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cats are clean, they are very fastidious and not very reliable.
:rolleyes:

Because they go well with wine and cheese. :p

That's why I intend to cross them with dogs.

Imagine an animal with the cleanliness of a dog and the loyalty of a cat. It's a brilliant idea.

but do they go with french fries?

Personally I prefer cats to dogs because of many of the reasons people tend to like Dogs. Thanks to how long most canine breeds have been domesticated, how long most of them have been out of the wild, They tend to act, I hate to say, almost like long-time abusive relationship victems. Fiercely loving no matter what, greeting everyone with equal love, that sort of thing. Where as with most cats, rather then things seeming to be very owner/pet, you have to establish a real bond and friendship with them, they don't tend to give their love on a whim. They haven't had their sence of self and self worth beaten out of them over the last 8-10 thousand years.

Mind you, for those same reasons I LOVE Huskies and wolf hybrid dogs, because they have that self worth, that passion still.

i loooooooooove kitties

meow meow
(pet, pet)
meoooow
*squeezes the living bejeezus out of it*

I am truly sorry for tht last post
i lost my head and if you want, i give you all permission to bash my head with a big pointy stick

Cats have personality and won't cheat on you with the mailman ;)

Actually, the only cats I fancy are Persians. They ain't batty like other cats. They are laid back, sweet, good-natured little creatures and cute as a button (the doll-faced Persians, not the smashed-face no nose abominations created by American breeders).

And they don't bark when you are trying to sleep. That's always a plus.

Cats are aloof when it suits them, but can sense your mood (even if they don't know you well) and ALWAYS know when you need some serious cheering up. They are loving but not fawning, they're clean and tidy, very mobile, slender, graceful, and gorgeous. They're friendly but not so friendly you want to kick them to get them off you (like dogs), and they're really good companions without being freaking annoying (like dogs).

Oh, and they're the cutest things to walk to earth. Dogs are ugly. I hate dogs. But I want a cat so badly :( (university dorms = no pets).

They don't bark all night.
They don't slobber all over everything.
They don't eat you out of house and home.
They don't escape from the yard, and cost a fortune in pound fees to get back.
They do keep your feet warm at night, lying on the bed.
They do have an independant, intelligent personality (usually).
They are very loving (believe it or not).
Their purr is a very relaxing sound.
They always seem to know when you are feeling bad, and do their best to cheer you up.

As you can guess, I am a cat person through and through :D:D.

What was it the father said in Meet the Parents ;)

Well having had atleast 40 cats in my life (and I am only 15), maybe more. Of course I prefer cats.

BARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! BARK!


growel...


BARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! BARK!

cats are EVIL

My neighbors cat is a prime example of this. There is a lake behind our house with lotsa geese. If none of you have never been close to a wild goose, let me just say that they are nasty and tough animals. When I was a kid I used to shoot geese with my air rifle, if you make a really good shot(eg in the head), the goose will actually notice and look around for a few moments before going back to whatever it was doing.

My neighbor has a small housecat. Every morning at 5-6 am this stupid domesticated little rat of an animal gets its primal instincts in an uproar and decides it absolutely must hunt goose. Needless to say, after much screeching and fight noises and waking me up, the cat is forced to run away on pain of death. Every morning this happens, every morning the geese beat the crap out of the cat. BTW, cats sounds horrible when they screech in pain (at least I assume thats the cat). I think the baby geese can kick the crap out of this cat. But still, it insistes on fighting geese every goddamn morning.

Is it a crime to lay traps for cats? Is there such a thing as justifiable cat homocide? Can PETA come by and liberate this cat?, u know, free him from the bondage of being a pet

Cats Rock!!! w00t for cats w00t w00t w00t w00t

I have cats and dogs, and I like both...my mom has three cats, and one of them is going with me when I move out this winter. Cats often have a sense of loyalty, as does the cat who's coming with me (hereafter referred to as Cruiser, since that's her name.) My mom adopted Cruiser from another family who mildly abused her (slapping her on her butt to the point of distrusting people, picking her up by the skin on the back of her neck, etc.) This family had gotten bored with her and had been leaving her outside in hopes that she would get killed or run away. My mom wouldn't stand for that, and took Cruiser in. It took a while, but she turned into a fairly happy, secure cat (though she's still touchy about having her back scratched.) She's taken a strong liking to me as well as my girlfriend, who consider ourselves her adoptive parents.

I guess the point of the story is that cats, who are stereotyped as fiercely independent and having no trouble ignoring humans, can enjoy human companionship as much as dogs can. They can identify with people the same way dogs can (my mom also has an Australian shepherd who was extremely protective and often growled at and intimidated visitors. It turns out she smelled other dogs on these visitors.) Granted there are plenty of independent cats who are happier being left alone, and maybe this is the nature of a lot of them, but this is hardly true of all cats. Most cats can be conditioned to accept and be comfortable with human companionship, but like humans, breaking that trust can scar them.

I have cats and dogs, and I like both...my mom has three cats, and one of them is going with me when I move out this winter. Cats often have a sense of loyalty, as does the cat who's coming with me (hereafter referred to as Cruiser, since that's her name.) My mom adopted Cruiser from another family who mildly abused her (slapping her on her butt to the point of distrusting people, picking her up by the skin on the back of her neck, etc.) This family had gotten bored with her and had been leaving her outside in hopes that she would get killed or run away. My mom wouldn't stand for that, and took Cruiser in. It took a while, but she turned into a fairly happy, secure cat (though she's still touchy about having her back scratched.) She's taken a strong liking to me as well as my girlfriend, who consider ourselves her adoptive parents.

I guess the point of the story is that cats, who are stereotyped as fiercely independent and having no trouble ignoring humans, can enjoy human companionship as much as dogs can. They can identify with people the same way dogs can (my mom also has an Australian shepherd who was extremely protective and often growled at and intimidated visitors. It turns out she smelled other dogs on these visitors.) Granted there are plenty of independent cats who are happier being left alone, and maybe this is the nature of a lot of them, but this is hardly true of all cats. Most cats can be conditioned to accept and be comfortable with human companionship, but like humans, breaking that trust can scar them.


I agree, most cats that I know are very loving, they have no qualms about jumping on top of me in the middle of the night or attacking a large dog. I love my kitties.

I agree, most cats that I know are very loving, they have no qualms about jumping on top of me in the middle of the night or attacking a large dog. I love my kitties.

My cats don't necessarily attack large dogs...we have dogs that sort of come and go, and the Aussie I described earlier is older and friendlier, and all the cats get along with her. None of the cats like our Dachshunds, though...I can't figure it out. They hate the small, cat-size wiener dogs but get along just fine with the Australian shepherd and Basset hound that are many times their size.

Cats are much better then dogs.

After all, cats don't shit on the carpet.

After all, cats don't shit on the carpet.

...rrriggghht. :rolleyes:

Cats are much better then dogs.

After all, cats don't shit on the carpet.
i love cats, but i must say that isn't always true. When they get older and they can't quite.......well you get the picture.
Ice Hockey Players. Wow that sounds alot like my house used to be, until my australian sheperd ran away. Our three cats got along fine with her, but they hated the neighbors little dog.
IMHO cats are better for many reasons that have been stated over and over already, so i'll let you people figure it out

Well, there's other reasons, but since my family has a puppy right now, that's what sticks out the most :p

I'm a cat person.

Big ugly evil old greebo, who sits on our porch (stoop if you prefer), will be cute, and will purr (sounding remarkably like a small engine). He may kick every other toms ass in the nieghborhood, and has (I think he ate a chihuahua), but he'll still play cute to the humans.

Cats are smarter than we are.

cats and washing machines do not mix

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/041101/344/f5p06.html

Dogs have masters.

Cats have support staff.

the only reason I like Cats over Dogs is that you don't need to exercise a Cat. Besides, once I litterally had two large Dogs standing and jumping on me. (I was sleeping on the floor and they wanted to kiss the person on the bed next to me.) A cat would calmly wake you up by sitting on your chest/stomach. (I fell asleep on my apartment floor and the neighborhood cat came in through my partally opened door and was probably wondering why I was down here and not on the bed.)

Yeah, cats rule big-time over dogs. Dogs are way too high maintenance. If you leave them alone for a day they freak out and get all whiney and bitchy (pun intended). And they can't fend for themselves. Like, even a domestic cat can rustle itself up some water and feed off the native wildlife. Dogs can't do that, they can only run around in circles and bark. Cats are awesome predators. They kill annoying stuff like birds, insects, mice, babies, etc. Cats may not be as smart as dogs, I don't know. Scientists have had little luck testing their intelligence, because they don't like people screwing with them. But whether they're more intelligent or not, they're definitely emotionally superior - ie, they don't cry. Cats are always associated with women, but they have a lot of traits we normally consider masculine, eg hunting abilities, stoic expression, emotional 'toughness', and a tendency to sleep around. Plus they can jump really high.

Aside from that, though, dogs need to be taken for walks, bathed, they drool everywhere and smell. And they never shut the hell up. Cats rarely make noise, because that would take away precious killing time. A lot of movies and people depict cats as constantly coughing up hairballs. My cat does not do this. Only long-haired cats have a problem with hairballs - short haired cats such as mine never really do. Oh, and they bring you food, too. My cat's always leaving beaks, feet, wings, and heads on our doorstep. Would a dog do that for you? No!

In conclusion, cats are superior in every important sense to dogs. The only reasons you could possibly want a dog are for security, undying love, and totally loyal companionship. If you really need to go to animals to get these things, maybe you should seek counselling, or a gun. Oh, but if you're blind or you're on a farm with sheep, you're allowed to have dogs. Cats wouldn't make really good aids for the blind. They'd undoubtedly end up going to sleep or doing something cool like getting their owners run over. Hahaha. Man, I've got to organize something like that.