful. That first one you put up is really LOL-worthy!
@Kyeh The editing really makes it!
@narfcake
Love it! That cat is so expressive! The music is well-chosen too.
My guy feels the same way about those brushes.
@Kyeh Yeah, Lulu is quite the character.
Relevant to the first video, Lulu’s genetic condition is why there’s a hole in the first place, as he wouldn’t be able to jump up to higher spots:
@Kyeh @narfcake
That’s a pretty terrific shelf!!
Cats, ever since I can remember. Even though I know it’s a huge cliche, I really feel like I have a lot in common with cats; they just make sense to me.
@Kyeh I think the 8ball needs to decide this one.
/8ball Do cats ever make sense?
Ask again later
@Kyeh @narfcake
Most likely
/8ball the cat reminded me to ask again
@Kyeh @narfcake
Reply hazy try again
/8ball So cats DO make sense, then?
@Kyeh @narfcake
Yes definitely
/8ball So that’s as decisive as a cat trying to decide to go out the door or not, isn’t it?
Furry?
@tweezak Best answer.
Dogs. I have two dogs and two cats, and a backyard full of feral/neighborhood cats that I feed. But, in my heart of hearts, I’m really a dog person.
I love the greeting that I get when I walk through the door, whether I’ve been gone all day or for just a few minutes. Nothing can beat that tail-wagging happy dance that says they’ve missed you.
The cats just lie there…and beg to not be disturbed.
@Tadlem43 My cats have always greeted me! I do choose cats by how affectionate they seem. I admire people who adopt the anti-social ones who still need a home, but I always go for the sweet kitties.
@Kyeh @Tadlem43 You are a food source to a cat. Maybe a warm horizontal surface now and then. That is all.
You are too large to kill and eat so they tolerate your presence.
@Tadlem43 @tweezak No, that’s not true. That’s what people who hate cats think. But you’re wrong.
@Kyeh @tweezak LOL That is so true!
@Kyeh @tweezak Sorry, hon, but I love my cats dearly. They have never been very social. One is much more social than the other, but neither (they are siblings) are overly affectionate, nor have they ever been.
One does, on occasion, get in my lap, and I love it! But it has to be on her terms.
Every cat is very different. To imply that I hate cats because I acknowledge the unsocial behavior of mine is absurd!!
Lighten up.
@Kyeh My two are siblings that I found outside, evidently abandoned by their mother.
I had to bottle feed them they were so tiny, so I didn’t really ‘choose’ them, but I decided to keep them.
I love them dearly, but I don’t think I’ll have any more indoor cats. Like I said, I’m much more of a dog person, and I DO have a backyard full of neighborhood cats.
@Tadlem43 My cats always greet me. Unless there is something really of interest to them out a window or they are sound asleep. They always hang out in the same room I am in generally following me around. To varying degrees they are lap cats although the pecking order can affect that at any given time. One it is work to get her to leave me alone as she wants to me on me as much as possible. Another comes over when he wants attention and then leaves. He does, however curl up and sleep on my bed (and puke on it too - I am working on training him to jump off my bed when he pukes - I had another cat trained to do this). I can have all 4 on my my bed for at least part of the night although typically it is 2-3.
@Tadlem43 I was telling off tweezak, not you. I get really tired of the whole cats are evil/cats hate you blah blah blah that cat haters always feel they have to put out there. It’s true that if the cats didn’t get socialized in time they don’t necessarily get friendly, but every cat I’ve ever had has been extremely affectionate. People generalize too damn much - dogs can be devoted and loving, but they can also be vicious killers - depending on how they’re socialized.
@Tadlem43
I admire you for doing this, especially if you’re not really fond of cats - very compassionate of you! BTW my sister is completely and passionately a dog person.
@Kidsandliz I (sorta) have mine trained to puke on the floor. Sometimes she misses, but for the most part…
I wish my cats were that affectionate. They are the typical cats from cats jokes long ago. lol
@Kyeh I understand.
My cats just aren’t very affectionate. One demands attention when she wants it and pretty much sleeps the rest of the time. I can come and go and she never even notices.
The other one will on occasion get in my lap or want attention, but neither notice if I’m here or not, and just aren’t that affectionate.
I still love them.
@Kyeh Well, it was horribly hot here in Texas and I couldn’t just leave them.
Oh…and that was 15 years ago, almost exactly. I must have done something right. lol
@Tadlem43 I’ve noticed that sometimes cats who live with dogs don’t get that attached to their humans - maybe because the dogs are always there first?! But it certainly sounds like they’ve had a good life with you!
I think dogs are extroverts and cats are introverts, with all the good and bad qualities that go along with those those types. I’m an introvert myself and don’t like most group activities, or being told what to do, so cats just seem perfectly reasonable to me.
@Kyeh They’re just weird. lol And spoiled!
(yes, that’s a back-handed compliment to you ;))
I think they’re attached to me because they do, on occasion, want attention. They just aren’t overly demonstrative.
About the same time that I got them, I took in a rat terrier from a neighbor that found her. She became my heart, and about 7 years later I lost her. (it still hurts some 8 years later). The kittens grew up with her, and even though they didn’t play a lot together or anything, they did sometimes sleep together and more than tolerated each other.
When Princess died, the cat that is the most anti-social, got really sick. She lost most all of her hair, she wouldn’t eat, she would vomit all the time, and within less than a week lost a LOT of weight.
One week from the day I lost Princess, I took her to the vet and they couldn’t find anything physically wrong with her. It turns out that she was grieving the loss of Princess. I’ve never seen an animal grieve like that before.
So, she’s very sensitive, very attached, but her behavior is very blase’. She just sleeps. lol I guess they keep their emotions more to themselves, but it still runs deeply…like a good introvert would.
I do love my kitties…even if they don’t acknowledge my existence, except at their demand. lol It’s part of the wonderful package that is a cat!
@Tadlem43 Wow, I’ve never heard of a cat grieving the loss of another animal that way either! I do know that on the saddest day of my life I sat on a recliner and cried and both the cats I had then came and sat on me the entire time. So lovely. One of them was sweet but not that likely to stay for long, so I did feel it was his way of trying to help me.
The other cat was the kind that people describe as “like a dog” because he’d approach anyone who sat down in my house and want to get on their lap and stay there.
They’re all different, really!
Inflatable dog person, obviously.
@PooltoyWolf I didn’t know you were an inflatable too.
@Kidsandliz I very much am!
I would like to take this opportunity to remind people about our scaled and cold blooded friends. A local reptile shop is at capacity with surrenders. If you think you might enjoy a critter that really wants to cuddle (because you’re warm) please give it some thought.
@tweezak Somewhere that I can’t find (I have posted it before) I have a photo of one of my cats cuddled up to a big green lizard (belongs to a friend who was keeping my cats while I was out of town).
@tweezak
Found it. If you look carefully she is completely across that thing’s tail as is it peeking out from the other side of her belly. Apparently they slept together a lot with my CAT initiating the cuddling no less!!
@Kidsandliz My cat likes to lay on shoes too. That iguana just isn’t quite to the shoe stage…yet.
Seriously, that’s a fine looking cat and an awesome iguana.
POPSOCKETS! ROAD ROCKETS! SONNY CROCKETT! AWESOME!
@tweezak My almost 20 year old cat who died last Feb would shove her head into sandals and sometime sneakers and either then roll over, wrap her front legs around the shoe and use her hind legs to try to kill the thing or would just lie there like she liked the smell of stinky shoes and she then just hung out with her head stuffed up a shoe.
Lizzy, in the photo is 10. The iguana belongs to a friend. That thing though needs litter box trained though. There was iguana poop all over the place.
For the last 20+ years we’ve always had two cats and a dog. When the sad day comes that we lose our current elderly furkids we will only have a dog.
@callow
I always thought of myself as more of a cat person. Then we got a dog, and he’s the best dog ever, so now I’m both.
I have cats and dogs. I can confirm that the saying is correct.
Cats do indeed rule and dogs do indeed drool.
I love all my furry animals but cats definitely the better of the two. Cats are better companions, dogs are needy dependants. Much prefer the low key nature of the cats.
@OnionSoup, you don’t know my dog.I don’t think he even notices when I’m not home. He’s rather uninterested in me most the time, until I have food.
My wife says I am her pet, so I guess I am a “me” person.
@hchavers yeah I’d get concerned if she drives you to the vet.
/image far side dog tutored
Between the two, dogs. But my favorite pet was my daughter’s rabbit.
Unfortunately, they aren’t very compatible with cats or dogs, because those tend to see rabbits as snacks. The only down-side - they do chew cords
@smyle I have always known cats to basically house-train themselves, so I don’t know how you can get any easier than that. We tried the “house bunny” thing and it was a colossal failure. There was bunny poo literally everywhere, and many frayed cords. Sorry bunnies – they found a better home. Including the surprise litter one was carrying.
@katbyter Even in the wild, rabbits will defecate in the same place as long as it’s safe, so you just need them to go where you want the first time … and done.
I think I might be Both. But it also depends on the day … do I want someone that will be very affectionate and follow me I’ll do whatever I really want,
or do you I want someone that likes me but also ignores me like the cats do.
Remember you don’t know when the cat the cat owns you. And if you just please it it will leave and find another person that will bow down to it will. Yes they love you in their own way. In other words cats prefer a lease with an option to get out of there if you dis please them.
Dogs pretty much worship you how are you around give me unconditional love no matter what. Yep if you’re gone for only a few minutes or hours does it matter when you come back he say oh my god you’re back I won’t starve and I will not starve now.
I have always had big dogs: Collies, Huskies, German Shepherds. Disliked counter-walking cats and cat hair in my food. Married a man with a mouse slaying cat and was converted. When she died we took in a stray mom and kitten. Gibbs is a PIA but he loves me more than anybody else does. Cries at the door if I leave. My lap feels empty if he’s not there. Ziva is low maintenance but loving. Good mousers. It’s just a lot of hair. Everywhere.
@dyounghbic love the NCIS reference!
“Jethro” is on my list for future consideration; (also loved the nickname Semper Fido)
Charlie tells me I am a dog person!
Walter is upset a bird wasn’t included as one of the choices and he was lumped in with every other type of creature.
@Felton10 but I thought Walter doesn’t think he is a bird
@Felton10 @tinamarie1974 Walter thinks he is a person.
@tinamarie1974 I know but since he knows he is a pet and there was no choice for “animals who think they are human” he had a right to be miffed.
@Felton10 @tinamarie1974
Or “animals who think they are better than humans”?
Dogs are aight. I prefer cats because they help me to relax. Always available to provide a good example of that.
Besides being allergic to dogs, I’m not a fan a of them jumping up on you, licking you or cleaning up their poop. I can deal with cleaning cat poop bc it’s small and all in one place, I don’t have to go search the yard fo it.
I have four indoor cats and an everchanging number of outdoor cats in a feral colony, so I guess I’m a cat person. But if somebody is walking their dog past my house, I always want to give/receive kisses.
My theory is that if you want love from a cat, you have to be the one that feeds it, and even then it’s a tossup. But if you want love from a dog, pretty much all you have to do is show up.
@Chakolate I think for both cats and dogs it’s partially how they are raised. I find dogs that aren’t introduced/socialized with people at a young age to be almost as antisocial with strangers as your average cats.
We tend to take dogs around with us, to parks, on walks, sometimes to certain shops, on vacations (sometimes) they are more used to meeting people and learn to like people.
I’ve known people who don’t go anywhere with their dogs and made no effort to socialize them with people and they’re just as distrusting of people they don’t know as your average cat.
On the other hand cats that get a lot of visitors starting when they’re really young, tend to get along OK with strangers and many even become friendly immediately with people they don’t know.
I think we humans and our lifestyles have a large impact on why cats tend to not like strangers as much as dogs do.
My cats seem to enjoy my company every bit as much as my dogs do… They’re just less in your face and less demanding of attention than the dogs. (Unless hungry)
I’ve always been a dog person.
@macromeh
Oh my, how distinguished you look!