Dog or cat person?

[Mjonis]

Or are you bi and like both? LOL

 

I’m a dog person. I don’t like cats. I talk smack about them. LOL. But I don’t condone animal cruelty even though I say cats are tasty.

 

I love dogs because they give you unconditional love. I had dogs growing up and I had my own dog for 15 years. Was very traumatic having to put him to sleep.

Anyway was kinda curious

 

the lesbians I know are cat people and the gay men I know are dog people.

Wonder what the percentages are? LOL

[Daverwr]

I’m Bi. Damn, I have NEVER said that before. I love both cats and dogs. Since college, I’ve never been in a living situation conducive to dogs so I‘ve had cats. But, I’m a great dog sitter for family and friends. However, I’m not terribly fond of yappie dogs. I’ve been known to call chihuahuas “taco meat”.

[Guy Fawkes]

Cat person and don't you dare call me a Lesbian!

 

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[leeper]

Neither!

[marylander1940]

Dog but I love cats too, they're different.

[JayCeeKy]

Dog but I love cats too, they're different.

I know that people love their cats, but I recently read an article stating that scientists believe that cats are only semi-domesticated at best, and not truly domesticated as dogs are. That is, cats "merely tolerate domesticity" and basically only hang out with humans b/c we feed them. In fact, if you didn't feed them they would likely survive on their own since they retain the same hunting skills as their ancestors.

 

"Dogs have been by man’s side for tens of thousands of years, and have come to rely heavily on the symbiotic relationship with humans to survive. But cats entered into the human sphere relatively more recently, probably around 5,000 to 10,000 years ago, and can still do well without someone opening a can for them." --Smithsonian Magazine, April 30, 2015

 

So, love your cats, but remember that they're only a few missed meals away from hopping the next freight train to Cleveland.

 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian-are-cats-domesticated-180955111/

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/11/man-cat-dog-best-friend-pet/382740/

https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-cats-can-never-be-fully-domesticated

Edited September 5, 2020 by JayCeeKy

[MikeBiDude]

Cats, have one at the moment.

[+ sync]

I'm a dog person. I don't dislike cats, I just don't relate. After dogs have been taken through something a few times they get it. Cats you can tell the same thing a thousand times, and the one-thousand first time it's as if they have never heard it before. ?

[big-n-tall]

I like both. I have had dogs and cats for a good portion of my life. I've had both at the same time for a while. I do prefer dogs slightly though.

[+ Pensant]

Not fond of cats. Sneaky and destructive.

[+ pdxleo]

I've had Siberian Husky dogs and Siamese cats- the cats are sassy enough to keep the dogs from pushing them around!

[Kippy]

Dog...there will be no pussy in my house!;)

[+ WilliamM]

Cats, have one at the moment.

 

Me, too

[+ WilliamM]

ICats you can tell the same thing a thousand times, and the one-thousand first time it's as if they have never heard it before. ?

 

Cats hear you, they don't necessarily agree.

[+ sync]

Cats hear you, they don't necessarily agree.

I agree they hear, I just don't believe they comprehend. The only thing the two I had responded to was the sound of the can opener.

[+ Reisr30]

I am seriously allergic to cats but not dogs. So I’m a ? person. Love Newfoundland’s, Great Danes, pugs and Brussels Griffon’s. I guess I can’t decide on size LoL

[cany10011]

Cats and dogs growing up. Have 2 cats and a flat coat retriever. They all get along and are extremely affectionate. One cat thinks she is a dog and plays fetch and even eats from the dog’s food bowl. The dog always yields to the little kitty.

[KrisParr]

Dogs. The thought of a “pussy” makes me anxious.

[nate_sf]

Brussels Griffon’s

 

Yes! We had a Brussels Griffon and we joked that she was half dog/half cat since she had a number of cat-like characteristics. People would stop and say "what is that thing" and I'd say she was a kitty dog. She was completely insane and I loved her. She also appeared to have nine lives, as she cheated death so many times, each time to be resurrected from near-death.

[CatDaddy]

51% Dogs 49% Cats. Currently I am owned by a large rough Collie and an equally large (for a feline) seal point Siamese. I love having a cat and dog together. They love each other and me, too.

[rvwnsd]

I would have answered sooner, but one of my cats was snuggled on my lap and the other was rubbing his face on mine. Now, what was that about cats not being affectionate?

 

While not a universal truth, most cats respond to the way they are treated. All of my cats have responded to their names, loved attention, liked to play, and wanted to be near me. I give them lots of attention and affection and they respond very favorably. Many people think cats are aloof and so they do not pay attention to them. The cat responds in kind. That's not to say EVERY cat is affectionate, just like every dog isn't, but the seven cats I've had over the past 30 years have all been loving companions. I'm not counting the feral, as she was my cat's cat. She loved him but was not so fond of me. She also hated the interlopers kittens I adopted.

[+ WilliamM]

I agree they hear, I just don't believe they comprehend. The only thing the two I had responded to was the sound of the can opener.

Cats definitely comprehend if it is second or third time they have annoyed you, even if it was accidental by the cat.

[marylander1940]

I would have answered sooner, but one of my cats was snuggled on my lap and the other was rubbing his face on mine. Now, what was that about cats not being affectionate?

 

While not a universal truth, most cats respond to the way they are treated. All of my cats have responded to their names, loved attention, liked to play, and wanted to be near me. I give them lots of attention and affection and they respond very favorably. Many people think cats are aloof and so they do not pay attention to them. The cat responds in kind. That's not to say EVERY cat is affectionate, just like every dog isn't, but the seven cats I've had over the past 30 years have all been loving companions. I'm not counting the feral, as she was my cat's cat. She loved him but was not so fond of me. She also hated the interlopers kittens I adopted.

 

Agreed, just like people they're affectionate if they want to.

[rvwnsd]

Agreed, just like people they're affectionate if they want to.

That's so true. They also don't like being picked up (not that I let THAT stop me). Apparently, they associate being picked up with being captured by a predator.

[+ bashful]

Having experienced both when younger (not actually my pets), dog person.

 

Me and my older brother’s cat never warmed up to each other.

 

Years later, same brother, who no longer lived at home, got a dog. It tore apart his apartment when he was at work. He talked my parents into taking the dog. If I was lying down on the couch, she was lying down on the floor next to it. Every night, when I went to bed, she would come in my room and jump up on the chair and get comfy. Every morning, without fail, she would be lying on the bed next to my legs when I woke.

 

I still miss that dog today.