Who here besides me hates friggin cats?

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[musclemom]

you've been around too many untrained dogs. Dogs are exactly like children....if you let em rule the roost, they will make you want to kill them. A dog who barks incessantly does so out of nueroticism brought on by neglect. They are high energy animals that need a "focus". Too many people get "work" dogs that have an instinct to do some sort of "work". Keep them from that and they'r energy will sublimate itself into one destructive thing or another. But they do stink. You really got to bathe em once a week or they start to smell like an old back of frito's.

I actually don't hate dogs but they are very, very much like children, in that they are high maintenance and if raised improperly, they are unbearable, spoiled and miserable for anyone who has the misfortune of encoutering them.

And Red, all dogs fart, doesn't matter how well you feed 'em, they fart. They are also like children in that you can't leave them alone for more than a few hours.

Now for all the morons that think cats are useless ... people trying to kill off cats is what has caused famine and plague in human history (don't believe me? Research Bubonic Plague). My cats keep my house clean of vermin, insects and rodent. If cats vanished tomorrow humans would probably be consumed by rodents and insects in less than a year.

Dogs may be man's best friend, but cats are man's best ally, never fucking forget that. The only reason asshats hate cats is because cats are solitary hunters, ergo, they did not evolve body language people find instinctively interpretable. What's funny is cats are more comfortable with learning OUR language than humans are with learning THEIR language. Feral cats are virtually silent, they do not meow. Meowing is a cat's adaptation to communicate with us. Dogs, on the other hand, due to their pack nature, really have no adaptations for interactions with us, their interactions are pretty much instinctive, and it is we who are responding to them.

I've always said that if an alien were to observe dog/human interactions they would probably mistake which species is the dominant one. On the other hand, observe human/cat interactions, and they would assume we were peers or partners, not like dog/master (he who shits) and slave/human (he who scoops up the still warm, steaming pile).

 

[bigtravis]

hmmmmm.
In 10 years my cat has never done any of this.
You do have to groom the buggers alot if you dont want cat hair all over.

Having said that, i'm a true dog hater.
Dogs stink, they lick your face, then are supremem high maintenance require multiple walks a day, you can't fuck off on a long weekend without them. People bring them in their cars all the time only to make for a digusting dirty vehicle full of dog stink and dog hair.....kill them all in a acid bath.

a- fuckin - men

 

[Dial_tone]

I love me some white pussy...and she never gets on counters, doesn't even try.

 

[UA_Iron]

I actually don't hate dogs but they are very, very much like children, in that they are high maintenance and if raised improperly, they are unbearable, spoiled and miserable for anyone who has the misfortune of encoutering them.

And Red, all dogs fart, doesn't matter how well you feed 'em, they fart. They are also like children in that you can't leave them alone for more than a few hours.

Now for all the morons that think cats are useless ... people trying to kill off cats is what has caused famine and plague in human history (don't believe me? Research Bubonic Plague). My cats keep my house clean of vermin, insects and rodent. If cats vanished tomorrow humans would probably be consumed by rodents and insects in less than a year.

Dogs may be man's best friend, but cats are man's best ally, never fucking forget that. The only reason asshats hate cats is because cats are solitary hunters, ergo, they did not evolve body language people find instinctively interpretable. What's funny is cats are more comfortable with learning OUR language than humans are with learning THEIR language. Feral cats are virtually silent, they do not meow. Meowing is a cat's adaptation to communicate with us. Dogs, on the other hand, due to their pack nature, really have no adaptations for interactions with us, their interactions are pretty much instinctive, and it is we who are responding to them.

I've always said that if an alien were to observe dog/human interactions they would probably mistake which species is the dominant one. On the other hand, observe human/cat interactions, and they would assume we were peers or partners, not like dog/master (he who shits) and slave/human (he who scoops up the still warm, steaming pile).

I hate to make direct attacks, but MuscleMom, you do say some silly things. Your argument appears to be largely emotionally driven. Facts are absolutely hazy at best.

 

[canadianhitman]

I don't like cats a whole heck of a lot, but I'm guessing that the fact that I'm seriously allergic to them has skewed my opinion some.

I like dogs more than I do cats, because they are more fun to play with and they do a job (home protection) that can't otherwise be achieved cheaply and easily. On the other hand, the cat's job (mousing) can be achieved with a few well-placed fifty-cent traps.

MuscleMom is right though in one of her assertions: dogs ARE high-maintenance and if you aren't willing to spend a lot of time with your pet, for God's sake get a cat not a dog. A dog has to be your good buddy; it has to be almost as compatible with your personality as your friends are, since you're going to be spending so much time together.


**Oh, and so I'm not accused of a bias, let me state that I think little 'toy' breed dogs are near useless. If the dog can't fight by my side if shit hits the fan, or defend my property, I'm not interested.

 

[musclemom]

I hate to make direct attacks, but MuscleMom, you do say some silly things. Your argument appears to be largely emotionally driven. Facts are absolutely hazy at best.

Nothing I say is silly,it's based on personal observation, readings of research done over the years by animal psychologists, and the Bubonic Plague thing is a theory that circulates in the anthropological community and I only learned about it after fully becoming involved in paganism. Cats were slaughtered during the witch hunts. The plague hit shortly after the witch hunts were in full swing. Cat population heavily decimated = rats run amok = Black Death.

As for the body language thing ... I've owned and lived with animals (including dogs, cats, rats, mice, ferrets, horses, bunnies, hedgehogs, birds, etc., etc., etc.) probably longer than you've been out of diapers. I suspect I've forgotten more about animal behavior that I've learned through pure observation than you'll ever learn in your lifetime.

Cat body language is totally different from dog (I'll give you a good example, it's disgusting but the easiest to illustrate. Dogs say hello to a stranger by sniffing asses. In cat, sniffing of ass is considered, well, basically a privelege reserved for friends. It's an area of the body that is vulnerable, so there is trust involved. Cats who stick their asses in your face are actually, in their language, expressing friendship). Dog translates over to human communication because of body language similarities (dogs have more expressive faces) and pack mentality.

Basically, to really understand cats you have to be willing to think outside the box. I have come to accept the fact that is a difficult thing for some people to do.

You don't like cats, so you won't like what I say. To each his own. I don't expect everyone to share my interests, I just hate unreasonable prejudice.

 

[calveless wonder]

i like both cats and dogs.

i love critters! My family had a dog first actually..but i was really young. I remember most of my life with our two cats. I didn't like dogs until me and my ex got one and then i became a big fan...at least of certain breeds.

but I respect cats more. they're just smarter creatures and you have to earn their respect.

and all cats are not the same. Certain breeds are very "dog like" while still maintaining alot of the good cat qualities (intelligence, litter trained, etc). My bengal is VERY active and loves to run around and climb things. she gets into everything and it's quite hilarious. she also greets me at the door everytime i come home just like a dog.

although the bitch peed on my folded laundry last night, which happed to be on my bed....
^---me mentioning this in plat chat was what caused shrimp to make this thread lol

 

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