Originally posted by: rikadik
Having a dog requires you to leave the house at least twice a day, and it's a big scary world beyond the front door.
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
With the exception of large breeds (think "great dane" and not "lab", a lab is not "large") dogs have a marked tendency to be overly clingy. Small and medium breed dogs are attention whores (smelly attention whores at that) that lose their mental capacity if they are left alone at all. People that talk about the "love" and "devotion" of dogs are really talking about the dog's obvious dependance.
Originally posted by: Slammy1
I like animals in general, dogs and cats (and birds, mice, snakes, lizards; you name it). They lack the culpability for their actions that humans do, more pure. I've owned/been owned/co-existed with many pets, mainly out of collective guilt that man has so bred them for his own purpose that they can't survive on their own. Guess I'm just a hippy at heart.
Originally posted by: Amused
My cat:
Sleeps with me at night.
Snuggles with me when I watch TV.
Greets me when I come home with face snuggles and nose licks.
Plays hunting games with me around the house, yet never bites or scratches me.
Plays fetch.
Loves to have his belly rubbed.
Never smells bad.
Can pee and poop without my assistance.
What more could I ask for?
Yup, I just replied in kind with my generalizations.Originally posted by: MrPickins
As for most of the rest of the thread, "generalize....blah....stereotype....ect."
Originally posted by: spidey07
You have to take the dog out to poop and pee.
Meaning I can't have a life with a dog. They are the biggest pain in the arse that one can have next to a kid.
Originally posted by: Amused
My cat:
Sleeps with me at night.
Snuggles with me when I watch TV.
Greets me when I come home with face snuggles and nose licks.
Plays hunting games with me around the house, yet never bites or scratches me.
Plays fetch.
Loves to have his belly rubbed.
Never smells bad.
Can pee and poop without my assistance.
What more could I ask for?
Originally posted by: loki8481
simple.
cats require less upkeep, thus allowing for more (whatever FPS game is popular right now) time.
Originally posted by: SophalotJack
I agree with the OP on the stance with dogs. They are much smarter, loyal and a much better pet all around. However they require time... lots of it. To support my argument on dogs, I just have to say that I don't see any police cats, seeing eye cats, or bomb sniffing cats around. They are pretty useless and uber dirty (no showers ever?).
Cats are selfish pets for selfish people... with the exception of those cats that kill anything and don't fear going outside the house.
edit some more: cat owners are not nearly the caliber of dog owners now that I look at prev edit.
Originally posted by: Poulsonator
We have three cats that all do this. Dogs are smarter than cats?