Freaking Cat people,.. pretty messed up.

[Suave]

The cat  lady gave Lisa snowflake II.

[Pooh21]

Stupid Furries, one great thing about the intardnet is it lets us ridicule them at will.

[Hangtime]

Originally posted by Gunthr

Don't want to open a can of worms here, but, since you are a cat advocate, I have to ask about feeding.  Is it so bad to feed raw fish or meat a time or two per week?

I ain't a cat 'advocate'. I just happen to be owned by a couple of gawdamned cats. They never come when I call, rarely even notice I'm in the room, don't wear red bandanas and score me chicks, don't bark at people that violate the property line and the closest either of 'em ever came to fetching me my slippers was to take a crap in 'em.

As for feeding 'em, I give mine dry purina one. and a bowl of water. When either bowl is empty it's THEN they take an interest in what I'm doing.. their modus operandi for 'feed me' is to perch outta reach and stare at me. Blinks about once every 2 minutes.

On average.

For hours.

By the way, don't bother trying to out-stubborn a cat.

If I still don't get off my wide flat bellybutton to feed 'em, one of 'em craps in my slippers again.

Since I have to live in the same house they crap in, I feed 'em just the Purina One. If they eat fish or meat, the crap smells like... crap. Says right on the bag 'everything your cat needs'. So that's all the useless lil salamanders get. Ever. No table scraps, no burgers, no lasagne, no freakin fries.

If either one of 'em ever gets me laid, I'll buy 'em a steak dinner with trout fer dessert. Since that's not likely, they're either gonna solve the 'fetch me a beer and a babe' problem or fart dust for the resta their lives.

They probably wonder what they did in a past life to deserve me.. I've been wondering the same thing. I've probably got Stalin's red-headed step child sleeping on my dresser, and Hitlers Housefrau sacked out under the bed.

Serves the lil salamanders right.

[Vulcan]

I hate cats, especially the way they stick to your tyres.

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

Originally posted by Skydancer
Dog is a pack animal. It becomes part of your pack and part of the heirarchy. Dogs need that just like Wolves its nature, and companionship and a genuine partnership. Ones thats been around for a very long time.

Unlike Wolves, they don't hunt. Nor are they a very good pack animal since they usually do not work together well with each other. "They're playing!" Typical response from an idiot owner when two dogs go after each other "playfully" and then end up whimpering and whining. No they aren't you handsomehunk, they are showing their dominance over the other.

My dog guard my house? Right, and MrClean is going to beat the living hell out of you defenseless Brits.

Dogs are sad, sad animals. If you think they're great guards, your house will get owned by one man with mace.
-SW

[Hangtime]

Originally posted by Vulcan
I hate cats, especially the way they stick to your tyres.

Only if you don't brake. If you brake, then they flatten out a bit more and tend to fall off sooner.

[Yeager2]

Thats some funny S*&#t there hangtime

[Raider179]

how does the cat thread have more posts than the Shuttle scrub? lmao sad state gents

[Skydancer]

 More potential for endless argument?

[lazs2]

skyprancer...  I have raised both children and dogs..  

Unless you have a use... a good use... for a dog.. they are just a big smelly meat anchor on your life..  They are stupid and destructive and annoy anyone who comes to visit and make your house or car or anywhere not outdoors stink.   Everything you said about cats is why enjoy watching them...  I don't need to keep a poor dumb animal arounnd so that it can adore me like dog people do..

It is like dog people are saying "look, my dog loves me and takes lots of abuse from me... I'm not such a bad guy."

beet.. I am not kidding... My cats do not like being picked up.   The alpha one will sit on the arm of the chair I am in tho... she won't sit on people tho.   She will use me as a trampoline to get to a higher spot tho.

I had a dog for 14 years..  I don't think I will ever get another one unless I take up bird hunting or something and live out in the country.

lazs

[Skydancer]

Congratulations Lazs!

That of course makes you an expert in everything! ?

I'll keep my hound thanks and continue to enjoy having her around her for as long as she keepsa running after those pesky feline critters.

For me this matter is closed. I shall return to my blissfully cat free garden and enjoy the sunny hot weather in this raindrenched grim grey Island

[Jackal1]

Got a big gray rascal we call "Gray Cat".
Mind boggling, huh?
She does what she wants, when she wants to and how she wants to do it.
Someway this cat knows the minute you become awake, even before your eyes are open. She comes to the bedroom of a morning and patiently waits perched on the dresser until I get my shirt on, then jumps on my shoulders for the ride to the coffee pot.
She`s very observant, and as a rule, knows if something is going on outside before my big Rott outside knows. If there is something taking place outside that she doesn`t like and I don`t notice it and wake up, I get awakened by what feels like an anvil sitting on my chest and a teacup size paw to the cheek repeatedly. (she eats very well )
  Other than myself and the wife, she doesn`t have much to do with many people.
  Usualy if someone thinks they are going to mess with her , they will get one warning growl. You don`t want to hang around if you don`t take the hint unless your bag is running yourself through a blender.
  She is a blast to watch when she is trying to figure something out. Very thourough and intense.
A cat is a lot like an old school biker. Loyal to those that are loyal to them and screw the rest. Don`t play by anyone`s rules but their own and are very unPC like.

[lazs2]

Ok skyprancer... sorry to have hit a nerve but...

What use do you have for your dog?  Do you really need to buy loyalty like that?  Anyone can buy a dog and it will be loyal to just about anyone no matter how he treats it.

Do your really think everyone likes the smell of the thing or having it beg and bother them?  If so... why not really be a good guy and take the thing everywhere you go so everyone everywhere can enjoy it's presence?

What do you do with the thing when you go for a week or two?  how bout a day or two?   Do you honestly think the dog isn't ruling your life?

I don't claim to be an expert but I did have a dog for a long time.... from a puppy till death.   I won't have another.   I enjoy my freedom (can we say "freedom" on a board with brits?)  too much

I like watching the cats... for the little bit of hassle they are  worth it.   They don't go out very often and are no danger to your garden (unlike the huge piles of dog crap).

I am with jakal on this one... Cats are pretty cool creatures... dogs are just..... dog like.

lazs

[storch]

gotta go with lasz on this one.  the last dog I had died of old age and while he was a good companion and a family member he was also all of the above mentioned.  my daughter left us an unspayed female cat some time ago and her brood expanded exponentially.  while they live on the property we claim no ownership of them.  the everglades provide sufficient forage for them and they do keep the reptile and rodent population under control.  when one dies a simple toss in the lake keeps the small fish around which in turn attract bass, cichlids and snook so it is a good relationship. I like cats far better than dogs.

[Jackal1]

Yaknow, I get a real kick out of guys who start in on the old " I hate friggin cats" routine.
  Some have valid reasons , such as allergies, time and space situations, why they don`t like cats. That`s understandable.
  The ones I am referring to are the guys that come off with the I hate cats routine, trying their best to make it look like a "macho" prop.
  I`ve found, that as a rule, if you waste any further time on these people getting to know them, you will see that it tells a lot about them. Usualy they are covertly wimpy, insecure and very untrustworthy and certainly not folks you would like to be around or put any faith in.
  These folks need to be constantly pampered, adored and reassured by something or someone to counter balance their fears and insecurities.
Just a little interesting observation I`ve made .