Drew - When does Kitty Season start?

[quarterback]

Put a bird in a cage hanging from the ceiling... a cat will jump to a chair, then the table, then a book case, and evaluate other places from which it may be able to get that bird.

[shmokes]

Border collies aren't representative of dogs in general because they are about ten times smarter than the average dog.

They even approach the awesome intelligence of cats sometimes.

[Zakk]

I got you all beat.  My fish will save drowning Timmy from certain death.









_{(yes I know it's not a fish)}

[tommy]

"They even approach the awesome intelligence of cats sometimes. "                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          You must be joking.    Cats  pffft. 

[ChadTower]

You know how you know that your cat is smarter than your dog?  When your dog rolls over, sits, and begs for a treat... your cat doesn't give a crap and gets fed anyway.

[tommy]

You know how you know that your cat is smarter than your dog?

[Dartful Dodger]

You know how you know that your cat is smarter than your dog?

When you find out your cat crapped in your shoe it hides.

When you find that your dog crapped in the center of your living room, it's standing next to it.

Dumb dogs, dumb cats, what

[shmokes]

Dogs make better tools than cats, that's for sure.  But then so do hammers.

[DrewKaree]

Ok I've got an even better/smarter/buttwhoopiner pet.

thats right a frog.

Is that a baby picture of your family line starting?

[Shape D.]

thats the one I want to start breeding.
 
Phyllobates terribilis

its a type of poison arrow frog.

this type is the most poisonous frog on the planet.

[DrewKaree]

Dude, WHY would you bring up, all over again, that you want to breed with frogs?

The scandal had JUST died down, it was off the front page of the BYOAC Enquirer, and you go ahead and remind everyone you date frogs.

 

[shmokes]

The more optimistic of us would say that he wants to date princes...

[Crazy Cooter]

Dogs make better tools than cats, that's for sure.

[tommy]

Dogs make better tools than cats, that's for sure.

[ChadTower]

Morons.  Use the dogs.

[GameOver]

I've had cats that I taught to crap in the toilet, ...

Drew wasn't lying!  I used the map from the other post ('post a pic where you live' post), snuck to his house and got this shot.  Holy crap!

[Shape D.]

Don't be silly thats not drews cat. thats drew.

[shmokes]

That is Drew.  I've seen him.

[Crazy Cooter]

Don't be silly thats not drews cat. thats drew.

Lol.  All I know is there isn't a collar...

[SirPoonga]

I'm glad you guys realize they are talking about wild cats.  Many people around here think their pets are in trouble.  In WI you need to register and have a colar on your dog.  The same should be said with cats.  Having done that your cat shouldn't be in trouble.

[saint]

Dog thinks: "They feed me, clean up after me, and take care of me.... They must be gods!"

Cat thinks: "They feed me, clean up after me, and take care of me.... I must be a god!"

--- saint (1 dog, 2 cats, 2 birds, assorted fish)

[tommy]

Anybody have a good recipe for cat, i was just thinking fried with some BBQ sauce, theres so many ways to skin a cat.       

[shmokes]

I'm interetested in the sociology here.  I'm surprised to find myself in a majorly male dominated hobby website, yet seeming to be in a majority coming down on the cat's side in the cat/dog debate.  Generally speaking, it seems like guys like dogs more.  They're a more "manly" pet to own.  But here that doesn't seem to be the case and, in fact, Tommy's pretty much had no support.

Is this a geek thing?  I know a disproportionate number of us are computer guys, which probably means there are a lot of geeks here.  Do geeks prefer cats?

Seriously, doesn't the proportion of cat-to-dog supporters in this thread seem unusually high for a discussion involving nearly all, if not all males?

I mean, not only ChadTower, but Dartful Dodger are on the same side as me in this thread. 

[Daniel270]

I think I'm more in the minority.... 

wife and I are hamster fanatics.... don't really know why.  Easy enough to clean, feed and occasionally pet and play with..... and vet bills are pretty non existant, since most, if properly taken care of, will live 2 - 4 years....

[ChadTower]

The main fear is probably that people will kill any cat they see and can get away with, not just the uncollared cats.  People don't have much of a history of following rules once you give them the right to kill.

[Zakk]

I don't know as if dogs are so much a 'manly' pet, well except to those who are making up any number of insecurities (oooh look at my BIG dog!  No, don't look there, I said look at the dog dammit!)

I think that it's just whatever you grew up with.  If you had cats you will probably have cats.  If you grew up with dogs, you get dogs.  If you grew up with hamsters, you got beat up!  (sorry couldn't resist!) 

[ChadTower]

I grew up with about 15 dogs at any given time... no pets now, though.  Wife is allergic.

[DrewKaree]

I would say I'm a dog person, but not having the space or time requirements for a dog right now, I'm unwilling to get a dog and not meet its needs.  I think it's a very irresponsible owner who gets themselves a dog that will require certain things, then can't figure out why when they get home and haven't met the needs of the dog, they find their stuff chewed up and the dog starts to crap in their shoes to let them know they want some interaction. 

Cats are easier to deal with.

My cats will love the dog I get.  Not at first, but after they realize the dog won't be leaving the house anytime soon, they'll adapt.  Animals are funny like that.

[Daniel270]

I don't know as if dogs are so much a 'manly' pet, well except to those who are making up any number of insecurities (oooh look at my BIG dog!