OT: Why I Love Cats Better Than Dogs

[Oleg Mastruko]

Catz rule!

[Big B]

Some people love dogs, some love cats. I grew up with German Sheppards (love them too).

But now days, I have cats (between my wife and my kids we have 5, four of which we rescued from the animal shelter on their last day before being put to sleep). All are house cats, neutered and de-clawed (sad story that - but necessary) and they never leave the house - out where I live they would be torn to shredds by coyotes very quickly - as I have seen all too often.

I have to admit I have grown to love kittys, they are all diferent in personality and quite entertaining to watch, and very intelligent.

[11Bravo]

I am puzzled by the fact that my cats smell better than my kids, despite the somewhat better hygiene and personal habits of the latter. 

[anarchyintheuk]

Dogs have a certain mindless optimism that I respect. Besides I thought cats stole your breath away at night and were the familiars of satan.

[robpost3]

Now, now [:-]
What about the Dogs of Hell: Cerebus.
A good point about cat IQ is as far as I remember they were not foolish enough to hang around while that whole Animal Farm thing went down.

[Knuckles_85]

I've own dogs all my life (2 rottweilers and a Jap Chen/pomeranian mix) and I can say dogs are way better than cats. My dogs have been loyal to the end. They would fight to the death for me but cats on the other hand couldn't be bothered.

[Zap]

Cats tast like chicken, that what I've heard from the Italians. They ate them in Rome, during the WWII when they had very little to eat.

Domestic cats are killing off the bird populations. I'd rather have wild birds. So, you could outlaw domestic cats I would not miss them.

[11Bravo]

Would it be necessary to outlaw my indoor cats also? 

[FlyingElvis]

How can a thread in General Discussion be off-topic? [:D]

Cats are for those who can't have a dog, for whatever reason.

An example of the superiority of dogs. Which one would look up at you still wagging his tail after you accidentally dropped a book on his head?

To use a military analogy. Which would you want covering your flank? [:'(]

[Oleg Mastruko]

ORIGINAL: Knuckles_85
My dogs have been loyal to the end. They would fight to the death for me but cats on the other hand couldn't be bothered.

Just like the original poster said - cats are smarter [:D]

[Oleg Mastruko]

ORIGINAL: FlyingElvis

To use a military analogy. Which would you want covering your flank? [:'(]

A battalion of really big cats like tigers, or Tigers [:D]

How about which would you like in command? Cats are shrewd and more calculated.

[Paul Vebber]

Oh no now the pandoras box is opened - Cat-lovers = Axis fanbois. [:'(]


DOwn the slipery slope we go....[:D]

[Charles2222]

ORIGINAL: Prince of Eckmühl

Cats have two huge things going for them:

They can be properly cared for with a minimum amount of time spent on the job.

They are inexpensive to care for.

Stilll, I loves my dog Randy. He can sense my mood better than any human that I've ever crossed paths with. For instance, he knows not to come in my office when I'm working, so he sits just outside with his paused crossed and his chin resting atop them. If I turn around and glance his way, he'll wag his tail. If we make eye contact his tail will wag more vigorously. And if I smile at him, well, all sixty pounds of him lands in my lap. That's him off to the left, BTW.

PoE (aka ivanmoe)

Funny, but this reminds me of this black/white blue-eyed Siberian Husky I had for a few years. You would be minding your own business playing a computer game for maybe a couple of hours at a stretch and have him in the house. On occasion he would sit to my back left and do absolutely nothing. He could do this so quietly you wouldn't know he was there. Then you manage to turn your head slightly to that side and it scares you often enough because you never heard him come in.

The other thing he used to do was somewhat the opposite. It was pretty funny. He would walk behind you and place his head to the right of my mouse hand. Then he would just keep standing there like that, getting in my way. Then to make it even worse, after a while he might take a deep breath and huff, and then turn his eyes as far as he could get them to look at you sideways but keeping his head straight. And then, the ultimate. He didn't do this last trick necessarily because he had tried the others ones and failed, but this could come at random. Sometimes his just firstly putting his mouth by my hand would alarm me, because, again, he would often come in without a sound. Well the absolute worst of it was the sometimes he would resort to throwing his tongue out such as to moisten his lips, which of course would lick my hand. Boy that was annoying.

There were often times where he would put his head there, and I would push his head slightly away. Then he would put his head right back. Then I would push it away. He would put it back. Then I would get his whole neck and move him several feet from the spot, and back he would go. It was pretty funny. It got to be a game a lot of the time, as he would sit there and I would talk to him, saying things like "You know what's fixing to happen don't you? Yesssssssss". Then we would start staring at each other, him with his sideways stare, just waiting to see who would break first. Of course usually it was me, because in those circumstances he would inevitably resort to the lick and then it was war!

[UndercoverNotChickenSalad]

I'm not much a cat fanboi so much as I just like having a few animals around and cats are very easy to tend to.

Anyway, just dug one out of the ditch the other day.  Took him to the vet 100 beans later it seems we are to feed and water the cat 10 days and see if its still alive.  If it is he goes in for shots then clipped ballz then out back w/ him.  W/ luck he'll hang around.  Dambed thing I come check it this morning (vet says keep him caged b/c it might be rabid) and it shit and pissed all over itself in the cage.  Had to take him out and hose him off [8|]  Hose the cage.  We had a great time...

My bro wanted to sell him to the chinese restaurant. 

The cussed thing hisses and claws at me. I don't think he realized he just got a lucky break in life [8D] It can't even walk it so malnourished.

[donkuchi19]

I thought of an advantage of having a cat.

Since they are smaller and slower, they are easier to punt. They travel farther too.

(Only really did this once when my wife's aunt's cat bared its claws and hissed at my 9 month old daughter who was playing on the floor. They must have some intelligence though because that cat never came near me again)

[Titanwarrior89]

I don't hate them but would never have one myself.[:D] I am a dog lover. Don't care much for power dogs though.[:(]

[Brigz]

ORIGINAL: Kevin E. Duguay

Erwin,

Cat's are 3x dumber than Dog's.  A cat can understand 50 word commands while a Dog can understand 150,

So long!!!

WRONG! Cats can also understand 150 commands. They just ignore two-thirds of what you say to them. And they are not 3x dumber than dogs. It's more like 1.5x dumber.

[Ursa MAior]

ORIGINAL: Marc Schwanebeck

Cats are for girls.

Second to that. I want a pet to obey me, not to keep me awake by mieowing and making me search for him/her.

[Sardonic]

The question is: If you dont have space for a dog, do you simply become cruel, and get one anyway?
Would you put a terrier in an apartment?

A cat will never be a slave. A slave is all a dog is.

A cat will die, rather than submit. A dog will submit just for food.

Yes a dog can kill a cat easily. But have you ever seen what happens to the dog after such a fight?
Ever seen a dog blinded by a cats claws? His nose ripped apart?

Yes the dog will kill the cat, there is no doubt.

But, I wonder if the dog thinks he is the victor?

Lastly, a panther is a cat. Panther vs pitbull. My money is on the panther.

[L`zard]

2xcats, 1xdog;

Dog loves my ass every moment it's awake. Cats love my ass every moment I've got 'treats' and when I'm laying down (human heating pad).

Cats bathe themselves and the dog. no lie! (mini dauchshund). Dog bathes ME, given the chance, lol!

Cats crap in a box, Dog wakes me up to go outside. (you decide which is more 'labor intensive', eh?)

Cats respect no one and nothing besides my anger. Dog respects my every foot-step.

All 3 provide many hours of humor as I watch them play together, and all of them are communists. They obviously conspire against me!

All of them cost just as much as another to maintain. Vet bills suck! Spayed them all, LOL! Including the wife! She still costs the most!

Excepting 'walkies', all of them are in-doors pets.

By choice, a mix of the fools is appropriate! Counting the wife, that makes it 4 fems vs MyOwnSelf, lol!

Works for me, eh? Guess it's all about what you want, eh?

UMMV, [:D]