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So, who all messes with your pets? It can be as simple as yelling "BOO!" when they're sleeping, or playing around with their food/water. Personally, with Amelia I like to not only play the "Claw" with her, but also scream "Boo!" when she's asleep. I also like to stick tapes to her and see how long it takes for her to get it off. Of course after I mess with her, I pet her and love up on her.

So, how many are you are sadistic bastards towards your pets?

Enjoy, because what you don't know is that heaven is ruled by cats and they've a special room reserved for you.

Millennia of pain awaits you.

Enjoy, because what you don't know is that heaven is ruled by cats and they've a special room reserved for you.

Millennia of pain awaits you.

I'd like to think Amelia has a good sense of humor. She does sleep on my bed with me at night.

:(

Enjoy, because what you don't know is that heaven is ruled by cats and they've a special room reserved for you.

Millennia of pain awaits you.

Is hell ruled by dogs?

Is hell ruled by dogs?

No, cats as well, they own the afterlife.

No, cats as well, they own the afterlife.

I don't believe you.

Dogs are the true rulers of the afterlife, as they are superior to cats.

Dogs > Cats!

Dogs rule and cats drool!

I don't believe you.

Dogs are the true rulers of the afterlife, as they are superior to cats.

Dogs > Cats!

Dogs rule and cats drool!

Oh please, at least Cats are smart enough to not go running through the snow in below freezing weather just because some lazy ass want to win a sled race! :D

I don't believe you.

Dogs are the true rulers of the afterlife, as they are superior to cats.

Dogs > Cats!

Dogs rule and cats drool!

Funny, except we all know its dogs that drool, not cats...:D

<prostates before the almighty catgod> (or should that be godcat?) ;)

Dogs > Cats!

Dogs rule and cats drool!

You're lucky you don't possess any oil otherwise I'd have to invade on the pretext that you're incompatible with enlightened feline civilization, part of the overall War on Terrier-ism

Number of times crushed to death under my car:

Cats: 3

Dogs: 0

Dogs are clearly smarter, in my book. :p

Also, this thread has already been done, about 2 months ago as I recall.

You're lucky you don't possess any oil otherwise I'd have to invade on the pretext that you're incompatible with enlightened feline civilization, part of the overall War on Terrier-ism

Cry Havoc, and unleash the DOGS of war!

I don't believe you.

Dogs are the true rulers of the afterlife, as they are superior to cats.

Dogs > Cats!

Dogs rule and cats drool!

Cry Havoc, and unleash the DOGS of war!

Right, because the dogs were tools of war. Tools. Who do you think were the fatcats calling the shots?

Funny, except we all know its dogs that drool, not cats...:D

<prostates before the almighty catgod> (or should that be godcat?) ;)

http://catmas.com/images/2006/12/where-is-your-god-now-preview.jpg

On my 50th birthday I was given a bouquet of 50 helium-filled balloons. I started attaching them, one at a time, to my cat Bonnie in a vain attempt to find out how many were needed to make her float. That was when I learned that cats can increase their weight at will.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQPrk

Hahahaha!!!

I don't believe you.

Dogs are the true rulers of the afterlife, as they are superior to cats.

Dogs > Cats!

Dogs rule and cats drool!

Tell that to the ancient Egyptians... Who do you think made all of those pyramids?

Number of times crushed to death under my car:

Cats: 3

Dogs: 0

Dogs are clearly smarter, in my book. :p

Also, this thread has already been done, about 2 months ago as I recall.

Ehhh! Thats only because dogs that are loose are always caught by Dog Catchers or animal shelters. I've seen plenty of run over dogs in some places, they just clean the corpses up because they're generally larger and scare small children.

In any case, you'd need to be pretty drunk to hit something as large as a dog. Thats why you generally only see dead dogs in the freeway. Though because they're on the freeway, they're usually cleaned up pretty fast.

i never really did, when my cat was alive (:(), but i did love to shine a laser pointer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZfK8ulOIt0) at his feet and watch him try to hit/kill/eat it :P

Also, this thread has already been done, about 2 months ago as I recall.

I seem to recall similarly, albeit naming a slightly larger time span.. however, this topic definitely tends to crop up every now and again with Wilgrovian posts - must I fear that there's some bigger issue for you at hand? If you are unsure about whether or not your treatment of your pets is okay, you might find it to be the best option to alter it to the positive, and if you're sure you just do some friendly teasing every once in a while, then you might find quitting spamming NSG with accounts of it to be an adorable option.

Oh please, at least Cats are smart enough to not go running through the snow in below freezing weather just because some lazy ass want to win a sled race! :D

Strange, my cat still did not get that a flame will burn you every time you catch it. oO

As the owner of a cat and the former owner of a dog, I really can't see cats being smarter than dogs. Seems to be more the other way round, but maybe I just have an extraordinary stupid cat and an extraordinary smart dog.

Heh so instead of focusing on cruelty to animals, this has turned into the old dog vs cat war. I like both, although I can also do without either.

I hurl abuse at my houseplants and sometimes tease them with a bottle of spray water

it makes me feel big :(

edit: Plantae Kingdom rules!!!1

I hurl abuse at my houseplants and sometimes tease them with a bottle of spray water

it makes me feel big :(

Shit get your self some kids for that, you know they don't even have to be your own kids.

Shit get your self some kids for that, you know they don't even have to be your own kids.

how many kids do you know that never poop?

Lol, I've done this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) to my cat a number of times.

Heh so instead of focusing on cruelty to animals, this has turned into the old dog vs cat war. I like both, although I can also do without either.
Well, to come back to topic.

Sometimes I do as if I plan to eat my cat, but for some reason my cat seems to believe this to be funny. It just considers it to be the game it is.

For my dog, I used to throw a stick or stone into some pond, which he tried to get. The point was that my dog hated water and tried to retrieve the stone without getting wet. Sometimes he managed it, sometimes not, but it ever appeared as if he did enjoy the challenge.

Usually I try not to hurt my animals.

how many kids do you know that never poop?

None, but thats part of the fun init!

Messing with pets is just horrible. They have no choice but to rely on their owners to take care of them. Their owners shouldn't take advantage of that dependance by being cruel to them.

Messing with pets is just horrible. They have no choice but to rely on their owners to take care of them. Their owners shouldn't take advantage of that dependance by being cruel to them.

Yeah I agree, it's something that I'm presently trying to get my youngest to understand.

I have threatend to burst into his bed room at three in the morning, pull him out of bed, and squeeze him into my chest.

So, who all messes with your pets? It can be as simple as yelling "BOO!" when they're sleeping, or playing around with their food/water. Personally, with Amelia I like to not only play the "Claw" with her, but also scream "Boo!" when she's asleep. I also like to stick tapes to her and see how long it takes for her to get it off. Of course after I mess with her, I pet her and love up on her.

So, how many are you are sadistic bastards towards your pets?

I like to startle my cats, specially Hitomi because she jumps very high whenever I scare her.

I used to have this gigantic black Persian who a friend of mine enjoyed teasing until the cat shredded his arm. Other than singing to my pets, I am not cruel or abusive towards them, though the Persian liked to chase my Lab into the corner if there were no people in the house, and I finally had to start leaving the dog in the yard if I left the house. The ferret, on the other hand, was the cat's pet and I only fed and watered it.
As far as the cats vs. dogs end of this thread, dogs have masters-cats have staff.

Ordo Drakul beat me to it. :D Fact: Only a stupid human doesn't know that dogs work for us, and we work for cats, and cats work for no one. OBEY THE KITTY!

As for all you jerks who like to pick on your pets, grow up already. Geez, that crap really pisses me off. I've known many pet-pests, and every single one of them has been just as big a pain in the ass to humans as well -- and yet they all seem to think they're so frigging funny. Yeah, well, laugh while you can. What goes around, comes around.

My cat is an accomplished and dedicated killer. To keep him from getting depressed when there are no mice around, I have trained him to hunt the human hand. This lets me use him to screen new boyfriends. The first time a guy comes over, if I say "Don't wave your hand at that cat," and leave the room, and 30 seconds later, I hear a man crying in pain, I know that guy is too dumb and/or disobedient to date. :p

I roughhouse with my kitty. And we play "hunt the human," where one of us has to go hide and the other one stalks them. I'm sure it's fascinating for my boyfriend watching me stalk slowly across the living room on all fours ...

Cry Havoc, and unleash the DOGS of war!

You can't unleash the cats of war because no self-respecting cat would allow itself to be leashed in the first place.

As for all you jerks who like to pick on your pets, grow up already. Geez, that crap really pisses me off. I've known many pet-pests, and every single one of them has been just as big a pain in the ass to humans as well -- and yet they all seem to think they're so frigging funny. Yeah, well, laugh while you can. What goes around, comes around.


QFT.

As I read the OP I didn't find it amusing. Being married to a Vet Tech has given me a lot of insight into the way animals think and feel and this is, frankly, cruel. I admit I've thought about startling my cat when she's sleeping but I imagine how I'd feel if it were done to me and I refrain. (Besides, my cat is 15 years old... If I did that she'd probably have a heart attack.)

There are funny jokes and then not funny jokes. The tape on the feet thing is funny, yelling at a sleeping cat is NOT funny. I try to treat my cats how I would want to be treated. I do the laser pointer, it's hilarious. I put cat nip in places they can't get to, because it's fun to watch them try. I leave paper bags in the floor for them to play with, which is funny because one will get in and the other will see movement and pounce and then.....well, loudness and clawing and hissing and hilarity.

I'm a little bit cruel I suppose.

I read the thread title and totally wanted to go around spreading gossip about Wilgrove and bestiality. My mind is silly.

There are funny jokes and then not funny jokes. The tape on the feet thing is funny, yelling at a sleeping cat is NOT funny. I try to treat my cats how I would want to be treated. I do the laser pointer, it's hilarious. I put cat nip in places they can't get to, because it's fun to watch them try. I leave paper bags in the floor for them to play with, which is funny because one will get in and the other will see movement and pounce and then.....well, loudness and clawing and hissing and hilarity.

I'm a little bit cruel I suppose.

You're behaving like a cat. Cats respect that. *nod*

"The dogs of war are nothing compared to the cats"

I've seen a housecat take on a full grown pit bull/rotwiler. that cat rode the dogs face from one end of my house to the other and the dog wouldnt go near a cat afterwords. The dog also almost lost its eye.

Cats are win.

"The dogs of war are nothing compared to the cats"

I've seen a housecat take on a full grown pit bull/rotwiler. that cat rode the dogs face from one end of my house to the other and the dog wouldnt go near a cat afterwords. The dog also almost lost its eye.

Cats are win.

What cats lack in size they make up for in pure violence.

"The dogs of war are nothing compared to the cats"

*lets loose the kittens of peace*

"The dogs of war are nothing compared to the cats"

I've seen a housecat take on a full grown pit bull/rotwiler. that cat rode the dogs face from one end of my house to the other and the dog wouldnt go near a cat afterwords. The dog also almost lost its eye.

Cats are win.

I have a friend whose dog killed his housecat. Tore its head off as I hear it. I'll say the odds are even.

"The dogs of war are nothing compared to the cats"

I've seen a housecat take on a full grown pit bull/rotwiler. that cat rode the dogs face from one end of my house to the other and the dog wouldnt go near a cat afterwords. The dog also almost lost its eye.

Cats are win.

Yep. My cat cornered my son's Pit Bull mix. She lives in total fear of her now.

There are funny jokes and then not funny jokes. The tape on the feet thing is funny, yelling at a sleeping cat is NOT funny. I try to treat my cats how I would want to be treated. I do the laser pointer, it's hilarious. I put cat nip in places they can't get to, because it's fun to watch them try. I leave paper bags in the floor for them to play with, which is funny because one will get in and the other will see movement and pounce and then.....well, loudness and clawing and hissing and hilarity.

I'm a little bit cruel I suppose.
Nah, that's not cruel. Cats are predators. You give them something to hunt, stalk, figure out, claw out of a hiding place, chase, and murder, and you're making them as happy as they can be.

But doing things like startling an animal just to see it jump, does nothing but stress them out, and it's not cool.

Nah, that's not cruel. Cats are predators. You give them something to hunt, stalk, figure out, claw out of a hiding place, chase, and murder, and you're making them as happy as they can be.

But doing things like startling an animal just to see it jump, does nothing but stress them out, and it's not cool.

Agreed. Cats, as you said, are predatory animals. The worst thing you can do to a predatory animal is make it feel threatened, scared, or stressed out in its home enviornment. Any predator is very accutely aware of everything around it, its instinct is to be ready to fight at any moment, but it's not good for their health, physically or mentally, to be constantly put on high alert without notice.

On the other hand, as you say, cats love to hunt, bite, claw, etc. It's funny what you said about a human hand, I do the same to mine. I usually play with him by batting his paws with my hand, sometimes if he's bored I"ll put on long sleeves and let him bite on my arm, just something to keep him active.

edit: writes down *don't wave at Mur's cat*

I'll admit that I've hidden the laser pointer's dot to confuse the cats more than once.

Also the dogs of war are no match for viking kittens (http://www.vikingkittens.com/).

I have teased a cat with the light of a lamp...making it spin around and around until its so dizzy that it cant stand on its four paws....

now... why does some people think that cats are smart?

Its quite clear that they are pretty dumb... dumber than dogs also, and thats a lot.

I run away with my dogs toys and try to hide them. He usually wins that game though, because he can run faster than me. He's well trained too, to the point where I can put food on each of his paws and tell him "wait"...and he won't touch it until I tell him too. I think that's pretty mean :p

My boyfriends dog has a curly tail, so I hide treats in it and watch him try to figure out where they are. Sometimes he can't find them for hours. He also has a very very loud bark, so I bang on walls/chairs/doors etc to make him think theres someone at the door, and wind up everyone else in the house with his barking.

And I've played the laser pointer game too.

Why does it matter whether cats or dogs are smarter? Dogs are way more fun :D

Faking a fetch is always fun here and there....

Faking a fetch is always fun here and there....

Yes its very very fun. Now I know some people would tell you that you can play fetch with a cat. WRONG! Cats are very fun to play fetch with...of course if you throw the toy very far cats (lazy as they always are) wont go for it.

I once put a blanket over my back like wings, and made a swooping motion towards my bunny. Never again! She really didn't appreciate it. I love torturing my dog, though. He knows a bunch of words, so I'll say similair ones like wookie, bat, sock, and.....churrel. Yeah, I know it's weird. He doesn't know what "Shut the flip up! Stop barking at the old ladies!" means, but he knows what a squirrel is.

I have teased a cat with the light of a lamp...making it spin around and around until its so dizzy that it cant stand on its four paws....

now... why does some people think that cats are smart?

Its quite clear that they are pretty dumb... dumber than dogs also, and thats a lot.
I've seen dogs do that too.

Hell, I've seen people do it when they're drunk enough.

Favorites:

Put tape on the bottoms of a cat's paws, sticky-side in. Then put said cat on a wood or otherwise slick floor surface. Watch ensuing hilarity.
Chase the dog with a vacuum cleaner. Or even pretend to chase her. Or even just make that sound (my dog is a wuss).
Get one of those Halloween bowls to hold candy where there's a sensor and a fake hand that moves when the sensor is tripped. Put a bit of ham or tuna in it. Set near cat. Watch ensuing hilarity.

There are funny jokes and then not funny jokes. The tape on the feet thing is funny, yelling at a sleeping cat is NOT funny. I try to treat my cats how I would want to be treated. I do the laser pointer, it's hilarious. I put cat nip in places they can't get to, because it's fun to watch them try. I leave paper bags in the floor for them to play with, which is funny because one will get in and the other will see movement and pounce and then.....well, loudness and clawing and hissing and hilarity.

I'm a little bit cruel I suppose.

Agreed. Although some of the things I listed might seem kind of mean, I definitely know my pets and don't do anything that really upsets them. We have two indoor cats, mine--who is as self-possessed and prankstery herself as any cat--and a three-legged cat we rescued. I mess with my cat and annoy her because it's funny, she can take it, and if she gets annoyed she'll just leave. I don't harrass the three-legged cat. She's near-feral, very unfriendly and always scared. Trying to scare her would just be cruel.

I have cats and dogs, and I don't particularly favor one over the other. Heck, I'd have a zoo in my house if I thought I could get away with it.

I don't personally think anything I've done is really mean when I mess with my pets. Like the tape on the paws and grabbing my dog's tail so he'll spin around in circles trying to catch it. I am currently having a massive amount of fun getting my latest family addition, Tasha, to chase the laser pointer around the house. I must admit that I laughed when she did a face plant into the wall trying to catch the red dot. That was kind of malicious of me.

Our cat, Cleo -it's a boy cat with a girly name, so sue me- seems to tolerate our dog, Rex. He adores our min pin, Meena. Cleo just can't stand Tasha because she is so PUPPY and already the size of a fully grown large dog. They take turns batting at each other and I don't interfere, primarily to save my skin from shreddage. I suppose it was kind of mean that I grabbed my cell phone to take pictures of Tahsa sitting on the Cleo instead of pulling her off of the cat, but after watching Cleo be so brutal with Tasha, I kind of felt like he got what he deserved.

I sometimes put my bed's sheet on top of my dog... its just so fun to watch it trying to get out :D

but i think the funiest thing I did to my dog was to put him in the same room with an AIBO...:D

So, who all messes with your pets? It can be as simple as yelling "BOO!" when they're sleeping, or playing around with their food/water. Personally, with Amelia I like to not only play the "Claw" with her, but also scream "Boo!" when she's asleep. I also like to stick tapes to her and see how long it takes for her to get it off. Of course after I mess with her, I pet her and love up on her.

So, how many are you are sadistic bastards towards your pets?

My cat hates it when I put cloth over my hand and rub her with it. I don't know why but she does. She also hates it when I say "fat cat" or the word "fat" :D

Wrapping a cat in an ace bandage is funny - it'll flop over and won't get up even there is nothing really hindering it.

<prostates before the almighty catgod> (or should that be godcat?) ;)

That's a verb now? I don't even want to know what it entails.

I have teased a cat with the light of a lamp...making it spin around and around until its so dizzy that it cant stand on its four paws....

now... why does some people think that cats are smart?

Its quite clear that they are pretty dumb... dumber than dogs also, and thats a lot.

Heh of course they are dumb, just like dogs. What really makes me laugh though is the way people anthropomorphise their pets, I mean come on.

Heh of course they are dumb, just like dogs. What really makes me laugh though is the way people anthropomorphise their pets, I mean come on.

Bonus points for using anthropomorphize in a sentence. Negative points for misspelling it.

I try not to traumatize my cats, as they're screwed up enough.

Bonus points for using anthropomorphize in a sentence. Negative points for misspelling it.

Meh a few things for your consideration, I'm British we use an 'S' instead of a 'Zed', I don't know you, you don't know me, why should any points you awared me be anything other than words, and i'm dyslexic so I mispiel quite offten.;)

Meh a few things for your consideration, I'm British we use an 'S' instead of a 'Zed', I don't know you, you don't know me, why should any points you awared me be anything other than words, and i'm dyslexic so I mispiel quite offten.;)

Nice response. :D

I knew this cat who would terrorize a dog about its size (a poodle)... the poor doggie was so scared she couldnt be in the same room. When their owner put them food in their bowls the dog will have to wait for the cat to finish to enter the kitchen to eat... until one day the dog (a bitch) had puppies... the cat attacked one of its puppies...and the poodle killed the cat.

Cats scare dogs...until dogs decide its time to kill the cat.

Dogs rule!

If I mess with my cats too much, I'll know and I've got plenty of scars on my arms to show I crossed the line ;) You can't just mess with the Masters of the Universe.

You can't just mess with the Masters of the Universe.

Toxoplasma gondii (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasma_gondii)

*nods*

Have those of you who like to put tape on your cat's feet ever considered how it feels as the tape pulls the fur out? Think about it.

Toxoplasma gondii (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasma_gondii)

*nods*
Yea, 1 of there biological weapons, they can even sacrifice members of there own kind to deliver us pain and revenge. 1 Mistake, and they're fuck you up gooood.