Cats or Dogs?

[capsicum]

Just curious how many people here are cat people as opposed to dog people? Or are you both?

I personally love both, have 3 cats (we are getting a male kitten in a couple of months), and 1 dog. I am also on a waiting list for 2 show-quality boxers (male first, female second).

What about you?

TK

[marisa]

Well my roomates are cat people, I am a dog person.

My roomates always say they cant believe i like my dog since she needs me to let her out to go to the bathroom, fed her etc,,,,,where as their cats do this on their own so they feel they are more self reliant. But my point is how self reliant and independant is an animal who takes a crap IN your house? LOL I find that to be a HUGE turn off towards cats personally.....and I prefer a animal who actually seems to appareciate walks, car trips, playing fetch etc.....sometimes our cats don't even want to be pet.

:) In the end, its a personal preferance for sure, and one is not better over the other. Good luck with your new dogs!

Marisa

[capsicum]

Originally posted by marisa
:) In the end, its a personal preferance for sure, and one is not better over the other. Good luck with your new dogs!

Marisa

Thanks Marisa! This will be my first time owning pure bred dogs, although I have worked with them often :D I am really looking forward to working with and training these puppers ;)

TK

[JonD]

Cats stink, :DI have not met many people that empty the litter box daily. Plus some spray around the house (yes even if they are neutered or whatever)

Love dogs, can't wait to get another soon...Probably a Rodesian Ridgeback;)

[snakehunter]

I'm a cat people, Im 4 hrs away from my cat right now, and i know she is dying to see me, she would follow me around the house, just to jumo into my lap whenever i sat down, I miss you cookie! ARG too bad we cant have pets in dorms

[capsicum]

Originally posted by marisa
:) In the end, its a personal preferance for sure, and one is not better over the other. Good luck with your new dogs!

Marisa

Thanks Marisa! This will be my first time owning pure bred dogs, although I have worked with them often :D I am really looking forward to working with and training these puppers ;)

TK

[treegirl]

I like dogs..... I'm allergic to cats but I like them...but for I'd rather have a dog

[Samba]

I am hands down, 100% a dog person. Dogs like to play, they are sensitive, intuitive, emotional, and interactive pets. This doesn't mean I don't like cats... but let's say I haven't owned one since the last one ate some of my pricier fat-tailed geckos (I was so devestated that I never got another fat-tail again... I paid almost $200.00 for an extremely unique pair). Of course, the cat didn't know any better (or did he?) but I won't bother finding how smart the next one is. Not to say the one I had wasn't smart, because he could open doors, a skill I learned about a little too late... Anyways, off subject there...

I love my dog and I wouldn't trade her for anything... especially not a cat... LOL =)

[Tim_Cranwill]

Neither. :D

I used to have cats and dogs growing up but when I was about 17, I became allergic to them. Since avoiding them for about the last decade, I have lost my desire to have either. Even if my allergies could tolerate one in my house, I wouldn't get one.

But if I had to vote, I would vote cat. They're less work. ;) :)

[spidergecko]

Originally posted by marisa
But my point is how self reliant and independant is an animal who takes a crap IN your house? LOL

??? People crap in their house. We use a toilet, the cat uses a box. If you set up fully functioning, flushable toilet for your cat he would probably use it (as long as it didn't scare him).

But more interestingly, a HUGE turn off for me is that dogs drink OUT of the toilet I crap in.

[aaron]

Cats make my eyes itchy!!!


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Aaron

[mathaldo]

I'm allergic to both, but I prefer dogs way more than cats.

[marisa]

"But more interestingly, a HUGE turn off for me is that dogs drink OUT of the toilet I crap in"

That is more than simple to avoid. Close the lid. Done and done. Dogs prefer toliets because people do not refresh dog bowls often enough, where as the toliet is flushed and has fresh water everyday. Since I started giving my dogs water bowl a quick rinse each and every morning, she tries to get water from the toliet a lot less.

Marisa

[mykee]

I prefer dogs, and quite honestly, have almost no interest in cats at all. Aside from being allergic to them, their independance as an animal is not my cup of tea. I prefer to love, and be loved by my two favorite girls:
Willow, our 2.5 year old chocolate lab, the love of my life, the greatest dog I've ever owned, by far.
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And Kayla, our newest almost 8 year old black lab. We just picked her up for the K-W Humane Society a week ago where she had been turned in by her family because she had developed "expensive allergies". How anyone could turn this sweetheart in at almost 8 years of age, is beyond me. My Tania and I were dropping off some donations at the HS and we decided to take a look at the dogs, as we always do, and Kayla was the only dog not jumping up on the glass and barking when you walked by. She just sat there, completely heartbroken that her family didn't love her anymore. Needless to say, she became the newest member of our family that day. She has settled in nicely and Willow and her get along great. Here is a pic of her in my "Room" checkin' things out.
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[Matt_K]

Mykee: I was looking through your gallery the other day and saw all the pics of Willow, she's a gorgeous dog and looks like she'd be a riot to be around!!

Kayla is a very nice looking girl as well. Like you said, I don't understand how people can give up on dogs, especially at an older age.. I think about that everyday when I play with my girl, I have no idea how anyone could have given up on her..

Good job man, wish there were more people like you around!! :thumbsup:

[stevesemerko]

I'm allergic to both! That's why herps are so great, they are hypo-allergenic:). But if I had to choose I would have to say dogs. Dogs are loyal, they provide security (not the small yappy ones) and they like it when you give them attention, cats on the other hand have to be one of the most stuck up animals they could care less about you (not all but most of the ones I have met).

[mykee]

Thanks Matt. I can't understand it either. It breaks my heart to see older dogs discarded to the Humane Society or worse yet put down because they can no longer afford to take care of their dogs. Do X years of love and loyalty mean nothing? It makes me sick. BUT their stupid, mistake of turns out to be our win, Kayla's a great dog, despite her health concerns, and we love her already. Look...see.... I'm already doting.

[timfriesen32]

I am definitely a dog person. My wife and I have 2 Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. They are the most loyal animals I have ever seen. They totally appreciate every minute we spend with them, and all they really care about is being in the same room as us.

Cats on the other....well I think that they would make a good meal for a burm or retic....just kidding....please don't get upset with me I'm just kidding around. I grew up with cats and loved them to, but definitely not the same as dogs.

[DragnDrop]

Both, dogs and cats.

I've got a 14 year old Bichon, got him when he was 3 months old. The breeder was going to euthanise him because he wasn't show quality (he has an overbite). He's just a pet not a breeder, but the most loving and obedient dog you could want. Also a 10 year old Miniature Pinscher we got 2 years ago from a family whose son developed allergies. Then there's Salem, the Cat From Hades. Her mom was a stray who had a litter in someone's garage. Racoons killed the other kittens when they were 5 weeks old and fatally injured the mom, so we got Salem, the sole survivor. She feels she needs to defend herself from everything, not at all cuddly. But she's well behaved otherwise, and after 3 years of patience, she's finally asking to be petted once in a while. I think she might soon start to trust us. :)

[capsicum]

Wow, it's awesome to hear from everyone :D

For the most part, all of my dogs have been rescues. As well as my cats, all three of mine were bottle-fed :) Bailey is the youngest, at 4 months; she came to us at 1 week of age, as her mother had been killed :( But she is doing awesome, and is the cuddliest kitten I have ever had :)

TK

[Leviathan]

I love both!!! I have two kitties, an eight year old siamese I adopted last fall, Sasha, and a 2 and a half year old siamese X, Ninja. I've had dogs all my life and last december I helped my mom and her Jack maggie give birth to five beautiful babies. I kept one but had to get rid of him two months ago because I had to move and could not find a place to keep him. Ah, still a little emotional over that loss! He was an amazing Dog!
Here are there pics
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Sasha
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Ninjahttp://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/4639Thor2.jpg
and Thor :)

[treegirl]

I love all of the pictures especially Aarons....

pups are so fun!

[marisa]

Mykee thats SOOO cool!

About two years ago we did almost the same thing! My female Jack Russell seemed to want some company so I called a private local shelter and asked to come see a few available Jack's they had.

We ended up seeing this ADORABLE extremely old male Jack Russell with no teeth, blind in one eye, one leg almost unmovable, and around 15 years old. His owners just abandoned him because he got old and his needs took to much of their time.

Needless to say he lived here in comfort for a full year. He was an AMAZING dog aside from his disabilities and age problems. When his qaulity of life went down, and I noticed he was no longer able to live a life, we put him to sleep!

Everyone should think about adopting an older dog! Puppies are great but I for one will go with an older dog again one day when we are ready for another!

Tug....resting on only his "good" back leg as always, and winking :P
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The beast that we still have....she is a monster but also my favorite dog ever.
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Marisa

[lisa marie]

I'm a dog person at heart. I like cats, and even have a couple. But deep down, I can't live without my dog. :) She's the love of my life, next to my husband and children. I LOVE dogs. There's no better species.

[ChokeOnSmoke]

I love both but I would pick a dog over a cat in a second.
Actually I'm more of a dog person than herp person.
I have an austrailian cattle dog x springer spaniel(Frieda) thats 14 and an 8 year old chocolate lab(Toby). I picked Frieda out of her litter when I was 8, but she had already been picked by someone. Then luckily the person backed out and I ended up with her. Shes adorable and growing up would have been real boring with out her.
I think we are getting either another chocolate or black lab next spring.

I could talk about dogs all day and night but I'll stop boring you all.

Oh yeah I've got an 8 year tortoiseshell cat(Clover aka Chloe) as well. Shes cool... but shes still a cat.

[Ryan and Katie]

We are defintely cat people... :) Here are a couple a pics of the bengals that we will be bringing home in a couple weeks. We are so excited!

This is Morelia or "Slow-Mo"... She had a run in with a computer monitor and has been having some issues with a concussion and a bit of vision loss. So we were able to get her sister as well so that there would always be someone nearby...

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Here is her sister Naja....

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[Lrptls]

i like cats alot better than dogs

i just moved out of my parents house that was full of cats and only one dog, now i live with my grandparents where we have 2 dogs and no cats.

sadly i will never be able to own any cats because my bf is VERY alergic to them. we'll just get ferrets instead (which i think i like better even though i'v never had them)

[Katt]

Cat person all the way.

Had a dog a few months ago, but after she killed my cave dwelling ratsnake and then on to try and kill my doves, and eat snake sheds, bracelets and snake food, that dog was gone gone gone.

The other mutts we had pissed all over the carpet, whopeee. Shed all over, caused a great amount of allergies, wrecked things, got in the way, lowered the quality of our life to the point we no longer enjoyed coming home. They were gone gone gone!

Not to say I won't own a dog again, but a small one, that doesn't cause a huge mess and wreck things!

We have three cats. They stay out of our way. Although, they all beg for attention, most hours of the day, they're out of hair. They're as loyal as any dog and will come when called, even when eating.

Dogs you don't even have to try to earn their love, it's already programmed in them to love you whether an a-hole or an angel, but a cat, you gotta earn b/c they don't put up with crap!

[spidergecko]

Seeing older cats in the shelter bothers me a lot. After rasing my cat out of his kitten years I swore I would never get a kitten again. Older cats are different. They are affectionate, easier to handle, and don't get into mischief. My cat is 17 now but from birth until he was about 10 he was a pain (but I still loved him). He didn't like being around and ran every time I tried to go near him. Now, I just have to be within a foot of him before he begins purring. He actively seeks me out (when he's not sleeping 23 hours a day).

I believe that if cats weren't a regular pet (and instead considered "exotics") many proclaimed "cat-haters" would probably like cats because they are "cool"; beautiful, graceful, efficient killers, soft, mean, and whatever else people like about cool exotics. Okay, maybe persians aren't that cool looking ...

[exotic_66]

I LOVE DOGS way more :D I have bad luck with cats..My cat Lucky is a total *****. She attacks my legs all the time....She never wants to cuddle with me :(

~NESSY~

[Ryan23]

I'm definately more of a dog person but I have a cat as well.......I just find dogs are more fun in general, cats are always so moody.

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[Katt]

Originally posted by Ryan23
I'm definately more of a dog person but I have a cat as well.......I just find dogs are more fun in general, cats are always so moody.



I don't like your attitude. You want moody? I'll show you moody!!

[Dani33]

I love dogs. My two are like my kids. I can't imagine life without them. I don't think that there will ever be a time when I don't have one. I think that I would like cats if my husband and I weren't so allergic.

[Ryan23]

Hahahaha, I thought you might not like that comment. But seriously, you trying to tell me your Ghost isn't a little on the strange side?

[Vanan]

But seriously, you trying to tell me your Ghost isn't a little on the strange side?

Hey now! You dissin my Princess Shivea? :P :P No snakey goodies for you! :P She ain't strange, just socially challenged.

[Katt]

Hahaha, Vanan is saying that's *MY* ghost!!

Anyway, this is Vanan's ghost, aka Thumper, aka Lardo. Her real name is Shivea.

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/Kattia/shivea.jpg">

This my cat, Tybalt, Prince of Cats, aka "son born out of wedlock", aka "anus opening" doing what he does best.

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This is Kuna aka PyschoB*&^. My mother gave us this cat to take care of for a bit, but after a few months, Vanan put his foot down and said, that we were keeping the kitten and tough luck to my mom. So I have one cat, Vanan has two.

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/Kattia/kuna3.jpg">

Her as a kitten. Just to die for.

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Don't even get us started about talking about the cats. We could go for hours and hours! I think we have bored people talking about our cats.

[mykee]

Marisa: your story warmed the cockels of my heart. I take my hat off to both you, and your family for making Tugs final years so full of love.
Katt: a properly trained dog, who's owners have time for them would NEVER have done what your dogs have done.

[Vanan]

a properly trained dog, who's owners have time for them would NEVER have done what your dogs have done.

They were shelter dogs who came from farms. Not used to the indoor life.

[mykee]

Farm dogs are very hard to break. Unfortunately, many times these dogs are put down as they cannot be placed in proper homes.

[SerpentLust]

Cat person 100%, I've never owned a dog, never wanted a dog have always had cats.

Jenn

[tHeGiNo]

Absolutely a dog person, I hate cats and have several scratches to prove that :P.

Dogs you don't even have to try to earn their love, it's already programmed in them to love you whether an a-hole or an angel, but a cat, you gotta earn b/c they don't put up with crap!

I don't know about you, but if I feed you, house you, give you water, pay for your vet bills and all around care for you, you damn well better bow to my feet or you can get the hell out! LOL!

[lisa marie]

the Gino,
I know you're just kidding, but I have to disagree with you. We are the lucky ones to have them in our lives. Most times, we don't deserve them. :)
Lisa

[lisa marie]

Originally posted by ChokeOnSmoke
I love both but I would pick a dog over a cat in a second.
Actually I'm more of a dog person than herp person.
I have an austrailian cattle dog x springer spaniel(Frieda) thats 14 and an 8 year old chocolate lab(Toby). I picked Frieda out of her litter when I was 8, but she had already been picked by someone. Then luckily the person backed out and I ended up with her. Shes adorable and growing up would have been real boring with out her.
I think we are getting either another chocolate or black lab next spring.

I could talk about dogs all day and night but I'll stop boring you all.

Oh yeah I've got an 8 year tortoiseshell cat(Clover aka Chloe) as well. Shes cool... but shes still a cat.

I'm the same way. I enjoy my herps, but I'd give them up in a second for dogs. In fact, I'd be happy if I lived with JUST dogs....no other animals or people. Just me and dogs. :)

[jjnnbns]

Dogs all the way... unlike cats who seem as if they couldn't care less whether or not you were alive (except to scratch the #@!! out of you!)

[justinO]

These are the only "dogs" i have in my life right now. honestly, i think i like these two better then real dogs or cats. I still get greeted when i get home with a big "YAHOO" that always makes me smile.


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