Are you a dog person or a cat person?

[Ptah]

There are more owners of dogs than cats, but there are more cats owned than dogs.

The average cat owner has 2.3 cats.

Which is not unusual, considering how cats make people insane (see link from my post above).

Cats want to eat your brain.

Hahah. Nice!

I actually live down the street from a "cat lady". It's seriously quite sad. The village (or some agent thereof) had to come out and "fix" all the cats she let roam freely in and out of her house, around the neighborhood, etc -- so that the population wouldn't get any more out of control.

I'm a cat person, so on the one hand I love all the cats around (seriously, every day I can look out one window of my house and see at least one of her cats lurking about; frequently, more than one out more than one window) ... but on the other... I know this is not good for either the cats or the cat lady; it's sad, both are developing in a strange, warped co-dependence...

[Domino]

She won't do anything without consent.

Steak-smelling spoil sport. :smooch:

[Limey]

Dogs are for the moojority.

Cats are for the baanal

<sorry everyone, I've debased myself again>

[lowtech redneck]

I'm definately a cat person; I have nothing against dogs, but cats are cuter, smell much better, and are low-maintainence.

[HeavyMetal]

Neither.

[Delilah]

Cats rot your brain and make you crazy (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/magazine/09_10_catcoat.html?ex=1354856400&en=217ff0517c90a794&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink).


There are more owners of dogs than cats, but there are more cats owned than dogs.

The average cat owner has 2.3 cats.

Which is not unusual, considering how cats make people insane (see link from my post above).

Cats want to eat your brain.


Kick ass. My days are numbered.......

I'm a cat and dog person though.

[Kathara]

Cats are mysterious, dogs are smart. I can't choose,for both are qualities which I admire - I would say that dogs appeal to my T side, while cats do so for my N.

[Limey]

Dogs also have the upper hand at this time of year in that their genitalia resembles a Christmas tree light/ornament.

I once had an exhibitionist dog that would sit in front of my grandmother and let his proverbial bulb ease out of the socket.

[Acala1]

Dogs also have the upper hand at this time of year in that their genitalia resembles a Christmas tree light/ornament.

I once had an exhibitionist dog that would sit in front of my grandmother and let his proverbial bulb ease out of the socket.


This is very interesting.... :mellow:

[Domino]

*checks watch* Still waiting on MacG's dramatically tragic "extermination by cat". It's a slow weekend. I'll make allowances for Fateful truancy.

[Lateralus]

They're all vermin, filthy disease carriers.

[djm]

The thread title reminds me of an interesting book by Clarence Day Junior called This Simian World. He hypothesised what the world would have been like if other animals other than primates had evolved the way humans did.

He drew some interesting conclusions, and took a few swipes at our underlying simian nature that would have been more contreversial in it's day.

I prefer cats, if I had to choose.

[Limey]

You can pick a dog up by the scruff of the neck, but cats require expensive equipment to safely transport.
http://writtenpolicy.com/cat_carrier.jpg

[Methofelis]

Can I not prefer arachnids?

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m175/Methofelis/s_spider.jpg

[Mr.G]

Can I not prefer arachnids?

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m175/Methofelis/s_spider.jpg

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!:horror:

[Limey]

Here's one for fjm

Bagpuss, mate, has been seen making movements towards your domnicile in the hopes of being picked up outside as a happy go lucky stuffed cat that got lost.

Heed the warnings....
Don't wander away from T'moooor! stay on the path! Bagpuss is out there
oh shit too late - better try and find Jamie and his magic drug induced torch light show under his bed.

http://writtenpolicy.com/Magman.jpg

[Limey]

I had to fight a police trained german shepard once. Those fuckers get nasty.
I didn't try to stick around to see who would get a punctured vein first, I took my ass bite and hopped up a wall to get my dad, some stupid bastard insisted they were fine and you could walk past one (as the same dog bounded after someone's mom bringing her groceries back)
The dog paid the price for the dipshit owner

They got let out around 1996 in the evening and immediately went for a run on the B-road
even to the end the bastards had cornered a guy outside the taxi rank and were doing a v slpit manouevre to go for his balls. They both got nailed crossing the road trying to get him, smashed up rib cages, punctured lungs etc. shame really, could have been nice dogs in the right hands.

One more reason I raise an eyebrow when I see these chumps with very low grade bull dogs (I've owned staffs bulls) A pit Bull is a mutt and everytime one turns on the young relatives of the owners, that;s what the owner does, not the dog. Lots of POS owners in the UK think they're tough with a tough dog, its crazy, I've never seen it pay off - they either taze or run over the dog and then get what they wanted out of the owner.
More show than security like the flashing lights in a car.

[a4architect]

i like both cats and dogs equaly

[Deckard]

For the cat people: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5tuH0s9quY

[Vildechaya]

Cats-I was born loving them.
I like dogs but they require too much work.
When I am around people with multiple dogs, I understand that the dogs are cute but I don't understand how their antics are amusing or funny. What's so funny about an animal gettting so exited about chasing it's tail that it soils the rug?

[YHWH]

I dislike dogs and despise kittehs.

[Vildechaya]

I dislike dogs and despise kittehs.
Even when deep fried extra crispy with a side of ranch?

[YHWH]

Do I look Chinese ?

[Vildechaya]

Do I look Chinese ?
Only on saturday.

[Nunki]

I'm not very fond of dogs. They're uncleanly and their barking drives me batty. Cats are clean, quiet, and they pretty much take care of themselves.

[pan_sonic_000]

I love dogs and have always been fond of their companionship. They do anything with you and aren't worried about getting dirty, wet or smelling bad.

Cats - meh. I've come across maybe 10 in my life that I truly liked. A memorable one came into my life about a decade ago. A newborn kitten which I was fond of because he was really rough and tumble and full of spirit. He'd keep scratching and swatting you if you tried to hold him down. I liked his attitude. So I took him as my own and named him Dexter:

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww106/parametric_eq/D_DEXTER_2.jpg

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww106/parametric_eq/D_DEXTER_1.jpg

[MadamI'madaM]

I jibe with a higher percentage of cats.

[LastRailway]

I don't like animals very much.

[Anonymous]

I don't like animals very much.

:highfive: Animals suck, don't they.

[stigmatica]

In my hectic life today, I prefer cats. They are pretty much self reliant, and very relaxing.

In my youth, the dog was certainly my best friend. I imagine if I lived alone out in the country, I'd prefer a dog.

[LastRailway]

:highfive: Animals suck, don't they.

Yeah! :highfive:

And I can't stand proud pet owners.

PPO: Isn't my dog/cat/fish/snake so incredibly sweet and clever?
Me: No, it is not, you tard, it's a fury ball that stinks, dirties the house, costs money that anyone could find a better use for them and is outright annoying.

[stigmatica]

Yeah! :highfive:

And I can't stand proud pet owners.

PPO: Isn't my dog/cat/fish/snake so incredibly sweet and clever?
Me: No, it is not, you tard, it's a fury ball that stinks, dirties the house, costs money that anyone could find a better use for them and is outright annoying.

http://forums.intpcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7450&stc=1&d=1242310756
Chubz - Isn't she incredibly sweet and clever? :devil:

[msg_v2]

I've never owned a cat, but I suspect I'm a cat person. Dogs bark all the time. You can't leave them home alone for long. You have to take them for walks, and heaven forbid you come across another dog when you do that, not to mention the poop bags you have to carry around.

I also find cats more interesting to watch. Cats are more interesting watch. A cat is mysterious. You never know what the fuck a cat's gonna do.

[pan_sonic_000]

Just looking at this picture fills me with disgust:

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww106/parametric_eq/1331697209_9071f2084e.jpg







Now this creature, on the other hand, is loyal and ready to get into trouble with you:

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww106/parametric_eq/dog.jpg

[msg_v2]

One of them gives you a fucking headache. The other doesn't.

[1104]

ugh, cats. i'm disappointed in u all. every catowner's home i've ever been to has a strong acidic stench.

[Corbin]

I've never owned a cat, but I suspect I'm a cat person. Dogs bark all the time. You can't leave them home alone for long. You have to take them for walks, and heaven forbid you come across another dog when you do that, not to mention the poop bags you have to carry around.

I also find cats more interesting to watch. Cats are more interesting watch. A cat is mysterious. You never know what the fuck a cat's gonna do.

Dibs on future sig.

[secretsmile]

Just looking at this picture fills me with disgust:

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww106/parametric_eq/1331697209_9071f2084e.jpg


Now this creature, on the other hand, is loyal and ready to get into trouble with you:

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww106/parametric_eq/dog.jpg


Completely, utterly agree. And you totally got me with the black lab. I had one growing up. :wub:

For the most part, though, I really don't understand the general obsession with pet ownership. I prefer dogs over cats, but frankly I don't want the responsibility of a pet for a long, long time. Same reason I don't want children for a long, long time. I do not agree with pets being inside the home unless due to extreme outdoor temperatures. I think I have developed a mild allergy to cats (or their dander) sometime in the last few years. When I was a kid I took care of a neighbor's cat every time they were out of town. I never had any kind of allergic reaction to it. Now if I touch a cat and then bring my hands anywhere near my face, my eyes are ruined for the rest of the day. Watery, red, itchy (VERY itchy). And if I enter a cat owner's home who doesn't clean very often, I don't even need to touch the cat...within 10-15 minutes my eyes are acting up and my sinuses get bad.

Bleh. Cats. My husband, on the other hand, absolutely adores cats and seems to have some odd connection with them (probably because they're independent creatures). He likes other animals, but swears cats are better.

[aphemix]

out of cats and dogs, I like playing with dogs a lot more. They're fun to hang out with and such. But they are burdens to me more than anything. Particularly if they are even remotely loud. If they make any noise at all. I generally prefer cats because they don't require I do anything in particular. I'm sure that's been said in this thread already, but yeah. Laziness wins.

I've been training my cat to be a Spartan since he was a baby. He is now by far the coolest cat I've ever dealt with. He doesn't give a shit about anything. He hangs out outside all day and can get down from tall trees by himself. And he fucks bitches up. My hands are perpetually shredded just from playing nice with him. I tell people who bother me to taunt him in particular ways on purpose and laugh when he inflicts serious harm on them. I pity whatever asshole actually pisses him off.

since this thread looks to be full of pictures, here are some pictures I took of the first time he ever went out in the snow. Walked around not giving a fuck and ended up taking a dump in it within a span of maybe two minutes. I thought it was pretty cool.

http://aphemix.com/cat/cat1.jpg

http://aphemix.com/cat/cat2.jpg

http://aphemix.com/cat/cat3.jpg

http://aphemix.com/cat/cat4.jpg

http://aphemix.com/cat/cat5.jpg

[pan_sonic_000]

This is completely hilarious to me. It also sums up the differences between dogs and cats and why I prefer the latter:

(I love the tension at 0:11)

dog chasing cat

[OrionzRevenge]

Loyal PetIf this is turning into political spin, then I prefer cats precisely because they wont bend to the will of a human.

[tha_badguy]

Neither

I hate the majority of both because cats are too paranoid acting like everyone is trying to kill them and dogs remind me of the type of people I hate.

Loud mouths who never shut up but when confronted are all bark & no bite.

[Limey]

I don't like the roughness of a cat's tongue against my glans.

[Scarecrow]

Dog person.

[Arntor]

Dogs because they can't climb over your fence and go into your backyard to start a fight with another dog at 4 AM in the morning. It sucks that my room doesn't have air conditioning so I have to leave my window open.

[tha_badguy]

you sure they weren't sexing in your yard...?
it sounds similar.

i know i use to have a shack in the back that i believe must have been used for that
based on the sounds I heard.

[Solitaire Unraveling]

Cats have fewer qualities I admire, so I guess I'm a dog person. We do have a dog, but it wasn't intentional...more of a "Sure, we'll look after him while you find a place to live..." kind of thing.

Regardless, I do respect both cats and dogs for being far ahead of my own species on the evolutionary chain.

[aphemix]

I don't like the roughness of a cat's tongue against my glans.cover it in tuna oil. Problem solved.

[TheNilesEdge]

Cats are more beautiful, but I prefer the company of [large] dogs. Once I live on my own, after living with cats for most of my life I'll want the exact opposite in a pet.

[Kunstvoll Schwein]

cover it in tuna oil. Problem solved.

Cats start biting when you start doing this.

As for dogs, you can try crumbling a digestive biscuit and applying with butter, although the risk of dismemberment is again very real.

[ciphersort]

I like large pack dogs (Malamutes, Huskies, etc) and have raised a few, but that is a time consuming process and it is just too hot where I currently live to do so. I am not into nippers and ankle biters.

On the other hand cats are way more convenient. It is kind of a toss up and so at present I have opted for neither.

[Digital Future]

When I was younger a big German Sheppard jumped over his front gate and chased me and my grandma down the road. That actually traumatised me for some years. This was then re-enforced a few years on when I went to my mates house and his Doberman squeezed past him in the doorway and pinned me in the corner with it's nose up my bum.

I was then scared of any "attack" type dogs. However as I got braver I started to challenge these fears and found that dogs could actually be fun. Then I realised just how much they smell and moved over to cats.

Cats are more calculating that dogs...this is something I admire in them. Plus they are more picky about who they get friendly with...another quality I admire. Dogs will just do anything for a biscuit.

[skycloud86]

I'm a cat person.

[RottenApple]

Cats are convenient and can be quite funny too, but I'm a dog person at heart.

There's nothing like coming home and having your dogs greet you like you're the Beatles.

Some stand-up(can't remember his name) said that his greatest fear was that his dog would one day find out that he was not the greatest person in the world. HAHA


I don't like small dogs at all...I prefer big dogs with soft hearts. Labradors, great danes, ...and a breed from where I live, the BoerBoell.

here's a photo of one.....very intelligent dogs too !

http://boerboel.co.za/files/img/stories/dolly_500x497.png

[Trentham]

CHRIST that's a big dog. :blink:

I like both, but I greatly prefer cats for myself. They're a lot less trouble all the way around, and they're not usually as bad about begging for table scraps.

[floid]

CHRIST that's a big dog. :blink:


...that can produce landscape timbers on your lawn so you don't have to go to the hardware store to buy them.

I take in whatever critters wander up and stay awhile.

Right now that is cats.

I generally prefer cats over dogs because they are more independent than dogs.

But I've known some dogs that were admirable exceptions to that rule too.

[Hermione]

Cats, dogs, turtles frogs, oh and birds -- the real kind outside uncaged in trees. I own a dog and cat. The frog fucking croaked. sad, criez

[stuck]

Both.

The wife is an iNFp. Our house is like Noah's ark.

We cried over a dead junebug yesterday.

<-Hence

[NoahFence]

My avatar is a decapitated cat turned abomination of nature.

Obviously, I'm a dog person.

Actually I like cats just fine, really. In the end, it really depends on the dog or cat as to which I like better. Met some really crappy examples of both species, and some awesome ones too.

[Ivy]

Yeah, I gotta agree with that. Especially when it comes to our current pets.

Sylvia = not the worst cat ever, but close
Eli = not the best dog ever, but pretty cool

so right now it's dogs.

[stuck]

We have the most amazing cat in the world right now. Everyone loves him, even the dogs are smitten.

He is absurdly easy going. If he's asleep somewhere, you can just pick him up and plop him somewhere else, in some other seemingly uncomfortable position, and he'll fall back asleep.

His main hobby and life-goal is to murder and cuddle in equal amounts. He has killed 2 birds, 1 mouse, and 2 lizards (and these are just the ones we know about) in the last 2 month period. He brings them to the doorstep with absolute love, the finest gift he could imagine.

I've only seen him frustrated once. It was the first time he saw rain, and he followed us around, screaming cat obscenities, translated roughly to "YOU FUCKING IDIOTS BROKE THE SKY".

I woke up once, and he had his paws in my nostrils. I think he was keeping them warm.

A true Boddhisattva among cats.

[MacGuffin]

I woke up once, and he had his paws in my nostrils. I think he was keeping them warm.

He was just wondering if you could smell the litter needed changing too from his paws.

[avolkiteshvara]

Never trust cat people.

[Ivy]

I have always preferred indoor/outdoor cats to strictly indoor. Somehow, they seem to be more satisfied and less neurotic (probably in part because they get to live out their evolutionary purpose by hunting small animals).

Sylvia is our first indoor cat and frankly, she sucks. I mean, it's not her fault, and it's not really because she's indoor- she came home from the shelter with a latent case of ringworm that took over her whole body within a week, so she lost most of her fur. We had to quarantine her in the spare bathroom and suit up to go in and pet her twice a day, during which time we also had to smear medicine all over her diseased skin. She hated that, and came to associate being picked up with being smeared. We had to bathe her twice a week (who bathes cats? really) which of course she also hated. So she missed important socialization and bonding time during her 2 months in the bathroom, and is extremely neurotic as a result. After the crazy cat-poisoning lady moved out of our neighborhood we decided to see if she'd go outside, but she won't. She doesn't have ringworm anymore but her skin and fur have never completely recovered. She goes through periods where she licks all the fur off of her back half, so she just looks creepy. What affection I do have for her is based on pity. God I sound like a raging bitch.

[stuck]

I have always preferred indoor/outdoor cats to strictly indoor. Somehow, they seem to be more satisfied and less neurotic (probably in part because they get to live out their evolutionary purpose by hunting small animals).

Agreed



Sylvia is our first indoor cat and frankly, she sucks. .... What affection I do have for her is based on pity. God I sound like a raging bitch.

We had one for a while, named H---, who was a rescue from a basement, where he was kept for three years without care. He had this uncanny knack of getting at least one turd a day stuck horizontally to the wall. He couldn't stand going outside, and was miserable in our tiny apartment. He had to go back to the halfway home. ;_;

[MacGuffin]

There is a cat right outside our open window meowing at us.

Where's a coyote when you need one?

[Tallulah]

I love animals in general, but am definitely a dog person.

[Pantycrickets]

I imagined this when I saw the thread title.
http://i25.tinypic.com/10yjnmw.jpg

[stigmatica]

Both? If I had no kids, I'd be a dog person. They are more fun than cats, and make a much better companion. But they also require a lot of attention, which goes to my kids these days.

As it is, I'm a cat person. They are moody, and self centered... but they take care of themselves for the most part, and are very relaxing to pet and interesting to watch.

[md5fungi]

A true Boddhisattva among cats.

Hahaha. For some reason I thought of all the Jack Kerouac pseudo-novels being rewritten with cats instead of people. I'm strange.

[Thirsty]

Cats are great. They're intelligent creatures that know how to take care of themselves.

There are dog breeds that are "more intelligent", however as to whether these breeds (e.g. border collie) are more intelligent is debatable, because these animals still require a lot of maintenance.

[stuck]

Cats are great. They're intelligent creatures that know how to take care of themselves.

There are dog breeds that are "more intelligent", however as to whether these breeds (e.g. border collie) are more intelligent is debatable, because these animals still require a lot of maintenance.

By your criteria, trees are more intelligent than both.

[Technical]

http://www.innocentenglish.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/cats-kitten-sink.jpg
"Mew mew purrrrr"

OR

http://www.dog-names.org.uk/dog-images/cute-mutt.jpg
"BAR BAR BAR BAR BAR BAR! *stink* BAR BAR! *humps leg* BAR BAR BAR!"

Tough choice.

[nonperson]

"BAR BAR BAR BAR BAR BAR! *stink* BAR BAR! *humps leg* BAR BAR BAR!"



Is this poor canine an alcoholic?

[Limey]

Cat people; Bow down before the one you serve (http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090713/sc_livescience/catsdocontrolhumansstudyfinds)

[Digital Future]

Dogs try to cater for your every need.


http://www.bsideblog.com/images/2008/04/hw-04-01-08/Picture-9.jpg

[Qfwfq]

A cat is an animal that's waiting for me to fall asleep so it can claw my throat and kill me. Don't you remember the cats from Lady & the Tramp? How can you sleep peacefully with those ninjas in your house???

[Qfwfq]

Cat people; Bow down before the one you serve (http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090713/sc_livescience/catsdocontrolhumansstudyfinds)

wait, new idea for who killed JFK. There was a Siamese, on the Grassy Knoll....

[Kurai]

I'm both, I love both animals. I have both as well, I love my cat because she's unique and different, adorable as well, and the same for my dog. THough I can get frustrated at my dog sometimes for being too needy I love him to death. But I've had cats far more than I've had dogs.

[kble]

cats (love dogs too, generally)

[ciphersort]

cats (love dogs too, generally)

I thought you were a Narwhal person.

[NotOfTwo]

Cats are annoying because they are always touching you when you are busy. My much loved dogs learned to just go lay down when I was occupied.

[Kazan]

Cat. I have a cat named Callisto. She is low maintenance and will sit quietly with me as I read. Unlike dogs or people or newts.

[angelique]

I like cats, but I wish cat owners would give them a bath once in awhile. There's nothing more sad to look at than a smelly cat in need of some lathering.

As if tonguing yourself is actually sanitary!

[augi55]

I like cats, but I wish cat owners would give them a bath once in awhile. There's nothing more sad to look at than a smelly cat in need of some lathering.

As if tonguing yourself is actually sanitary!

Are you kidding? Cat's are probably the cleanest animals you can possibly have in your house. My cat will come into my room, jump on my bed, and rub himself against me as if to go "Oh hell yes check out how softttt I am" and then he'll jump down and go off to whatever it is he does all day.

Now the new little psycho dog my dad just got is annoying as fuck. Little thing just poops all over the place, runs around like a madman, and stands on his hind legs looking up at you like "OMG OMG OMG PET MEEEE IM AWESOMEEEE" I always tell the little guy to calm the fuck down and get away from me.

I'm a cat person. I love dogs but have always just had more connections with cats than dogs.

[Limey]

wait, new idea for who killed JFK. There was a Siamese, on the Grassy Knoll....

You're putting the pussy on a pedestal, or at least a knoll.
Anyway, evidence suggests it was the book suppository, which must have been painful to get into and out of. Oh, and the sewer drain to the throat.

http://www.tdcooper.com/cat_gun.jpg

[augi55]

You're putting the pussy on a pedestal, or at least a knoll.
Anyway, evidence suggests it was the book suppository, which must have been painful to get into and out of. Oh, and the sewer drain to the throat.

sniper kitty

Was wondering how long it would take this image to appear in this thread.

Guess it only took a couple years.

[Madrigal]

The Littlest Hobo

Every stop I make, I make a new friend...

*choke*

*SOB*

I want a German Shepherd.

[Ferrus]

I want a German Shepherd.
I wonder if you will be saying that when summer comes around...

[Madrigal]

I wonder if you will be saying that when summer comes around...

How come? They shed?

Anyway I don't have space for a dog, it's just the breed I would prefer.

[Ferrus]

How come? They shed?

Anyway I don't have space for a dog, it's just the breed I would prefer.
Yes, a lot. Although the two ones I have had were cross breeds (first with a Border Collie, second with a Labrador) which may not have helped.

[Yosako]

Cats are cute and funny, dogs absolutely suck!

[80 page GIANT]

I love them both, but I am definitely a dog person. I've always had dogs, never had a cat of my own, and dogs seem to always like me immediately.

I have had girlfriends and roommates that had cats though, and I've spent a lot of time with them in the past. I miss being around them and sometimes think about getting one.

A subcategory of this question could be "Do you prefer the art of C.M. Coolidge or Louis Wain?"

C.M. Coolidge was the first guy to paint dogs player poker, shooting pool, etc.:

http://searchwarp.com/UserImages/Author-55420-img(1).jpg

Louis Wain was the schizophrenic artist who did a lot of drawings of cats, and they got weirder and weirder as his psychosis progressed:

http://x66.xanga.com/598b827a5233247895732/b32225086.gif

(lately though there has been some speculation that he may have been faking it, but his art looks pretty darn crazy to me!)

[angelique]

Are you kidding? Cat's are probably the cleanest animals you can possibly have in your house.

Yes, I've noticed that most cat owners believe in that kind of delusional thinking. To be honest, I had a persian kitten in high school, and I bathed her every week, blow dried her silky white fur and sprayed her with baby oil cat perfume.

I like long haired cats, because they are mellow and don't scratch your furniture and jump on top of kitchen countertops after they've been scratching urine and feces in their kitty litter.

[Mr.G]

I always wanted a tiger for a pet. I'd raise it from a cub so that he'd be cool to me but eat everyone else. Sadly thats not a reality...

[jyng1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr1pWzoLvT8

Not a Tiger I know, but he was cute anyway.

[52 Pick-up]

I prefer fish; animals that can follow you are kinda sucky.

[INA]

Pets are best admired from afar, or up close but occasionally. Other people's pets that you don't have to take care of. So neither. If I had to choose, a cat would be preferable.

[shadow master]

Pets are best admired from afar, or up close but occasionally. Other people's pets that you don't have to take care of. So neither. If I had to choose, a cat would be preferable.
Most men are either tit men or ass men - but some are vagina men. I am a vagina potbellypig man.

[JocktheMotie]

I'm not good with animals. I tend to not even feed myself beyond oatmeal, expecting me to keep track of something else's bodily functions seems like a bit of stretch for me.

If it's not a cactus, I'd kill it. And even then it doesn't look good for the cactus.

[INA]

Most men are either tit men or ass men
Some insist they are both. I have my doubts.

Most men are either tit men or ass men - but some are vagina men. I am a vagina potbellypig man.
Kind of you to lavish your farm animals with erotic affection.

[80 page GIANT]

...If it's not a cactus, I'd kill it. And even then it doesn't look good for the cactus.

A friend of mine was in a drug rehab program while he was in jail. The counselors told him to get a pet or a houseplant, and if he could keep it alive for a year, then he'd be ready for a relationship.

He got a dog a few weeks after he got out of jail. A week or two later he tied it up in a parking lot while he went into a bar. When he came out, the dog was gone.

He should've gotten a houseplant instead.

[Limey]

The should cross a dog with a cat in reality (not just cartoon).
Except use some fucked up breeds, like a British Bulldog mixed with a British blue.
This big fat poof ball that just sits in a pile, licking its own nose all day, looking up at you as though pleading, "shoot me now!".

[Technical]

He should've gotten a houseplant instead.
Maybe he was a houseplant person, and he was testing his care techniques out on the dog first. Good thing for him.

[JocktheMotie]

Or, he could have just had a relationship with the dog. Kill two birds with one stone, yeah?

[shadow master]

Or, he could have just had a relationship with the dog. Kill two birds with one stone, yeah?

Potbellypigs are more fun.

[Technical]

Or, he could have just had a relationship with the dog. Kill two birds with one stone, yeah?
Hey, good thinking.

[The Real]

As in all things there are pros and cons to both. However I prefer dogs because they are loyal, and FAR more useful.

[Jonnyboy]

At one point in my life I might have said a dog person.

*Lovingly glances down at his pretty little kitty, who is enjoying the taste of daddy's right elbow.

I can see how the aforementioned can be misconstrued, but I'm sticking with it, out of love for my kitty.

[kali]

Louis Wain was the schizophrenic artist who did a lot of drawings of cats, and they got weirder and weirder as his psychosis progressed:

http://x66.xanga.com/598b827a5233247895732/b32225086.gif

(lately though there has been some speculation that he may have been faking it, but his art looks pretty darn crazy to me!)

Is the sequence pictured in order of most psychotic to least? I quite like bottom row, second from right. Bottom row second from left looks like a psuedo fractal, or as I like to call it, a fractoid.

[Perseus]

Perseus System. The Cat is an ISFP (worst possible partner) and a Dog is ISTJ (not recommended).

INTPs should favour Ferrets ENFP.

[d100la]

When i die and if there is another life after death i want to be reborn as a cat!

Maybe in another life when we are cats - Maybeshewill
(look it up on youtube, great tune)

[t_x]

almost reminds me of something

[SilverRose]

I am a cat person, but a single cat person. Perhaps throw in a mastiff, a tabby, and a doberman pincher and I'll be happy.

[Ferrus]

I am a cat person, but a single cat person. Perhaps throw in a mastiff, a tabby, and a doberman pincher and I'll be happy.
I find a bit of thyme goes perfectly with that.

[SilverRose]

I find a bit of thyme goes perfectly with that.

Ah! Don't eat dogs! Korean x3

[Ferrus]

Ah! Don't eat dogs! Korean x3
Oh, right I forgot - but the cats are fair game, right?

[SilverRose]

Oh, right I forgot - but the cats are fair game, right?

Totally! You can have them all though. I'm vegetarian.

[Unapplied Knowledge]

Definitely more of a cat person. However, I'm fine with most dogs.. most animals, really. I get along well with animals. You don't really have to speak to them, and if you do, it's at most a couple of words. The pure honesty of action goes a lot farther and is generally more appreciated. Sounds good to me. Cats are like the perfect INTP pet, though: Low maintenance, require little attention (and seem to know how to limit such time appropriately), funny as hell to watch at times, solitary. Not only that, but most even have a good bit of utility: killing small rodents and bugs.

[Thirsty]

I actually mustered up the courage to try roasted dog during my time in Korea.

...

Actually, it was pretty good. :whistle:


I own an all white cat with the common trademark of an all white cat: Complete deafness. Usually, this comes with blue eyes, however "Kitty" has green ones.

Needless to say, I prefer cats. They are very low maintenance and eat all sorts of pests.

[d100la]

Overall i think we should declare cats as the winners! Who needs dogs? (well maybe Koreans, but their fate is quite terrible and i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy).

Well maybe if dogs chilled the fuck out i would start liking them; but spaz like movements and shitload of attention is not something an INTP should be dealing with 0.o

[Thirsty]

Who needs dogs?

Did you not see my post? Protip: Dogs taste good. :banana:

[Alfredo]

Dogs and kittens cause me to regress to a more childlike, retarded version of myself (Ooooh! lookit the puppy! Lookit at the wittle puppy, awwww. good boy! good doggy! awww *snuggles and cuddles*)

cats don't like me. srsly, I've been scratched so many times I just don't bother with the beasts. Also, and this is tragic, many dogs I encounter aren't all too fond of me either. growling and baring teeth and all that.

life is ironic and cruel. but mostly cruel.

(awww, puppy doggy! *gets bitten*)

[Thirsty]

Dogs and kittens cause me to regress to a more childlike, retarded version of myself (Ooooh! lookit the puppy! Lookit at the wittle puppy, awwww. good boy! good doggy! awww *snuggles and cuddles*)

cats don't like me. srsly, I've been scratched so many times I just don't bother with the beasts. Also, and this is tragic, many dogs I encounter aren't all too fond of me either. growling and baring teeth and all that.

life is ironic and cruel. but mostly cruel.

(awww, puppy doggy! *gets bitten*)

More common with cats because they aren't retarded. They hardly trust anything, which is why their species has survived this long.

[Alfredo]

More common with cats because they aren't retarded. They hardly trust anything, which is why their species has survived this long.

Possibly. But I'm not interested in living with an animal savvy enough not to be an evolutionary deadend. I just want something to love:wub:

[Thirsty]

Possibly. But I'm not interested in living with an animal savvy enough not to be an evolutionary deadend. I just want something to love:wub:

Then I recommend a Golden Retriever.

They're really dumb, and love you unconditionally.

[Alfredo]

Then I recommend a Golden Retriever.

They're really dumb, and love you unconditionally.

"I hid under your porch because I love you"

[Thirsty]

"I hid under your porch because I love you"

What? Even a Golden Retriever did that to you? Fuck man, you must be the worst guy on the planet!

[Alfredo]

:sadbanana:

It's a reference to UP, but just wait- it'll happen.

[d100la]

Did you not see my post? Protip: Dogs taste good. :banana:

No i did not see that post. And note to self: try dog cuisine before i die. I think if my girlfriend ever found out she would slap the living shit out of me and then will make me shit a brick and hide in it ... mmhm, i wonder if she will react the same way if i wanted to eat a cat 0.o

[Thirsty]

No i did not see that post. And note to self: try dog cuisine before i die. I think if my girlfriend ever found out she would slap the living shit out of me and then will make me shit a brick and hide in it ... mmhm, i wonder if she will react the same way if i wanted to eat a cat 0.o

Supposedly feline meat is toxic to humans; apparently you have to build up a tolerance.

...At least, that's what I've heard.

[Chunes]

I like that dogs give freely of their affection to just about anybody.

I like that cats are moody and elusive. Although there is a cat in my neighborhood that is always waiting to be petted as soon as I get home from work. Very affectionate kitty. :grin:

[d100la]

Supposedly feline meat is toxic to humans; apparently you have to build up a tolerance.

...At least, that's what I've heard.

I am sure real cat lovers would find a way :happpy:

[YHWH]

Can't stand either.

My favorite animal is steak.

<- And killer rabbits, obviously.

[Thirsty]

<- And killer rabbits, obviously.

It's Jus a litl Bunneh?!?!

[YHWH]

Ahahah, thanks for reminding me of this.

[Chloe]

Can't stand either.

My favorite animal is steak.


+1


i guess i'm rare NF who doesn't really like animals.
They are cute but have no desire to talk to them, or something. :happpy:

[Pooja]

I like curly haired dogs. I don't trust mammals with straight hair.

[Spartanical]

i love both, but personality wise I connect with cats. Cats are awesome, especially the feisty ones.

[Pearlrose]

I like both but I like cats better, because they smell better. And they don't screw with my allergies like dog hair does.

[hermit permit]

I have 12 cats and 3 dogs. The dogs were dumped here (rural area) and cats, well I had one elderly cat, then neighbor moved leaving behind 3 young cats (four years ago). I got to feeding them and wondering what best to do with them. Well they turned out to ALL be pregnant females. So my small shack became a true 'cat house'. And they became my responsibility cause nobody going to drive out here to adopt a kitten. Now I am pretty attached to them. Did have 14 cats but the 19 year old cat died and a younger one went out roaming few years ago just before an ice storm and didnt make it back.

I like both cats and dogs but probably identify with cats more. Well most of time. Not so much fun when I have one of them jump off a shelf onto me when I'm asleep in bed. I would think the mattress would be more comfortable cat landing for both of us, but couple of the cats dont see it that way.

[Ill eagle]

if wasn't allergic, I'd chose cats.
My favorite dog is the Chocolate Lab.
http://www.mychocolatelabrador.com/wallpapers/1024x768/chocolate-labrador-on-bed-1.jpg

[HoneyCyclical]

I have 12 cats and 3 dogs. The dogs were dumped here (rural area) and cats, well I had one elderly cat, then neighbor moved leaving behind 3 young cats (four years ago). I got to feeding them and wondering what best to do with them. Well they turned out to ALL be pregnant females. So my small shack became a true 'cat house'. And they became my responsibility cause nobody going to drive out here to adopt a kitten. Now I am pretty attached to them. Did have 14 cats but the 19 year old cat died and a younger one went out roaming few years ago just before an ice storm and didnt make it back.

:wub:

[jyng1]

Labs are a garbage bin on four legs.

I quite like cats and when we were living in the bush ours killed a rat every other night, but it was still considered a pest and no-one was allowed to get another cat when we moved:


Captain James Cook and later whalers and sealers introduced cats (Felis catus), but these did not become common until the 1830s. In the 1870s, rabbit numbers were driving farmers from their land, so quantities of cats were released to control them.

Rat-catchers
Cats were carried on ships to control rats. When James Cook’s Resolution was tied to trees in Dusky Sound, Fiordland, in 1773, one of the cats ‘regularly took a walk in the woods every morning and made great havoc among the little birds, that were not aware of such an insidious enemy.’

The cats went into the bush, joining rats and stoats as predators. Soon after cats appeared on Little Barrier, Cuvier and Stephens islands, saddlebacks and other native birds disappeared. Introduced to forest-covered Herekopare Island, cats quickly extinguished parakeets, robins, fernbirds, brown creepers, snipe and a native bat.

Wild cats live high in the mountains and along the coast, as well as in bush, scrub, and on farmland. They feed mainly on young rabbits, rats and mice, but also on native birds, lizards and large insects such as wētā, cicadas and dragonflies. In mainland bush, birds make up some 15&#37; of their diet but, with most native birds gone, they usually eat blackbirds, chaffinches, silvereyes and hedge sparrows.

It is difficult and expensive to rid the bush of cats. It took 128 people almost 400 days to remove 100 cats from Little Barrier Island. In some cases they can be seen as a lesser evil, as they prey on rats, which cause even more damage.

[Daaf]

Cats are master manipulators, dogs are simple, easy to understand, dogs are more of a chore, but reward you in a far greater proportion, than cats ever will, with regards to work put in...

I've had a cat for the last 17 years and I only liked it for the first 2...
I have had a dog for the last 9 years and only hated it on occasion...

[jyng1]

Cats are master manipulators, dogs are simple, easy to understand, dogs are more of a chore, but reward you in a far greater proportion, than cats ever will, with regards to work put in...

I've had a cat for the last 17 years and I only liked it for the first 2...
I have had a dog for the last 9 years and only hated it on occasion...

Dogs have a vocabulary of about 60 words; cats don't. I don't think they are as capable of manipulation as much as everyone likes to think.

Dogs are social creatures and fit into a "pack" structure, with (hopefully) you as the pack leader. Cats have no such structure and are much more difficult to train. The advantage of this is that they sleep for about 18 hours a day, don't tear the house/garden apart when bored and as long as you have food, are always pleased to see you.

[Daaf]

Dogs have a vocabulary of about 60 words; cats don't. I don't think they are as capable of manipulation as much as everyone likes to think.

Dogs are social creatures and fit into a "pack" structure, with (hopefully) you as the pack leader. Cats have no such structure and are much more difficult to train. The advantage of this is that they sleep for about 18 hours a day, don't tear the house/garden apart when bored and as long as you have food, are always pleased to see you.

Also I have to add that I am an only child and having a playmate was invaluable, as opposed to the sunbathing occasionally moaning, really only entertaining when being tortured, and that's no fun either actually,cat...

[Thirsty]

The advantage of this is that they sleep for about 18 hours a day, don't tear the house/garden apart when bored and as long as you have food, are always pleased to see you.

Cats evolved with much greater intelligence in terms of self-sufficiency. Because dogs are pack animals, they had to rely on each other, and are thus more needy than cats.

This fact is why people see cats as being more intelligent; a cat will figure out how to do something, as opposed to the dog learning how to do something. Whether each is actually "smarter" is debatable, because although the feline ability to figure something out by itself is a clear indicator of intelligence, the ability to learn from one another(outside parent figures) is a rarity amongst animals. The main thing that separates us from monkeys and apes(intelligence wise) is that they don't learn from each other; if a monkey, for example, figures out that throwing a rock at a coconut causes it to fall, thus giving him food, the others, even by observing him, will not make the connection.

[sartrecastic]

I despise dogs, and I don't really like cats either. Well I do, but like with people, they don't know when to piss off. My mother always comments on how I will throw the cats out of my room or get annoyed with them if they come to me for attention unsolicited, but then other times will fuss over them and stroke them and tell them how cute they are for about 30 seconds before losing interest again. I do like cats, but that doesn't mean I want their furry arses in my face 24/7. Y'know?

[bluestocking]

I much prefer cats and have two. Dogs are annoyingly loud, slobbery, and too eager to please. They also smell.

[socrateez]

I voted for cats but I like all animals. I prefer those pets that are very low maintenance when it comes to needing attention needs. Reptiles werent on the poll or I would have voted for them. They arent emotionally stimulating nor need any. No warm fuzzies there.
Cats pretty well take care of themselves though too.
Animals that need a lot of attention arent high on my list.

My family does have a dog. It's a Chihuahua/Jack Russell. I like it.

More and more as I age I feel less desire to keep pets. It seems wrong to have a pet and not a working animal.

[kali]

I'm a dog person. I love my maltese terrier. She follows me everywhere. I was devastated when she got a tumour one time. But it was fixed. She's my least annoying friend, which says a lot since it's her personal hobby to pee on everything I own.

[MacGuffin]

Cats rot your brain and make you crazy (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/magazine/09_10_catcoat.html?ex=1354856400&en=217ff0517c90a794&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink).

Here’s a little-known and slightly terrifying fact: According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 60 million people in the United States are infected with a parasite that may migrate into their brains and alter their behavior in a way that — among other things — may leave them more likely to be eaten by cats. New research into this common parasite — Toxoplasma gondii — may offer clues to the phenomenon known to the unscientifically-minded as “crazy cat lady” syndrome.

More news about how cats try to kill you:

Cat owners eight times more likely to have MRSA in their homes (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6224791/Cat-owners-eight-times-more-likely-to-have-MRSA-in-their-homes.html)



A study of homes by researchers at the Center for Hygiene and Health in Home and Community at Simmons College in Boston, found MRSA in nearly half of the 35 residences they sampled, mostly on wet surfaces like baths, sinks and tap handles.

The study concluded: “The presence of a cat in the home was found to be a strong predictor for the isolation of MRSA.”

[Madrigal]

Never trust a cat person.

[Architectonic]

Never trust a cat person.

Blasphemy!

[Trentham]

Never trust a cat dog person.

Fixed that for you.

[hitomirou]

I'm a cat.

Meow baby!

*scratches, bites, purrs*

[socrateez]

My pets can also double as an emergency food supply. Dogs have more meat than cats. Easier to catch too. So trusting.

Don't ever get in a plane crash in the Andes with me.:headpat:

[Limey]

Which method of throwing a cat, do you think would garner the greatest distance;



One handed tail swing, counter clock-wise full arc.
Two handed "olympic hammer" style tail swing.
two hands, one behind the head, one at the rump, overhead hurl.
The hooptie hoop
the flim-flam stomp flap
the bend-it-like-beckham free kick

[Madrigal]

Blasphemy!


Fixed that for you.

No loyalty.

[stigmatica]

I'm both a dog AND a cat person. I don't have a dog at the moment, but I have a cat that will play fetch for hours.

I don't know that I trust "cat people" or "dog people", way too tunnel visioned. :grin:

Signed,

Stupid ENFP who just alienated every one in this thread. Genius!

[Trentham]

No loyalty.

Or, maybe dog people just want something/someone they can easily control. :p

[Trentham]

Signed,

Stupid ENFP who just alienated every one in this thread. Genius!

Rock on. :theclap:

[Madrigal]

I'm both a dog AND a cat person.
No such thing, you cat person!


Or, maybe dog people just want something/someone they can easily control. :p

The big difference is that dogs are pack animals. They adopt a role and its responsibilities within a community, they know their place and they are loyal to that role. Cats just do their own thing, demanding what they want when they want it without working for it, that is, utilitarian-style. I instinctively distrust both cat men and cat women.

[stigmatica]

No such thing, you cat person!
How DARE you! Hmph! Madame, we meet at dawn, weapon of your choice!



The big difference is that dogs are pack animals. They adopt a role and its responsibilities within a community, they know their place and they are loyal to that role. Cats just do their own thing, demanding what they want when they want it without working for it, that is, utilitarian-style. I instinctively distrust both cat men and cat women.
Very true, but explain this... As a boy and teenager, I ALWAYS had a dog. We were truly best friends. There was Nacho, who got ran over in the highway. Yes, I cried. Then came Star, when my parents moved from NM to WV, they gave her away. Yes, I cried, and yelled, and generally threw a fit and rebelled for a while. Then came Chita, and yet another move. My parents gave her away when we moved from WV to AL... and yes, ditto. Then came Tony, who tore the little shit neighbor kids calf off, and got put down. I preferred that the dog live at the time. Didn't cry, I was too pissed to cry. Then came Shadow, who lived until I was well into my 20's, and died of old age. Very very very sad day. And yea, I did. A lot.

Cats? I had one that lasted my entire youth, she lived to be nearly 20 years old. Have had a couple more since then, but only two that I truly adore. One is a recent addition, a Siamese. She is super smart, super intelligent, plays fetch, and follows me around the house, much like a dog. Unlike a dog, though, she can take care of herself for the most part, and doesn't require daily walks, or large yards.

I say I am both :P

[Trentham]

The big difference is that dogs are pack animals. They adopt a role and its responsibilities within a community, they know their place and they are loyal to that role. Cats just do their own thing, demanding what they want when they want it without working for it, that is, utilitarian-style. I instinctively distrust both cat men and cat women.
But, dog and cat people aren't dogs and cats; they are people who enjoy the company of those animals.

Dog people like dogs (loyal, unquestioning, obedient, highly trainable animals).

Cat people like cats (independent, less trainable animals).

Therefore, it can be presumed that dog people prefer a companion they can easily control, while cat people prefer a companion who is independent and doesn't "need" them so much.

:grin:

[socrateez]

Dog people like dogs (loyal, unquestioning, obedient, highly trainable animals).
So dog people have control issues? Cat people must be emotionless bastards.

My last cat wasnt really mine. It was a stray that someone abandoned when they moved. It was a young female Russian Blue. Still shaved from the "no more kittens" surgery.
The cat more or less adopted us. We werent its exclusive "owners" though as it tramped around the complex and would follow anyone into their apartment. We were its favorites though. It behaved a lot like a dog but ive seen cats weaned to early behave this way. They retain infantile behavior which makes them a bit more social. They just havent let go of the concept of "momma". They can be pretty loyal but at the same time, a cat can go feral. a dog really can't. A dog will generally die if dropped off away from people. Anyway, we didnt take the cat when we moved. We didnt own her. Noone did.
She would wait for me at my parking spot when I came home from work. Follow me into the house. She would walk with me to get the mail or anywhere else I went. Very vocal too. Sometimes she would be gone for days.
I think she was weaned early and thought of people in general as Momma. So she wasnt really like an adult cat or she would have behaved differently. She was a kitten in a cats body.

Our Chihussell terrier is like a baby. (Wife brought it home)
As far as pets go, ive had a lot of different ones. I have adored them all for what they were and didnt hate any for it not being like me or fit my idea of what a cat or dog, or whatever, should be. We try to impose our human-ness upon our pets and tend to dislike the ones who don't mirror that. Generally speaking of course.

Instead of cats vs dogs how about a more distinct division such as Reptiles vs. Mammals as pets. Or Insects vs. Birds. Ive had them all and appreciated what they offered.
Now i think wild things should be let be. No more exotics for me. I observe from a distance now.

I am very suspicious of people that dislike any animal. Particularly those who hate a certain animal while adoring others... Issues.

[pan_sonic_000]

Therefore, it can be presumed that dog people prefer a companion they can easily control, while cat people prefer a companion who is independent and doesn't "need" them so much.



I don't like dogs because I can control them, but because they share the same enthusiasm for getting dirty, tussling and spontaneity that I do. That's my favorite quality about them: the genuine desire to adventure with me. Cats just sit on their fat fucking ass at home waiting for me open a tin of food like they're doing me a favor by being in my life.

[socrateez]

Which method of throwing a cat, do you think would garner the greatest distance;



One handed tail swing, counter clock-wise full arc.
Two handed "olympic hammer" style tail swing.
two hands, one behind the head, one at the rump, overhead hurl.
The hooptie hoop
the flim-flam stomp flap
the bend-it-like-beckham free kick


I would say the overhead hurl.
I suspect tail involved methods would soon detach tail from body before enough centrifugal force could be generated for a truly competetive distance. I havent tried personally though.
The kick could yield some yardage too but skeletal yielding and the overall flexibility of the cat may hamper the impact.

I can't help but visualize the poor animals though. Ouch.
With Dwarfs its the underhand toss with a harness and handle. They land on soft mats.

[Rogue]

Dogs for sure. Big black German Shepard, and she likes cat snacks very much.

Cats are so annoying. They wrap themselves around your legs and you cant get away...like some F's I know. :banghead:

[UniversalMagnetism]

I like dogs and cats too. :)

Dogs have that cute "I'm happy to be with you and happy that you want to pet and play with me" thing going. It's so cute.

Cats have that "I'm a sweet kitty and I want you to pet me and make me purr, but when I'm sleeping, please leave me alone" cuteness about them.

Some kitties can be really sweet though. Some will follow you around like a dog and demand lots of attention. I think it's cute and endearing, but some might find it annoying, I suppose.

Animals have such a relaxing nature about them.

[Lurker]

Well, after years and years of deep contemplation about the subject, I have decided that I lean slightly toward cats. I have loved fewer dogs than cats in my life. However, if I do love a dog, I love the dog as much as I would love a cat.

But....why, for the love of God, must dogs be so pushy, smelly, and needy? If they could tone that down, I'd appreciate it.

[socrateez]

But....why, for the love of God, must dogs be so pushy, smelly, and needy? If they could tone that down, I'd appreciate it.

:) Thats funny. True...but funny. I too wish they had a off button. I can say that the dog we have now seems to "know" when to not come near me. Perhaps vocal tone or pheromones. She isnt so bad in that respect as far as dogs go. Most have been as you described.

[slant]

Cats- cause they're easier.

[Architectonic]

No loyalty.

You've clearly never had a cat.

If you want a dog-cat, buy a Burmese. ;)

Don't get me wrong, I'd get a dog if I didn't live in a flat (actually I don't have any pets at the moment), I love my sisters Huskies.

[overainbows]

I really love cats! I also love dogs, but I like how cats are independent and how our relationship is based on mutual respect. I identify a lot to them.

[Madrigal]

You've clearly never had a cat.

If you want a dog-cat, buy a Burmese. ;)

Don't get me wrong, I'd get a dog if I didn't live in a flat (actually I don't have any pets at the moment), I love my sisters Huskies.

I have had cats imposed on me many times.

I live with one right now. The most useless being in my life at the moment.

[TheNilesEdge]

Most independent cats I've come across were simply not as well socialized as other cats, like my own. Each of the three of them have their own ridiculous personalities and can't get enough attention. Patches, my female Calico, obstinately seeks to be with me even when I've been ignoring her pleas at my door for twenty minutes. Her meows only grow louder and more upset until I start seeing her paw grabbing at the bottom of the door, stopping every so often for me to hear her little paws pacing a small circle with a huff. If she could kick the thing open, she would.

And if I'm ignoring her when she's near me, she'll claw at my butt and retreat immediately with a look on her face as if to say, "Well ... :mellow: I told you!"

[digitalghost]

I'm a cat person.I have had them my whole life.I agree that they seem made for an INTP type.I love that they don't require much and provide a little company when needed.
I tolerate dogs but I don't like them much.

[Phreon]

We have or had a few cats around here as well as my dog. The cats flash a look that says, "Hey, feed me or clean my box.". My dog looks at me with eyes that say, "What are we going to do next buddy"?

When I'm an a down mood, the cats flash me a look that says, "Hey, feed me or clean my box". My dog comes over and snuggles up to me.

When I'm sick as hell lying in bed, the cats walk on my head and then stare at me with a look that says, "Hey, feed me or clean my box." My dog hops up on my bed and lies next to me (and licks my hand if I let her).

Of course, I have an attachment to my dog; I found her when I was out of a job, alone and on the edge of being homeless. I think some INTPs can benefit from a dog's unquestioning acceptance.


Phreon

[scoot]

cats!

[Yummy]

I am a ferret person. F!ck cats and double-f!ck dogs!

*and not in the bestiality way*

[atallcostsky]

Cats are too untrustworthy. I vote dog lover.

[Ill eagle]

Cats are too untrustworthy. I vote dog lover.

seriously! I never met a friendly cat. I love chocolate labradores.

[Infinityvers]

I'm a cat person, I love them and they love me.

[atallcostsky]

seriously! I never met a friendly cat. I love chocolate labradores.
One minute the cat will cuddle up against your feet and the next they'll scratch your eyes out when you're not looking. Chocolate labs are nice as well as Shelties. Dogs seem to be much less demanding and more friendly. Seem to be at least..

[J.L. des Alpins]

Are you a dog person or a cat person?

When you're faced with omniscience, you're bound to show absolute respect to the feline.

http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/290eeb7970f5c369f954361f651d79d7TheKing.jpg

[MacGuffin]

seriously! I never met a friendly cat. I love chocolate labradores.
Phear (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?t=7085)!

[Ragingkatsuki]

I'm a Cat person.

[Professor Chaos]

Dogs. I like having a pet that can actually do what I tell it too. Although, it sucks having responsiblities for them because I can totally forget about them. It really depends on the personality type of the dog. Some you need to do everything for, others are really independent.

[Geminii]

Cats, as I apparently speak Feline. I'm fine with dogs, but I get a better sense of connection with a kitty.

I'm one of those people where someone I'm visiting will be telling me that Fluffy's so shy and always hides when new people are around, and by the time they've finished the sentence I've suddenly become Fluffy's favorite new basking spot or head-bonking post.

[Limey]

I've never had cat, but I can't imagine it can taste worse than dog, especially since they're a bit more bird-like.

[Vessel Zero]

I voted neither/indifferent because I love both animals greatly even though I lean a bit to the dog side of things. Cats are fun to watch and very cute but I lose interesting in playing with them much more quickly than dogs. On the other hand, I appreciate cats' independence - especially when I don't want to be bothered. Dogs take more actual care in general but a medium or large dog is overwhelmingly more useful than a cat in so many different areas.

[wasted wallaby]

I hope they both choke on their own slobber.

[Tecla]

I hate most cats, some aren't bad, but on a whole I despise them.

I love medium or large dogs.

[narsasistickx]

I hope they both choke on their own slobber.

Lol thats the most sensible unbiased argument here....

Cats are better fit to survive...my dogs a fucking retard it would die without me feeding it every now and then.... my cat can survive on its own when I forget to feed it for weeks. It goes hunting!

[Vessel Zero]

Lol thats the most sensible unbiased argument here....

Cats are better fit to survive...my dogs a fucking retard it would die without me feeding it every now and then.... my cat can survive on its own when I forget to feed it for weeks. It goes hunting!

Yes, but you've extracted the dog from its element. Give it several other dogs to form a pack like it would in the wild and, unless you have a miniature dog, it should do just fine.

[Geminii]

unless you have a miniature dog

Great, now I'm imagining roaming hordes of ravenous chihuahuas.

[Skoffin]

I used to be very much a dog person with a disdain for cats, however ever since my dog died I've not really been able to like dogs to the same extent. I've now grown to be more fond of cats, however that may be a bit tricksy as the cats I have now seem to be a lot like dogs. Err... I''ll abstain from voting for now. >>

[qualia]

I am a not-cleaning-up-another-creature's-shit person at the moment.

[monkey]

Who needs either of them? Most of them are so not interesting.

[Zelda]

Kittehs!

My younger one:

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[Limey]

I have video evidence which proves that dogs are better than cats! (http://wimp.com/inefficientdrinker/)

[Cramtron]

I fucking hate cats. I grew up with dogs in the house, so I guess I just never understood them. Then later, when I was a probably 14 or so, I realized I was also allergic to them.
I avoid them at all costs; even the nice ones, which seem to be few and far between.
I've met very few dogs that I couldn't get along with.

[jyng1]

I've met very few dogs that I couldn't get along with.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/central-north-island/2716386/Eight-pig-dogs-attack-woman-jogger

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/535554

http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/local/news/farmers-leg-bitten-in-pig-dog-attack/3902639/

[doob]

But....why, for the love of God, must dogs be so pushy, smelly, and needy? If they could tone that down, I'd appreciate it.

Years after my Chow Chow died; she was not pushy or needy and very clean for a dog, I wanted another but instead got a male Bouvier. He's needy, pushy and smelly, and very social. Not a bad dog but I do wish I didn't have him and have often contemplated taking him to the dog pound. I've doubts I'll ever get another pet.



If you want a dog-cat, buy a Burmese. ;)


or a cat-dog, get a Chow Chow.

[Cramtron]

[news story urls]

What's your point? Sometimes dogs attack people.
I never met a dog I couldn't get along with.
I never met any of those dogs from your news stories.

[Who]

Cats. They kind of take care of themselves, but still have to pick up after them and all. I've never gotten along with dogs...

[dubbeltop]

Are you a dog person or a cat person?

Cats.....barely <_<

[Ayeaye]

:mad:
I fucking hate cats. I grew up with dogs in the house, so I guess I just never understood them. Then later, when I was a probably 14 or so, I realized I was also allergic to them.
I avoid them at all costs; even the nice ones, which seem to be few and far between.
I've met very few dogs that I couldn't get along with.

your slightly weird in expressing stuff.

I prefer dogs on the whole but like cats.Dogs generally provide more interaction and make more statements.A dog is a very expressive creature to eat one is just sick in the head.Its like eating a lamb or pig but worse because they are expressing eye expressions.Pigs are very intelligent and lambs are intelligent & babies.

worst meat to eat : Probably Lamb

I have eaten both lamb & meat but the worlds favourite pet would simply not go down.If society is constantly trying to tell you something is ok then mistakes can be made.And boy does society tell you its ok to eat a pig.

sometimes we even start eating ourselves :mad: mistakes can even be made on this but better people have set the standard on how we should all behave.

[angelique]

I think this question would be better if it were entitled:

Are you a timid person (aka cat) or are you an aggressive person (aka dog)?

I like pretty fluffy, high maintenance, long haired cats who need to be groomed daily and bathed twice a week.

I also like cute, small, high maintenance dogs who need to be groomed daily and bathed twice a week that I can also take with me everywhere, and people keep commenting on how absolutely adorable she is.

A friend of mine said this to me once as an observation, but people who have high maintenance pets tend to have a high tolerance for dealing with difficult people.

People who like cats because "they take care of themselves" sort of need other people to take care of them.

[Architectonic]

bathed twice a week.

How do you stop their hair from matting up? :ph34r:

[Nano chip]

Kitty's and puppy's are fluffy.

Fluffy, fluffy, fluffy.

[kuranes]

The author William Burroughs - obviously a "cat person"....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znD7-e76nb8&feature=related

[Propaganda]

I prefer dogs in general, but some dogs are just annoying to me. I don't like the "groomed" dog types, chiwawas, poodles, and the like. Especially if they're so "pure-bred" that they start to look demented.
Labradors, Dobermans, Huskies, big dogs. That I like.

[Limey]

I haven't liked cats since I can remember, I tried to flush one down the toilet when I was two, got the lid closed and everything, the cat was never the same again.

[Rozza]

I haven't liked cats since I can remember, I tried to flush one down the toilet when I was two, got the lid closed and everything, the cat was never the same again.

Ace! :rofl:

I don't cordone cruelty to animals but I found the image of this two year old... with a cat, access to a toilet and an interesting plan, hilarious! Sub title: "No cats were killed or permanently maimed in the making of this film."

p.s. apologies to cat lovers.

[Skinart]

I haven't liked cats since I can remember, I tried to flush one down the toilet when I was two, got the lid closed and everything, the cat was never the same again.

If you would know a man, observe how he treats a cat. --Heinlein (from A Doorway into Summer)

[Limey]

If you would know a man, observe how he treats a cat. --Heinlein (from A Doorway into Summer)

How do we know whether Heinlein's penchant for free love didn't encompass bestiality in some sort of sick, goatse-venn diagram?

Go on, prove a negative!

[jyng1]

Friends of mine from "Auckland" have a "snoodle". I can never make up my mind whether it's a dog or just an intelligent cat. It's not a very manly dog and would struggle if it had to hunt a pig (can't see it making it big around here), but it's very cute and it's hard to resist when it snuggles up in the middle of the night.

[Rincon]

Friends of mine from "Auckland" have a "snoodle". I can never make up my mind whether it's a dog or just an intelligent cat. It's not a very manly dog and would struggle if it had to hunt a pig (can't see it making it big around here), but it's very cute and it's hard to resist when it snuggles up in the middle of the night.

It seems hybrid dog breeds are quite the fad right now. "Labradoodles" (labrador/poodle) and "puggles" (pug/beagle) seem particularly popular in my area.

I've never been a fan of curly and/or shaggy haired dogs, especially the coifed poofiness of poodles. Labs are awesome, though. Puggles just cause Cute Attacks.

http://puggle.jeremyinc.com/images/puggle.jpg

[Skinart]

How do we know whether Heinlein's penchant for free love didn't encompass bestiality in some sort of sick, goatse-venn diagram?

Go on, prove a negative!

If you observe a man fucking a cat, I'd say you know all you need to know about him, wouldn't you? Therefore the principle holds.

[Limey]

If you observe a man fucking a cat, I'd say you know all you need to know about him, wouldn't you? Therefore the principle holds.

If Heinlein fucked the cat, then how much water would the principle (and the cat, for that matter) hold?

I think he'd fuck a big stretchy hole in the notion that people who appear to treat cats nicely to the casual observer, aren't doing more damage than a person, or child, that openly makes an attempt to dispose of the cat and doesn't view it as a an object of sexual gratification.

[Skinart]

If Heinlein fucked the cat, then how much water would the principle (and the cat, for that matter) hold?

I think he'd fuck a big stretchy hole in the notion that people who appear to treat cats nicely to the casual observer, aren't doing more damage than a person, or child, that openly makes an attempt to dispose of the cat and doesn't view it as a an object of sexual gratification.

But, fucking the cat is part of how the person treats the cat. Therefore it must be part of the observation.

As for the rest, that is only true if you accept the notion that people who fuck cats can't possible be better and doing less damage than any other person who has never and will never fuck a cat. As a general principle, I would agree that from the cats perspective, this may well be true.

I present the following scale of the cat affection/animosity spectrum:

1. Cat-fucker
2. Chases down cats and pets them whether they like it or not.
3. Ignores cats in general, but will pet them if occasion permits.
4. Ignores cats and lets them go about their business so long as that business doesn't put feces or urine in their business.
5. Will slow down to avoid running over a cat.
6. Trusts that if the cat is hit, it was suicidal anyway.
7. Actively plots ways to dispose of cats.

I'm probably a 6.9999999 on this scale.

[Limey]

I think we can all deduce what happened to schroedinger's cat.
Not there, my ass. That cat was not only existentially present, but it was probably raped, murdered and placed in the box. It was not poisoned.

[Skinart]

That is actually brilliant.

Meta-Schroedinger's Box

"Look, I'm not saying there is a dead cat in the box. I'm just saying that whatever is in that box, it's your fault for fucking opening it and looking at it alright? As of right now it is just an airtight box and clearly not the receptacle of a cat full of catnip, roofies, and semen. As long as the box remains closed, it's just an airtight box and could have anything in it. If it has a cat in it, that cat could be perfectly happy and living its little life carefree and blissful. But if you open that box and see a sodomized feline corpse, it's on you! You made it so by looking you sick pervert."

[Antithesis]

Cat. I dislike things tying themselves to me with dependence and dogs really really smell.

[Wild_World]

I can't identify myself with a cat, but I like them better, because of their independence.
...And I don't like small fluffy dogs.

[A Knight Errant]

A dog gives back to its owner, will maybe even save your life.

Hooray for dogs !

Cats exploit you just like a certain gender I know.

[qualia]

The easiest choice ever.

CAKE

[guthrie]

"I present the following scale of the cat affection/animosity spectrum:

1. Cat-fucker
2. Chases down cats and pets them whether they like it or not.
3. Ignores cats in general, but will pet them if occasion permits.
4. Ignores cats and lets them go about their business so long as that business doesn't put feces or urine in their business.
5. Will slow down to avoid running over a cat.
6. Trusts that if the cat is hit, it was suicidal anyway.
7. Actively plots ways to dispose of cats."

Oh Skinart, this really made me laugh! I must tell my cat loving and owning wife (and then duck for cover).

I am more dog oriented... love malamutes for the personality of those I have encountered, have a pomeranian that is way too needy and neurotic and an english springer spaniel 8 month old that has an adorable personality but way to energetic at present. He was just desexed and it was hoped it would settle him down a bit. I thought it would be better to cut off his back legs instead. Wouldn't be so jumpy after landing on his testicles a few times - well that was my theory anyway.

[Shimpei]

Cat. I dislike things tying themselves to me with dependence and dogs really really smell.

This. And my kitten is housebroken from the very first moment she came to our home. I really love that they clean themselves thoroughly including their rear end.

[Cam'ron]

Dogs are cute/fun but I don't want the responsibility. I could handle the responsibility of a cat but wouldn't want one of them living with me. So I guess I'm a dog person.

[kali]

But, fucking the cat is part of how the person treats the cat. Therefore it must be part of the observation.

As for the rest, that is only true if you accept the notion that people who fuck cats can't possible be better and doing less damage than any other person who has never and will never fuck a cat. As a general principle, I would agree that from the cats perspective, this may well be true.

I present the following scale of the cat affection/animosity spectrum:

1. Cat-fucker
2. Chases down cats and pets them whether they like it or not.
3. Ignores cats in general, but will pet them if occasion permits.
4. Ignores cats and lets them go about their business so long as that business doesn't put feces or urine in their business.
5. Will slow down to avoid running over a cat.
6. Trusts that if the cat is hit, it was suicidal anyway.
7. Actively plots ways to dispose of cats.

I'm probably a 6.9999999 on this scale.
And what about those of us who alternate between 1 and 7? What about us?

[Scarlett letters]

I really love that they clean themselves thoroughly including their rear end.
Nothing to do with cleanliness. It's just an excuse for self-fellation.

[Shimpei]

Nothing to do with cleanliness. It's just an excuse for self-fellation.

Even in case of female cats?

[Ptah]

I just want to say again that would if I could feed each and every dog on earth into a woodchipper while dog owners sat strapped to chairs in the splatter zone. Yes, I would if I could spend the entirety of my life seeing this done.

Puppies, old yellers -- I don't give a damn. Wipe out the whole species. Any dog owners put up a fight.... into the woodchipper with them, too.

[MacGuffin]

I just want to say again that would if I could feed each and every dog on earth into a woodchipper while dog owners sat strapped to chairs in the splatter zone. Yes, I would if I could spend the entirety of my life seeing this done.

Puppies, old yellers -- I don't give a damn. Wipe out the whole species. Any dog owners put up a fight.... into the woodchipper with them, too.

Er... why?

[Ptah]

Er... why?

For many of the same reasons people love dogs. As in: nothing whatsoever valid; subjective fliff-fluff. But while they get to have dogs and everyone's ok with that, I think I should get to feed them into woodchippers and everyone can either deal with it or get in line.

Cats are clearly better, anyhow.

[MacGuffin]

For many of the same reasons people love dogs. As in: nothing whatsoever valid; subjective fliff-fluff. But while they get to have dogs and everyone's ok with that, I think I should get to feed them into woodchippers and everyone can either deal with it or get in line.

Cats are clearly better, anyhow.

Cats are animated throw pillows.

One rescue dog = all cats ever.

[Ptah]

Cats are animated throw pillows.

One rescue dog = all cats ever.

Anyone who needs to be rescued by a dog.... nevermind.

But yes, cats can be animated throw pillows.

[MacGuffin]

Anyone who needs to be rescued by a dog....
...is buried under tons of rubble?

[Ptah]

...is buried under tons of rubble?

Better than being pulled up by "man's best friend".

Tell ya what. The dog that pulls me out of the rubble can go last in line into the woodchipper.

After all the dogs are gone, we'll all just stay clear of rubble piles.

And pet our cats.