The Weekly Random Question: Cat or Dog

[TyrrellRacing]

Voted for Cats, even though my family's cat hates me for some reason.

I've found dogs to be more rewarding and friendly, but they also take a lot more effort. Also they're a pretty disgusting at times. Not a fan of being licked by an animal.

You absolutely can smell cats if you go into a cat house.

And I still have two of both.

Can't say as though I've ever noticed it tbh. Dogs on the other hand ...

 

[Famine]

Oh yeah, you can smell either pet immediately. Our cats are confined to one room (and outdoors), but you can smell them.

Also if you don't like being licked by animals, you'll not like cats. Being licked by a cat is like being sanded.

 

[Dennisch]

When I still lived with my parents, we had a fat red cat, who used to wake me up by licking my forehead and hair. You can imagine I had some pretty rough skin in that time.

 

[Matty]

I'm 50/50 on this one, have 2 cats and no dogs. But 1 if the cats love me and the other one just meows at me when she's hungry. Then I fill her bowl for her to walk away from it and sleep for a few hours..

Anyway I think I may have to go cats for this. It's a nice feeling to wake up to a cat beside you purring.

 

[eight6er]

My dog doesn't smell like dog, he smells like my sisters perfume because he sleeps in her room lol.

 

[HELLAFLUSH240SX]

My dog smells like baby powder.....

 

[Nessy]

Chose cats, but i do like dogs too.
Sometimes my Abby's act like dogs... One likes to bring things from upstairs (clothes etc, and of all things.. a 3' long draft excluder), the other one likes to play fetch with its cat-toy balls, both have been known to bring in the odd kill know and again, but they mostly like to bring us living Spiders as gifts. Oh and they also growl and run to the door when the hear it go.
I can attest to the rough tongue, and no-matter how often the cat-litter tray is cleaned, (at least 4 times a day), keeping a cat/s can be quite smelly.

 

[PeterJB]

Oh, well, in that case my dogs "dispose of their waste themselves".

The disposal part comes from them burying it, as oppose to going on the carpet.

 

[Dennisch]

Dogs eat poop.

 

[Wiegert]

Definitely cats. We've had at least 1 either here or at my dad's since I was born, and I've just grown to like them more than dogs over the years really. They can be a pain sometimes (just look at what they dis to some of the furniture and you'd understand), but I care for them.

Only my dad has a cat now after we gave the 2 we had here away a few years ago, and I do still miss them. We still have a dog but if I had to choose a pet for my own place, it would be a cat.

Dogs eat poop.

Our cats litter tray used to be mysteriously emptied sometimes when the dog was downstairs. I still look at him in disgust whenever I'm reminded of that.

 

[ghskilla]

I don't think an intruder in my home would be scared of a cat unless it attacked him, but they'd definitely be more afraid of a large dog.

And as others said, dogs love you unconditionally. Dogs.

 

[Famine]

The disposal part comes from them burying it, as oppose to going on the carpet.

Dogs poop on the carpet now? Jebus, someone should tell my two they're doing it wrong.

 

[Slash]

Both.

 

[a6m5]

I love dogs, they love me, but I've never owned one. I guess I like other people's dogs.

Cats are OK, but they just don't do it for me. Kittens are cute. I also like Chinese food, just throwing that out there.

 

[Dennisch]

. I also like Chinese food, just throwing that out there.

So, you like both..

 

[GTP_Gearhead]

Easy... Cats.

We've had ours for 10 years, a wonderful friend, and part of the family.

We haven't had a litter box in 8 years, she uses the toilet. Seriously, she just doesn't flush. They are easy to own, clean themselves (bath ours once a month) and there's no whining at 4 am for a bathroom run. That and I can't stand the sound of certain breeds of dogs barking.

 

[Crash]

The best pets are the ones that you don't own.

I like both, for different reasons though. I like dogs; as others have mention, they tend to be more loving and loyal. However, in my experience, cats tend to be lower maintenance.

If I had to take any one of the pets, I'd take my black labrador Indy - but it'd be a wrench to leave my little psychomog Roffle.

Indy is a fantastic little (big?) dog.

 

[Public'sTwin]

[...] the litter tray in my dining room [...]

This has to be one of the most nonsensical things I've ever seen you utter.

Why on earth would you put that there?

 

[sumbrownkid]

Does Usain Bolt's pet Cheetah qualify as a house cat?

 

[Encyclopedia]

Cats play when they're ready to play - they socialise on their terms. You can get a dog to play with an arch of your eyebrow.

When you're done dogs stop when they're told to. Cats stop when they want to, either by walking away or by biting/scratching.

You say it like it's a bad thing. To me, it's a completely positive thing. It makes them individuals with their own will. Much more interesting in my opinion. They tend to smell better too in my experience

The obedience thing is one of the least attractive things about dogs to me. That and the fact that dogs sometimes eat poo and sick. I've never seen a cat do that.

I would also like to say that cats can be pretty loyal and affectionate. Particularly indoor cats. My own cat was lovely like that. Closely tied and affectionate to me, even though I never fed it. My dad took care of that.

So I would say it's a myth that all cats are uber-selfish and hates everyone. They are individuals that can be very different from eachother. I'm sure dogs can differ from the norm too.

I still like dogs a lot though. I think they're pretty cool and wouldn't mind owning one sometime in my life.

 

[Public'sTwin]

I think they're pretty cool and wouldn't mind owning one sometime in my life.

I don't think you'd like "owning" one at all if you truly prefer "individuality".

 

[Lissa]

Up until our Shepherd/Dobie cross passed away 12 years ago, we'd always had both at the same time. I grew up with both and wanted my children to do the same. Now we just have three cats. Not because we wouldn't want another dog, but purely with both of us working full time we wouldn't be able to give a new puppy or older rescue dog the time and attention it would need.

On a lighter note......

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CATS AND DOGS.

DOGS DIARY

7am: Oh boy, a walk............my favourite!

8am: Oh boy, dog food........my favourite!

9am: Oh boy, the kids.........my favourite!

Noon: Oh boy, the garden....my favourite!

2pm: Oh boy, a car ride......my favourite!

3pm: Oh boy, the kids.........my favourite!

4pm: Oh boy, playing ball....my favourite!

6pm: Oh boy, welcome home Mum....my favourite!

7pm: Oh boy, welcome home Dad.....my favourite!

8pm: Oh boy, dog food.....my favourite!

9pm: Oh boy, tummy rubs on the couch.....my favourite!

11pm: Oh boy, sleeping in my people's bed.....my favourite!



CATS DIARY

Day 483 of my captivity....

My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects.

They dine lavishly on fresh meat while I am forced to eat dry cereal.

The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape and the mild satisfaction that I get from clawing the furniture.

Tomorrow I will eat another houseplant.

Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded.....must try this at the top of the stairs.

In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favourite chair. I must remember to try this on their bed.

Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body in an attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to strike fear into their hearts. They only coo-ed and condescended about what a good little cat I am. Hmmmm, that didn't go according to plan.

There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary confinement throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the food. More importantly, I overheard my confinement was due to my powers of inducing 'allergies'. I must learn what this power is and how I may use it to my advantage.

I am convinced the other captives are flunkies, and maybe snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit.

The bird, on the other hand, has got to be an informant and speaks with them regularly. Due to his current placement in the metal room, his safety is assured. But I have patience.

I can wait. It is only a matter of time.
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[Nessy]

@ Lissa.

 

[Famine]

This has to be one of the most nonsensical things I've ever seen you utter.

Why on earth would you put that there?

It's a dining room by name only, not by use. By use it's "the cat room" - though we're planning some house modifications that will change this.

See, the cats are limited to that room in the house - to keep all their hair, smell, vomit, cack and small animals in various states of living to just the one room. The room has a door to the outside world with a cat flap in it and we use other rooms either side as airlocks.

The dogs are restricted to the entire downstairs.

You say it like it's a bad thing.

No, just a difference.

The obedience thing is one of the least attractive things about dogs to me.

Really?

See, dog behaviour is relatively easy to understand. They're habitual pack animals and all of their behaviour is based around the pack. Properly trained, they see people as big dogs - with a strange smell and odd way of walking. A dog doesn't love you because you're a person, it loves you because you're another dog with a slightly higher social standing. It licks you to groom you, like a wild dog grooms its pack leader. It lies on you to share body heat with you, like a wild dog lies on its pack leader. It weaves between your legs because you can protect it, like a wild dog sticks close to its pack leader.

Train a dog well and it treats all people the same - except those from outside its immediate pack it perceives to be threatening. Indy's already treating our baby - who's 1 - as a social superior.

It's not obedience - it's pack behaviour.

That and the fact that dogs sometimes eat poo and sick. I've never seen a cat do that.

I've seen a cat kill a blackbird, bring it home and eat part of it only to then vomit fresh bird meat back onto the corpse. And leave that in the middle of the dining room floor and go to sleep, all nonchalantly, five feet away.

I've seen a cat drown a mouse in its water bowl. And leave it there.

I've seen a cat leave a pair of bird feet, standing up like in a cartoon, after devouring the rest of the bird.

Cats do gross things too.

So I would say it's a myth that all cats are uber-selfish and hates everyone.

Roffle loves people. He whores himself to people all the time. He loves our dogs too. He even loves our other cat, though they both pretend to hate each other. You can pick him up and cradle him like a baby, he's that soft.

Anything else alive is food or a game. He's lethal.

 

[Public'sTwin]

Roffle loves people. He whores himself to people all the time.

Citation needed.



(Just maintaining the single-standard here.)

 

[Famine]

You want me to quote some third party that researched my cat's behaviour?

 

[Public'sTwin]

You want me to quote some third party that researched my cat's behaviour?

I'd expect nothing less from GTP's key academic representative.

 

[Famine]

Which would raise the question as to which third party would research my cat's behaviour and why.

Or it would if it was a useful avenue of discourse, which it isn't.

 

[Public'sTwin]

Which would raise the question as to which third party would research my cat's behaviour and why.

Or it would if it was a useful avenue of discourse, which it isn't.

Funny how these things terminate, innit?

 

[Famine]

With my cat, lots of things suddenly terminate.