Which do you prefer?!
Dogs all the time!!! ~:cheers:
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Which do you prefer?!
Dogs all the time!!! ~:cheers:
Dogs
they are stronger
more obedient
better looking
not as sneaky
Do their business out side instead of inside a box with a bunch of stones in the house
smarter
can play game like tug of war, fetch, chase, and just wrestle!(INSTEAD OF PLAYING WITH A ROLL OF YARN~:joker: )
Whats not to like!
I think Cats are indisputably more intelligent, and far less work. They're also the only kind of pet I own.
However, I've been hankering after a dog recently. There's a companionship there that you don't quite get with cats.
Cats. heir smarter, more independent, far cleaner and dont slobber all over you nevermind smell like crap. You dont have to walk them or scoop up their poop orworry about them attacking someone. They keep your home free of pests and are real fun to watch. Of course they spend most of their time sleeping. But even this is good as they put out a calming karma. Also if a cats affectionate ro you its because it loves you not because it wants some food. They can survive quite well without you unlike a dog.Though they do get over affectionate when you go to feed them rubbing all over your legs.
A domestic cat somehow enlarged to the size a Golden Retriever would be the best compromise, I think.
How you'd achieve this, I don't know. Some form of gene manipulation, probably.
I am the Cat.
I think cats and dogs are the same when it comes to intelligence. It's just that cats don't really interact with human as dogs do which is why some people think dogs are smarter.
I gotta go with cats though. I love underdogs.... well, cat in this case.
Cats for me. Gawaine summed it up nicely.
A domestic cat somehow enlarged to the size a Golden Retriever would be the best way to have yourself eaten while you sleep, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax
Dogs. They are smarter and bigger(their brains are bigger too).
Dogs are definatly better. :bow:
Dogs.
A dog is a loyal compagnion, whereas I find a cat to be... less personal somehow.
As for the kind of dog..I prefer the larger breeds, to be more precise , my favorite breed would be the Great-Danes, the biggest dog around
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Do you think you could tame a wolf if you raised it from birth?
That'd be the ultimate dog.
I can be counted semi-cat.. I prefer FightCat as an alternative nick..
Why cats ?
Predictable, very very lovely and no intention to chase you to the bone in the middle of the night.
I have dogs and cats, but nothing beats a rat. (and im serious)
Theyre smarter than dogs, cleaner than cats, and a lot more manageable in the city.
If you buy them from the store they less likely to carry disease than most other pets.. the whole bubonic plague thing just gave them a bad name. ~D
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Yup, rats are awesome. I'm going to buy some when I go to university, as I can't keep larger animals in halls.
You might consider snakes. A friend of mine used to keep some (not a poisonous kind) in his lodging when we were at University. He just let them roam the rooms and corridors because snakes are clean and they are good company. They are smart, require little food and have interesting habits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax
Yeah I had a rat back in Jr. High School, and she was cool. Name was Harley. Taught her to walk a tight rope and she also ran the maze (I got her in a summer school program). Her favorite thing to do (and my favorite thing to watch) was to tear up her fresh paper and make a giant pile of shreddings, in which she made her nest. She was cool.
He just let them roam the halls? I was under the impression that most snakes needed a climate controlled terrarium. Or is that iguans? I can't remember.Quote:
Originally Posted by AdrianII
It'd certainly be a good way to pick up the ladies. 'Hey baby, want to play with my snake?' ~:cool:
His building was warm enough. And they look for the warmest spots, that is why he could find them back within a minute. He just went for the boilers, radiators, backs of fridges and there they would sit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax
He was quite a player and I believe his snakes went some way to explain his attractiveness, but he was also a very good biologist (he is now a professor) and a great chess player. In the early nineties he went to Berlin where he bought himself an obsolete East German Army truck, drove it to Africa and came back with a completed Ph.D. thesis. He is that kind of guy.Quote:
It'd certainly be a good way to pick up the ladies. 'Hey baby, want to play with my snake?' ~:cool:
Dogs
How about a Puma?Quote:
Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax
A domestic cat somehow enlarged to the size a Golden Retriever would be the best compromise, I think.
Depends on the cat.Quote:
Dogs. They are smarter and bigger(their brains are bigger too).
Care to put a dog up against this?
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Nice putty tat.
Pound for pound a cat creams a dog.
Cats. They fit my personallity more. Laid back, relaxed and sleeps a lot. ~D
Is this for real? Well, then GAH to you!
Also, pound for pound, a hyena can tear a tiger or lion apart. But that is matching gross weight, not numbers. Also, a wolf is a lot smarter than a big, brutish fanged cat. That would be a great pet... just have the big ****er sitting in a corner, staring down your company, never uttering a sound...
I have to get a Siberian Husky.
Cats all the way. Dogs are too loud, extroverted, energetic, dirty, "masculine", and whiny for me. They're like American football players--loud and obnoxious, and I never understand why they're so appealing to the ladies. Dogs remind me, strangely, of the apocalyptic ladder theory. ~:handball: Cats are more introverted, truly loving, majestic, and self-sufficient. More like me. ~D
They have something in their eyes that provokes your thoughts - even the cutest, smallest one can be intimidating; unlike dogs, which could be easily read.
And they're smarter in an arrogant sort of way. Dogs are dumb and their habits could be easily forged. ~;p They lost their wolfish ways to the comforts of man.
AntiochusII, you just discharged, mate ! ~D
Joke aside, you had a better insight for a "cat love". Congrats..
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Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny
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"The more I learn of humans, the more I appreciate my dog." The quote goes something along those lines anyway, and I agree with it.
wallabies! Smarter than either dogs or cats, far more nimble, and can take care of themselves for fairly prolonged periods. Mine however is unusually affectionate compared to most people who have a wallaby...I'm thinking of checking him into a therapist to make sure he's not gay...~;p
Maybe we could breed cats and dogs together to get a pet with the loyalty of a cat and the cleanliness of a dog.
ichi~:cheers:
Cats, dogs don't taste very good, meat's very stringy.
No way. Yes they have a stronger bite. But their no where near as agile and they dont have the claws that cats have. Cats are the sharks of terra firma. Next to man their finest killing machine on land.Quote:
Also, pound for pound, a hyena can tear a tiger or lion apart
Then what are tanks and airplanes?! ~DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny
Dogs rule. They are much better companions than cats...
Dogs rule, Cats drool!!!! ~:cheers: ~D ~:cool:
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So there is this cat queen in a close neighbourhod, where the workshop of a friend that I frequently visit lies, breeding once every fewturnsmonths. Since she's so warry of protecting her kittens, she wouldn't let any single member of the Canis genus in the neighbourhood.
A couple, of the unluckiest stock, decide to sit at one of the few cafés in the street and their bad luck is so firmly established that they decide to bring on their dog, of remarkable size and shape, along.
In a momentary ambush, Ms. Cat charges and routs the poor canine and fortifies her position in case of backstrike underneath a car. Thewardog, though, is nowhere to be found but behind his owneress and the cat is fiercefully defending her position againstthe besieging ally forcethe husband, trying to fist her.
The situation woud go severer should Ms. Cat have sallied forth but my friend arrives and the couple with the dog promptly leave.
The dog would probably need some rehab. :yes:
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Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny
Dogs are hoplites; cats are horse archers. :charge:
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Cats are more intelligent, cleaner and generally more beautiful. But dogs make better friends, and that is why I prefer them.
Dogs are friendly, jumpy, loyal and disgusting. Cats are boring, clean, easy to take care of and don't require too much free time.
The problem with cats is that they rip up way too many birds. we had to put a little bell on our last cat to stop the rampage. Though, on the other hand, the birds that fought back did pretty well. There were a couple of mocking birds that attacked that cat any time she left the house. They just swept in and pecked her head and flew off, they were too fast for her to grab. After awhile, she just started runnig when ever they saw her. I would have helped the cat, but the birds were only attacking her to keep her away from their young(She had already gotten afew of them~:eek:)
Exactly:bow:Quote:
Cats are more intelligent, cleaner and generally more beautiful. But dogs make better friends, and that is why I prefer them
Dogs are a happy, gullible and can't really see whats coming. A dog will almost always be happy to see you. Cats, on the other hand, are a little different....
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Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
That's hilarious, great story. Once I saw this large dog chasing a cat, the cat ran across the street and the dog almost had it, I was worried the dog would kill the cat or badly maul it so I started moving closer. The cat ran up the trunk of a tree and in one smooth motion back out on a branch and then doveoff the branch right onto the dog's face where it proceeded to rake and kick and scratch until the dog whined and ran off.
The cat sat down and started licking itself clean, as if it had gotten dog stink on itself.
ichi:bow:
Cats aren`t more intelligent, they only have bigger personality. Dogs all the way!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ludens
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Originally Posted by ichi
Well, the above is not the single recorded account of Ms. Cat indeed. She has been witnessed (more than once) chasing dogs out of the neighbourhood and in one instance the dog badly scarred on the face.
Surprisingly, she's much calm and friendly towards homonidae, so are her children, generally. She seems to be surrounded by interesting characters and events. One of her consorts is the single example of his species that I know of, babysitting kittens and training them in defense and birdcatching techniques, not necessarily of his own lineage. He's also quite a gentleman, with a noble style of walking.
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Sure, sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
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Originally Posted by AdrianII
Dear lord,
Can't you see the genious in using the height advantage, sneaking the foe without inciting alarms, and suddenly charging from the advantageous position?
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cats will make your home stink of piss.
if the previous occupants of your home had cats then it will still stink.
you cannot ever fully remove that stench.
so up yours kitties, I voted for dogs, at least you can clean their excretions up.
Agreed. Cats are also (well save the lion) solitary hunters unlike dogs (but hyenas aren't related to dogs anyway). Plus a tiger or even a lynx or bobcat is way scary than a wolf, as cool as wolfs are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny
That's awesome! That explains it perfectly! Awesome! ~DQuote:
Dogs are hoplites; cats are horse archers. :charge:
At the barn my mom goes to, there is a dog eating cat. It lives in the barn, except it can't catch mice and is fat. It likes people, but it attacks any and all dogs. It once sent a dog to the vet with half an ear...
Cat's.
And I can say that the intelligence of a dog or cat depends on the individual animal. One constant however is that any house pet will gravitate to the person who gives out food the most. Then they will show a preferance to an individual. One of my current cats a female domestic short hiar named M prefers me to anyone else. She will tolerate me to hold her up side down (as in cradeling her on her back in my arms) for periods longer than 10 seconds (if she's in the mood). She won't do that for anyone else. Even still she is not the smartest cat out there, we call her the special needs kitty.
The people who bought our house nine almost ten years ago had two big dogs (Berner Sennen or something like that). Soon after they moved in, the new lady of the house told my mother how the dogs had been peeing all over the house, you know, marking their territory or something like that. Our cats (and we've had lots of them), on the contrary, never had a habit of relieving themselves inside the house. It's all in the upbringing. I don't care how badly an animal needs to mark its territory - it will not be tolerated inside. An pet doing this is a reflection, rather, of the owner's ability to raise one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taffy_is_a_Taff
And by the way - we never need to clean up after our cat. For the dogs, that's a different matter altogether (though they too do it outside).
I voted cats, should anyone be wondering. ~:cool:
My cats have never pissed or crapped in the house. Any animal will crap in the home if you dont train it correctly. Cats even when they go outside have the decency to bury their crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taffy_is_a_Taff
cats will make your home stink of piss.
if the previous occupants of your home had cats then it will still stink.
you cannot ever fully remove that stench.
so up yours kitties, I voted for dogs, at least you can clean their excretions up.
Cats come covered in dirt and other things when they enter the house.....
I am a cat-person myselve, but dogs are also very fun animals. I like cats because of the calming effect they have on me, they are always so completily satisfied. And unlike dogs they stay with you because it pleases them, cats just enjoy being around humans, they don't need us to survive. I wouldn't really call them inteligent, but they sure are cunning and manipulative, I love it ~:)
Research showed that dog-owners are,on average less intelligent than cat-owners.
I like both,own a cat and would never take a dog for the simple reason I'm too lazy to walk it every day. I do however detest the following dogs :
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ps:too lazy to look up the research
gah. both dogs and cats are feaking crazy creatures imo... but I kinda like them both ~:) prefer dogs though...
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Dogs. You can learn them way more and they understand more. They're more nice to their family. They poo in the grass in stead of in other people's gardens! They don't smell like fish all the time. You can keep fit by walking them and you don't have to worrie they scrath some kid, dog or cat. They keep you home free of burglards and are humerous animals. They spend most of their time sleeping. But even this is good as they put out a calming karma. Also if a dog affectionate ro you its because it loves you not because it wants some food. They won't survive at their own, but cats won't either. But a dog likes you so doesn't want to be alone and therefor doesn't go away all day. Though they do get over affectionate when you go to feed them rubbing all over your legs.Quote:
Cats. heir smarter, more independent, far cleaner and dont slobber all over you nevermind smell like crap. You dont have to walk them or scoop up their poop orworry about them attacking someone. They keep your home free of pests and are real fun to watch. Of course they spend most of their time sleeping. But even this is good as they put out a calming karma. Also if a cats affectionate ro you its because it loves you not because it wants some food. They can survive quite well without you unlike a dog.Though they do get over affectionate when you go to feed them rubbing all over your legs.
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Cows.
They are smart, peaceful (at least most of them, there is so many personalities...) and there is something motherly on their appearance.
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As someone who 'owns' 1 cat and 5 dogs, I can say that cats are much smarter, cleaner, more independant, and all that.
Now, I guess it depends of personalities. I'm myself rather a solitary person, and that's probably why I prefer cats over dogs.
I've raised a lot of cattle and I've yet to meet a cow I would call "smart." They have many good traits, but intelligence is not one of them. For example: Setting out hay, one always needed to make sure that well over a body length was between piles. That way they wouldn't stand there eating from one bale, and crapping on the next. Ditto for grain troughs, water, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kääpäkorven Konsuli
You haven't met the right ones ~;) . In my experience for example they are masters at setting themselfs free from their stall. And I have seen many other things too, but because of my limited english skill I can't tell them to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Harvest
All I can say is that some of them act like they would have sense of humor.
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Elephants. ~:) They are the most peaceful animals, unless converted to battle machines by tailless apes under heavy torture. One of the most intelligent and social ones too.
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Those don't count, but I understhand the appeal. Cats or dogs is what we play, not birds and bees. Talking elephants in a cats and dos topic is grandeur at best ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
I'm just pretty miffed that my new place stinks of cat.
when I viewed it the smells were all nice.
Now they aren't.
I despise the previous owners *shakes fist*.
My place now stinks of hippy as I've had to resort to incense to disguise the cat.
I think cats are evil.~D The reason why we dont have as pets, cats same size as normal dogs is that those would kill us.~;)
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Originally Posted by Fragony
That was Re: Cows. ~;)
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I don't have either, but I've got a soft spot for dogs.
But, a lot depends on the personality of the animal. We used to have two cats living near us that were just like dogs. If I'd sit out on the porch the neighbor cats would come over, sit down, and hang out. Right next door there was an asinine dog that would slobber, bark, and chase kids around the neighborhood. So, personality matters a lot.
For the rat fans: have you ever seen hairless rats? They're a pretty funky breed. Completely bald. They end up looking like a pink and wrinkly scrotum. You could take one to college, get the girls to pet it, and then say: "Hey, do you wanna see something funny?"
On second thought, probably a bad idea. ~D
I also like Bearded Dragons. They're reptiles from Australia. Completely unafraid of humans. They're tan in color... and sort of look like the Jem'Haddar from Deep Space Nine... but much nicer. The coolest thing about Bearded Dragons though is that if you get two of them together they'll wave at each other. They actually pick up one of their front claws and slowly wave at each other. Pretty cool.
Both.
Some pure bred dogs are as think as posts though. I prefer dogs that are smarter like labs, colliers and most sheep dogs... animals that are smart, hardworking and social.
Cats are picky. They are not nice to everyone, but will be nice to you if you are consistently nice to them.
Imperial Eagle and the Panda. ~D
My 2 favourite animals. ~:cheers:
A cat is a lazy persons pet, dogs rule.
Never had much trouble keeping them corraled, except for full grown bulls. They were tough to keep fenced in, but it was a case of mass exceeding what a very long fence could endure. Brute force, not brains.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kääpäkorven Konsuli
Pigs are very smart animals, they could work the latches, so we had to wire gates for pig enclosures. Cows...never figured out the latches we used.
Now I had a cat that opened doors using the door knobs! ~:eek: No joke! He was very good at it, and we didn't teach him the trick either! Never had a dog that did that. If this cat wanted in a room and you didn't want him in, you had to lock the door. He would stretch out to full length and start pawing both sides of the knob until he got it to turn. There would be some frantic rattling, then the door would open and he sould saunter in like royalty reclaiming his rightful throne. ~:cool:
Cats run faster and jump higher than pigs or dogs. I have chased cats and dogs before so I know this.
See? Cats win!Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Harvest
And they're winning in the polls!
Though my real soft spot is with Pandas, I do realize they can slay me simply by trying to hug my small body with the power of love and peace so great in them. ~:joker:
That makes them exotic. ~:cool: Don't you prefer more when you have to work for a lady's...ahem...affection, instead of claiming and easy one? To gain a cat's loyalty and affection alone makes them worthy rivals, something we humans need.Quote:
Originally Posted by kagemusha
That makes them easier to pet, then!Quote:
Originally Posted by King Ragnar
On a side note, I find it most interesting that pigs were used as street cleaners/mobile sewers during Medieval and even later times. They must've really EATEN everything. Eww.
On another side note, rats are evil, dirty, scary, nauseating creatures. Remember, rat owners, those little oh-so-cute devils are related to Hamtaro ~:eek: and the corpse-rats of the World War I trenches (predecessors, I guess, of the worst kind of New York sewer rats). They eat human flesh for GAH's sake! [propaganda mode for World War One*]they steal our soldiers' bread, eat our dead soldiers' flesh, attack our unwary soldiers, kill and devour our soldiers' dogs and cats (for real), and put nauseating unhygienic threat to our soldiers' lives!!! [/propaganda mode] ~:handball:
*that was from All Quiet On the Western Front
well, cats are alot smarter and cleaner. but they aren't loya(I admit that part of the reason is that they CAN survive with out you, the same cannot be said of Dogs...)
But Dogs are loyal. They follow blindly and, for the most part, just can't see whats coming(I admit that part of this is just because they aren't very smart)
So, Dogs are better IMHO but for the wrong reasons~:joker:
I don't think I've ever encountered a more loyal creature than the cat I just lost in August. Granted, he was a special case. I've had many cats, and most weren't committed to me like KeenEye was. In general I guess I would have to agree, that dogs appear to be more loyal than cats.
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I had a full cat family last year in mom's village; the husband, the wife and the sis in law. ~D Firstly the husband approached us, gained our love (and food ~D), secured a place to nap...and then brought in the wifey. Early days, he would demand food as if for himself and then let the lady have it. Gradually, she began to request on her own.
I wouldn't let them into certain rooms of the house, just in case, and one day, after feeding them, I needed some rest and decided to retire to my room. The wifey followed me on but stopped when I asked her to sit and wait for me there. I went in, read a book for nearly half an hour, took a quick nap for about fifteen minutes and when I was back, she was waiting for me.
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