Dogs vs Cats

[dkostus]

I've had neither a cat nor a dog in my life, but I find myself more fond of dogs than cats, if only a little.

Also, I feel compelled to show this, because:

These diaries make me love the evil cat, for some reason... (and the dog is kind of pathetic...)

[Bruceleehulk]

Jack Russell's Diary would have this it.

1 I like to climb

dachshund

1 I like digging holes

2 I like to dig at other stuff

3 I sleep under covers

4 I steal things while you're not looking

5 I put the S in the word stubborn .

6 I play when I feel like it.


I own a Dachsund once, and the first time I saw it burrow under my cover i thought it was werid cause i never seen a dog do that before. she also like milk bones,and one time i even place one under a can, and she push the can around and eventually knock it over with one of her front paws and grab the bone.

[T51R]

Real life, I'll go for dogs as a better pet overall. But there are good and bad points for both:

Cats: Easier to maintain, period. Little or no odors that we humans can pick up, so they don't smell. Good for pest control, unless the pests are large(and there are some very large rats) Not willing to be trained at times; they'd rather train you. Cheap as well, unless you pick a High Performance Cat™ which is a very active hunter, likes to sprint around the place just for the heck of it and only eats what amounts to high octane cat food(which makes feeding expensive; they seem to be very picky about food sometimes)

Dogs: Depending on the dog, they are also very good at pest control. Easier to interact with, they work better in almost every area: personal protection, property protection and if need be, as weapons. Dogs need more of your time, and most of it is dedicated to exercise(dogs can use the litterbox, too so the upkeep becomes the same as a cat. The only difference is the amount of litter you need, the size of the litterbox, and the size of the turds...) A dog will do things a cat doesn't; they're better friends, and understand your routines much better. They are much more mood-sensitive, and know what you're going through. Running or biking with your dog can be a great way to get in shape and stay fit. A cat will flop over and get KTFO quickly, even if it learns to walk on a leash; a cat isn't built to run long distances.

[Bruceleehulk]

that would be the terrier group, those dogs are basically bred to hurt vermin, and then there's also the dachshund, the only hound dog that has the qualites of a terrier. cause the dachshund is the only breed of hound that i know of that was bred of digging, and going through tunnles.

[Beadle]

Feats!?!

You want feats for cat stupidity? Our cat that we had when I was growing up used to occasionally try and jump through closed windows. As in "more than once".

When she had kittens, one of those used to run along in front of you, looking up and back at you lovingly, and then run into a wall cos he wasn't looking where he was going. Or he'd climb into the loop of fabric at the bottom of a curtain and get stuck there.

A friend's cat found an adder in the garden, and decided it was a good idea to pat it. Cue one expensive vet's bill.

[Holy Spirit]

only eats what amounts to high octane cat food(which makes feeding expensive; they seem to be very picky about food sometimes)

They sound spoiled.

I'd love to see them try that with me.

They will eat what I give them and like it.

You want feats for cat stupidity? Our cat that we had when I was growing up used to occasionally try and jump through closed windows. As in "more than once".

When she had kittens, one of those used to run along in front of you, looking up and back at you lovingly, and then run into a wall cos he wasn't looking where he was going. Or he'd climb into the loop of fabric at the bottom of a curtain and get stuck there.

A friend's cat found an adder in the garden, and decided it was a good idea to pat it. Cue one expensive vet's bill.

Heh.

[T51R]

They sound spoiled.

I did that experiment a while ago and it came out that feeding a cat the cheapest common denominator usually ends up in a weak, lethargic adult animal. Two cats, same age, probably same litter and same mother, same shelter(and so same food) adopted at the same time. Two different homes. The other one got the cheap stuff, this one got the super fuel.

Most likely, there isn't much in the food, and so it stops them growing at an early age. This bugger's a common breed out of a shelter, and from what he was fed, when his growth stopped he was more than a head longer than the average cat of his breed, had much longer legs and weighed in at maybe 1-2kg over, while still looking like a Somali refugee(< reason for that is that he's crazy active, and its not uncommon for him to sprint laps around the house)

The other cat ballooned for some reason and now looks like Fat Albert.

So yer, if there was Avgas for cats, that's what I'd be cramming down his throat.

[Bruceleehulk]

I just found the Gene Simmons of dogs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab361...0&feature=plcp

just look at that tongue!

[Forgotten Entity]

I had a dog most of my life, she died a few years ago. Just got a 5 month old kitten last week. She's cool, but I definitely find myself worrying about her a lot more then the dog. Simply because I'm afraid of maybe leaving the door open by accident and she gets outside. Now, a dog couldn't get out of my yard..but it would be childs play for a cat to climb up the fence and escape.

Though she does have a chip in her.

I'm sorry to hear about your dog, man. :(

And I definitely hear you about that, I rescued my cat with two others (we had to give the other two to a humane society) and my number 1 fear is her leaving the house because she was only a kitten when we found her. I doubt she even knows what a car is, rather than staying away from one.

[JCAll]

New kittens today!
Cute!
Also evil!

[Bruceleehulk]

speaking of dogs, when i first saw Sam the ugly dog, I thought he was a giant mutated rat.