Cats or Dogs: Which Pet Reigns Supreme?

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The debate over whether cats or dogs are better continues to evoke strong opinions, with proponents highlighting the distinct traits of each. Dogs are often seen as loyal companions that crave family interaction, while cats are viewed as more independent and sometimes aloof. Many participants shared personal anecdotes, illustrating the affectionate behaviors of their pets, such as a cat that greets its owner at the door or a dog that enjoys playing fetch. The discussion also touched on the amusing behaviors of both animals, such as dogs chasing various creatures and cats displaying hunting instincts. Ultimately, both cats and dogs have unique qualities that make them beloved pets for different reasons.
  • #51
Don't get male cats. I've never had a male cat for precisely that reason.
 
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  • #52
Evo said:
I think he's referring to the "spraying" that male cats use to mark their territory.

Kurdt said:
Don't get male cats. I've never had a male cat for precisely that reason.

When or if you get their nadgers removed, you can also ask for the scent glands which make that hideous smell to be removed, if it's any comfort cats only spray the borders of their territory, so they don't usually spray your house, if they do then it may be a sign that they are a bit insecure. Of course knowing they won't be doing it in your location is not much comfort for your neighbours when their porches reek.

If your worried about having a cats nadgers removed, don't be cats tend to live longer without them, IIRC.
 
  • #53
Don't get male cats. I've never had a male cat for precisely that reason.
great reason. LOL (take 'Don't get male cats' as reason)
 
  • #54
ok that sentence was poorly constructed but I couldn't be bothered to take quotes
:rolleyes:
 
  • #55
BobG said:
Can a cat dance?

http://www.k9-freestylers.com/carolyn.html (to see video, click on "click here", oddly enough)

I rest my case. :smile:
If anybody here has not visited BobG's link to watch that video, you are really missing out.
 
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  • #56
Schrodinger's Dog said:
When or if you get their nadgers removed, you can also ask for the scent glands which make that hideous smell to be removed, if it's any comfort cats only spray the borders of their territory, so they don't usually spray your house, if they do then it may be a sign that they are a bit insecure. Of course knowing they won't be doing it in your location is not much comfort for your neighbours when their porches reek.

If your worried about having a cats nadgers removed, don't be cats tend to live longer without them, IIRC.
My males are neutered, so they don't spray.
 
  • #57
If your worried about having a cats nadgers removed, don't be cats tend to live longer without them, IIRC.
and they start scratching when you try to do it with scisors
 
  • #58
I think this settles it.

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  • #59
Evo said:
I think this settles it.
:smile: Another reason to remove the nadgers. :smile:
 
  • #60
Dammit, look at the cat!
 
  • #61
Evo said:
Dammit, look at the cat!
OK, I am looking.

What is it I am supposed to see?
 
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  • #62
Not for you, for others.

Evo said:
I think this settles it.

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  • #63
Evo said:
Not for you, for others.

Dammit that's funny. :approve:
 
  • #64
Dogs don't hide the puppies from their people!

We finally found the kittens, now that they're already old enough to be weaned. And the aren't friendly at all (Momma Cat has had them well hidden). Two calicos (calico is my favorite) and a gray for certain, maybe two more in there (one person says she thought she saw one with Siamese coloration). Momma Cat is finally going to get spayed this week (they've taken care of the "nadgers" :smile: on the males already...or at least all the ones they could catch so far).

I had to laugh though...they're tagging all the cats that have been spayed/neutered so nobody tries to do it twice (and so that they're "official" farm cats). One of the females was brought up to another vet because the anesthesia masks we have didn't fit her, and she came back with a ruby stud earring as her eartag! :smile: I somehow doubt that's going to last long, but it was cute, and if it falls out, she'll still have the hole to know she was spayed (if the scar isn't enough of a clue).
 
  • #65
Speaking of cats - this is so adorable! :-p :!) :cool: :biggrin:

http://www.gardenbuddies.com/forum/messages/4337/1220593.html
 
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  • #66
Astronuc said:
Speaking of cats - this is so adorable! :-p :!) :cool: :biggrin:

http://www.gardenbuddies.com/forum/messages/4337/1220593.html
Awwwwwwwww! I wonder if any of Ivan and Tsu's cats would try to adopt baby skunks? :biggrin:
 
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  • #67
This makes me want to get a dog and another kitten...
http://home.comcast.net/~larkspur2020/kittenandbigdog.jpg
 
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  • #68
Astronuc said:
Speaking of cats - this is so adorable! :-p :!) :cool: :biggrin:

http://www.gardenbuddies.com/forum/messages/4337/1220593.html
So pepe le pew finally wore down that cat with his advances.
 
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  • #69
larkspur said:
This makes me want to get a dog and another kitten...
Has that dog always looked so sad, or just since the arrival of the kitten? :smile:
 
  • #70
larkspur said:
This makes me want to get a dog and another kitten...
Wow, look how overjoyed that dog is to have a kitten! He can barely contain himself, you can just see the excitement. :smile:
 
  • #71
Moonbear said:
Awwwwwwwww! I wonder if any of Ivan and Tsu's cats would try to adopt baby skunks? :biggrin:

Heck, they already invite them in for dinner. :rolleyes:
 
  • #72
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6497257644936185526&q=compulsive%20cat%20flushing&hl=en

Now I wonder if a dog would think of this? :smile:
 
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  • #73
This should settle the debate once and for all. Dog saves owner, but dies trying to rescue cat
Cats are evil! The cat set the fire!

Dogs are heroic. They not only retrieve their owner's artificial leg, retrieve the phone so their owner can dial 911, and drag their owner to safety, but they will give their life to save even an evil cat! :approve:

Poor 13-year-old 3-legged chihuahua! :cry:
I'm just guessing about the breed and the number of legs.
 
  • #74
BobG said:
This should settle the debate once and for all. Dog saves owner, but dies trying to rescue cat
Cats are evil! The cat set the fire!

Dogs are heroic. They not only retrieve their owner's artificial leg, retrieve the phone so their owner can dial 911, and drag their owner to safety, but they will give their life to save even an evil cat! :approve:

Poor 13-year-old 3-legged chihuahua! :cry:
I'm just guessing about the breed and the number of legs.

The moral of this story is...if you are going to light candles around cats, keep your leg(s) within arms reach!
 
  • #75
http://www.gardenbuddies.com/forum/messages/4337/1227907.html :biggrin:
 
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  • #76
larkspur said:
The moral of this story is...if you are going to light candles around cats, keep your leg(s) within arms reach!
:smile: :smile: :smile:
 
  • #79
For some reason cats love dying on me so I've come to the conclusion that they're pretty average.

Dogs are good though. My dog isn't the best of hunters though...it hasn't got the hang of how to do it. You know how some dogs will point to their target with one of their front legs? Well my dog points with the front leg and then lifts one of the back legs and stretches it out too (pointing behind it of course). So she loses balance every time and falls over. So she obviously hasn't had a good strike rate for killing pigeons.
 
  • #80
Which is Better: Cats or dogs??

I hear both taste a lot like chicken... :biggrin:

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  • #81
big man said:
For some reason cats love dying on me so I've come to the conclusion that they're pretty average.

Dogs are good though. My dog isn't the best of hunters though...it hasn't got the hang of how to do it. You know how some dogs will point to their target with one of their front legs? Well my dog points with the front leg and then lifts one of the back legs and stretches it out too (pointing behind it of course). So she loses balance every time and falls over. So she obviously hasn't had a good strike rate for killing pigeons.
Quit hunting so close to the highway. She's obviously pointing at road kill and letting you know the prey is already dead. :smile:
 
  • #82
I like dogs better. All the cats I have ever owned have been crazy (The one had a thing about pulling out all its hair :confused: ) so they got put o prozac which made them more normal. I would never have a cat again, this is my baby helping me in the garden
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/8118/pict0269ra5.jpg
 
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  • #84
I like all animals. In this case though I'm going to have to say dogs are better. They are so much more intelligent. With me, it really comes down to the individual cat/dog and how they act, just like humans. Many people treat their pet wrongly and cause it to have major behavior problems.
 
  • #85
I can't decide between either cats or dogs (I've never had either). Perhaps I should settle for an oyster.
 
  • #86
arildno said:
I can't decide between either cats or dogs (I've never had either). Perhaps I should settle for an oyster.
How about starting out with a Norwegian Blue Parrot (pining for the fjords)? I understand that they're really easy to clean up after, they're not noisy, and they don't molt.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6666/Fancy/mp_parrot.html
 
  • #87
Well, Ember has been swaying my opinion toward cats as being much smarter than dogs.

Cats read PF...
http://img274.imageshack.us/img274/8234/emberpfod9.jpg

and keep up with the latest scientific literature...
http://img274.imageshack.us/img274/7816/emberjournales4.jpg
She was helping me write my grant proposal there. She took a very keen interest in the atlas of the rat brain. :biggrin:
 
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  • #88
Moonbear said:
Well, Ember has been swaying my opinion toward cats as being much smarter than dogs.

Cats read PF...
http://img274.imageshack.us/img274/8234/emberpfod9.jpg

and keep up with the latest scientific literature...
http://img274.imageshack.us/img274/7816/emberjournales4.jpg
She was helping me write my grant proposal there. She took a very keen interest in the atlas of the rat brain. :biggrin:
Ember can't be that smart - she owns a Mac.

Uh oh, the smilies don't work. Duck!
 
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  • #89
BobG said:
Ember can't be that smart - she owns a Mac.

Uh oh, the smilies don't work. Duck!
That's why she's reading Larkspur's posts and not yours. :-p Larkspur tells her how pretty she is. :approve:
 
  • #90
turbo-1 said:
How about starting out with a Norwegian Blue Parrot (pining for the fjords)? I understand that they're really easy to clean up after, they're not noisy, and they don't molt.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6666/Fancy/mp_parrot.html
They have all been eaten by Albin, the white moose, I'm afraid.
Only recently was it discovered that albino moose are carnivores.
 
  • #91
BobG said:
Our cats are evil, mean, and probably smoke cigarettes when we're not home.

I thought of your kitties as soon as I saw this picture! :biggrin:

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/funny-pictures-cat-drinking-wine.jpg
 
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  • #92
arildno said:
They have all been eaten by Albin, the white moose, I'm afraid.
Only recently was it discovered that albino moose are carnivores.
Maybe that's why I haven't seen a white-tail all season. An albino moose moved in and ate them all. I never spotted the albino moose during the summer, but now that there is snow everywhere, that rascal would be practically invisible, like "Predator".
 
  • #93
So! Anyone here seen Cujo?
 
  • #94
I hate all pets, but for this survey I'll go with cats. There aren't enough ways to skin a dog.
 
  • #95
jimmysnyder said:
I hate all pets, but for this survey I'll go with cats. There aren't enough ways to skin a dog.

Get a knife and I'll email you a list.
 
  • #96
Math Is Hard said:
I thought of your kitties as soon as I saw this picture! :biggrin:

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/funny-pictures-cat-drinking-wine.jpg
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I love my cats and would never say anything bad about them.

Help me! My cats have learned to use the Internet and have been watching waterboarding videos!
 
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  • #97
arildno said:
I can't decide between either cats or dogs (I've never had either). Perhaps I should settle for an oyster.

An oyster would be good... :biggrin:
 
  • #98
Moonbear said:
Awwwwwwwww! I wonder if any of Ivan and Tsu's cats would try to adopt baby skunks? :biggrin:

They already DID! Remember them bringing the skunks into the kitchen for snacks? I'd be sitting there in the living room and suddenly get a good whiff of 'something', turn around and look into the kitchen, and there'd be a SKUNK eating the cat food right behind my chair!
 
  • #99
Cats suck. There's a reason Dogs are considered man's best friend.

Although I admit I'd probably feel different;y if I wasn't allergic to cats.
 
  • #100
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A Papillion adopts a squirrl.
 

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