Are you a cat person or a dog person?

[NewWaveChick1981]

Or are you neither? Or do you love all animals? I'm a dog person. :) I love all animals, but my personality is best suited for dogs. Fortunately, my husband is also a dog person. I do not dislike animals of any kind, but if we have pets (which we do), they'll be dogs.

You?

[Hugin]

1. It depends on the critter's personality...

Really.

[youthere]

43. Yep..it depends.

I don't like ALL cats and I don't like ALL dogs. They've got to have a certain "mojo".

[BarenakedLady]

2. Definately an animal person

I like them better than people.

[begin_within]

3. Look what your poll started...

[NewWaveChick1981]

4. See? Cats and dogs can love each other.

:rofl: :hi:

[ironflange]

16. Is that the Wrooom dog?

http://www.evo.hr/dog/

[Hugin]

5. LOL!

There's another photo of the same subject floating around out there of a bulldog and a cat.

It's hilarious also.

[cobalt1999]

9. We're talking real fire and brimstone here! Dogs and cats sleeping together! End of the world stuff!

-Bill Murray, Ghostbusteres.

[barb162]

49. oh is that ever cute

[datasuspect]

6. cat doesn't have nearly as much meat as dog

but they are both delicious!

[bertha katzenengel]

7. Oh, god! Don't make me choose! What to do, what to do! . . .

;)

Actually, I love all animals.

[ironflange]

12. Hey Bertha, I found a pic of you!

hee hee hee

BTW, how'd the interview go? The world wonders!

edit: Never mind, saw your other thread. Good on ya!

[bertha katzenengel]

13. LOL That's fabulous. Thanks!

I have two job offers, and just in the last fifteen minutes made up my mind which one to take. Thanks for asking!

[nickinSTL]

8. I love all animals...

but, I'm a cat person.

I've always had cats, for one thing, so I understand them pretty well. I understand most dogs in theory, but I don't have much experience with them.

And, seeing as one bit me as I was trying to get into my car in a parking lot last night...I'm not thrilled with them in general today.

[Orsino]

10. Yes.

I own four dogs, and am in turn owned by four cats.

[ironflange]

11. I'm a cat lover who also likes dogs

I just don't want to own another pooch. They're nice to visit with, play with, then leave with their owners. Like grandchildren, I guess. I know a dog lover who doesn't like cats because "they have too much personality."

[Arugula Latte]

19. That' s how I describe it. I'm a HUGH cat person, but I like "other people's dogs" -- for a bit.

Then, pat 'em on the head and bye bye.

[ironflange]

29. Oregon. I love Oregon

Been there three times, hoping for more.

[Arugula Latte]

58. Great!

Come on down! :hi:

Have you been to Ecola State Park just north of Cannon Beach? That's one of the most beautiful places in the state, methinks ... Gorgeous, sweeping views of the ocean from plunging cliffs; rocky shoreline with forest paths along it; beautiful little cresent-shaped beaches ...

[yellowdogintexas]

64. that would be me. I have four great kitties! Haven't had a dog

since 1982.

But I really did like that dog, he was a real character.

This will change in January when my daughter moves back into my house.

[billyskank]

14. I guess I prefer chicks

[mainegreen]

15. Well, then, here you go:

[ironflange]

17. Dogs get into too much trouble. . .

This may be my first deleted message.

[China_cat]

18. Both

[carlydenise]

20. Cats are good entertainment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cCdoXIlKMw

Carly

[ironflange]

30. This one is really hard to believe

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/256738/cat_in_a_bowl

[carlydenise]

32. LOL wow, how did that cat do that?

nfm
Carly

[reyd reid reed]

21. Cat person

But I like both and I've had both...it's just that cats suit my personality better. Plus a cat doesn't have to go out to take care of his/her 'business' during a blizzard or a thunderstorm.

And there's the business with the last dog I had that ate the phone box one morning. Literally chewed the wires out of it when I let him out to take care of said 'business'. THAT wasn't the 'business' he was supposed to take care of.

:eyes:

Right now, I've got the best of both. One of my cats must've been a dog in a previous life. She doesn't twitch her tail -- she wags it. And only when she's happy. She plays fetch for hours on end and will bring you her toys when she wants to play. She snores. She runs up to the door and welcomes me when I come home from work (or wherever). I swear I've heard her try to bark.

And she's always...always...underfoot.

[scarlet_owl]

22. If I have to choose between dogs and cats, I choose cats.

I'm really a ferret person. :)

[u4ic]

23. Horse and parrot person

They are by far my favourites, and the ones I relate to best. I've always been a horse person and ridden much of my life; bought my first parrot about 15 years ago.

Since I've never had a cat, I can't really answer whether I'd prefer a dog or cat. :hi:

[Mutley]

24. I love 'em all.

I have a dog right now, but when I move again I'm going to get a kitty, too. :D

[bigwillq]

25. Dog (nt)

[WindRavenX]

26. LOVE dogs

Cats? Not so much.

[ceile]

27. Definitely a cat person

but I'll be devestated when my dogs pass. (My ex and I share "custody" of the dogs)

[crim son]

28. Cats.

I don't like the way a dog smells... just can't get past it. And don't anybody tell me there are dogs that don't smell. It isn't true. :)

[InvisibleTouch]

36. Different breeds have different scents, though...

...and some are very pleasant, at least in my experience.

[crim son]

68. I think it must be something about my sense of smell,

which is abnormally acute. And yes, I'd rather have a greyhound than a lab in terms of smell, if I had to.

[YankeyMCC]

31. Much to my own surprise

I think I'm becoming more of a cat person.

I own a dog and have always had dogs, but boy can they be annoying :) Pills, barking, over-needy

Depends on the dog of course but while I love all animals I'm getting a little short on patience with the drudgery of having a pet in an urban neighborhood - my failing not the animals.

So when I visit friends and family with their seemingly independent minded cats I think...now there's a pet I could live with at this stage of things. :) They say people don't own cats but that the cats own the people. That sounds fine by me because then they have to shoulder the responsibility instead of me :)

[City Lights]

33. I am a 6-cat person. eom

[Deja Q]

34. I'm a parrot person...

or as some might say, bird brain... :rofl:

[Blue-Jay]

35. I've had both, but I love my dogs more.

Probably because they love ME more. Nobody ever wrote a story like Old Yeller about a cat.

[femmocrat]

37. Dog person here!

My cat is just annoying. But I can "forgive" just about anything my dogs do!

[InvisibleTouch]

38. All animals.

Currently I have dogs, but have had cats in the past, and surely will again. As to what's best suited for my personality, though, that would be along the lines of reptiles, fish, arachnids, etc. I have more of an affinity to the silent and exotic (not to mention misunderstood!) than to noise and rambunctiousness. But I can't think of any species that I'd turn down as a pet, given the right facilities.

[querelle]

39. I Love All Animals

Except for maybe ferrets. My uncle has two ferrets and they are smelly nasty critters. He doesn't keep them in cages and they have the run of his house. Whenever I visit, I refuse to remove my shoes because they bite feet! Their teeth are like little razors.

Q

[VeggieTart]

40. I live with one very affectionate cat

She insists that she be an only child. My cat also wags her tail a lot, and she's very vocal. I get an earful when I get home from work, my boyfriend gets an earful when he comes over, and she is very talky when I am on the phone.

I have the sort of life that makes it impossible to have a dog, but every time I see someone walking his or her dog, I do have to say hi. Sometimes, the human won't mind me patting the dog. One time, a dog just flopped on his side and started rolling around. Another time, a guy walking his weiner dog was surprised that his dog let me pat her because, he said, she's usually mean. I have joked that I am the dog whisperer.

My boyfriend's mom has a dog and two cats, and the dog is very affectionate. She's also a therapy dog (meaning that his mom takes the dog to nursing homes so people can interact with the animals. It's said to be very therapeutic).

I lived with cats all my life, but only for a few years did my mom and stepdad have a dog. And she was the sweetest dog that ever lived.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

41. I've only ever had cats. (And a parrot).

I'm not sure what I'd do with a dog. It could be that they're perfect for me.

I said "Cat person" anyway.

[Gato Moteado]

42. while i like all animals...especially wildlife.....

between cats and dogs i'm definitely a dog person.

dogs have personality and they're grateful to their owners. cats don't really care about their owners and they're generally ungrateful. additionally cats dig around in their own feces, kill birds and other wildlife just for the hell of it, claw the furniture and their piss really stinks. they're not allowed in my house.

that said, i absolutely love real cats....ocelots, jaguars, jaguarundis, pumas, tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards. it's the creepy little ones that run around the alley that i don't care for.

[michreject]

44. 2 dogs here

Both Yorkies.:)

[Quantess]

45. I'm a poultry person!

I love baby chickens, ducks, turkeys, and any other baby birds. Turkeys make surprisingly good outdoor pets, except for their huge poops.

[Mendocino]

46. I love all animals....

But I prefer dogs to cats. And my wife is allergic to cats.

[Kat45]

47. I'm a BIRD person!

:-)

[smirkymonkey]

48. I like Dogs more than just about anything in the whole world.

Including people.

I prefer big dogs to little dogs, and with cats it's kind of a case-by-case basis. My roommate's cat is pretty cool - she doesn't bite or scratch and is generally affectionate and kind of funny. But with dogs, I can actually fall in love with them and be absolutely devastated by their loss.

[Kali]

50. All.

[petronius]

51. I've seen a lot of dogs eat cat poop, but I've never seen a cat eat dog poop

That tells me all I need to know about the relative merits of cats and dogs...

[TheBaldyMan]

52. I like both dogs & cats but dogs just win it by a cold,wet nose.

I love going walkies and having a happy hour with a pooch. Dogs make me laugh.

[HawkerHurricane]

53. Oh, I'm a cat person.

[QMPMom]

54. Kittens are cute, but

they turn into cats and I'm pretty terrified of cats.

I've always been a dog person.

[mike_c]

55. I live with five cats...

...so I suppose that says something about my preferences.

[blonndee]

56. I love them all but I'm a dog person.

Maybe I'm a little needy, but you can't beat that unconditional love and being treated like a celebrity every time you come home.

[Thegonagle]

57. Definitely...

Both.

[njdemocrat106]

59. I'm a doggy person

I like cats too, and I wouldn't be adverse to owning one, but dogs have always been a part of my life.

[ILA]

60. Cat person.

My family have always had cats (with the exception of one dog, Michael) and I wasn't born at that point.

Having said that, our cats are far from perfect, and they have the potential to annoy me immensely (scrape scrape scrape on the door, fuck off!).

Having said that, despite their imperfections, my affinity for them always remains.

I'm not particularly focused on any dog breeds, with one exception: the Siberian husky, beautiful animal. Although the responsibility it takes to be a successful owner is daunting.

[ashling]

61. Untill recently I was a DogPerson

When the moon is full I am a DogPerson, but during the new moon I am a CatPerson.

aaooooooooh! Warewolves of London

[Skittles]

62. I can honestly say both

although I am a longtime cat person who has never owned a dog (live alone, work long, crazy hours) I really do love dogs

[NuttyFluffers]

63. serpents and jellyfish.

rather cuddly, i think.

[buddhamama]

65. i love all animals

i have a special fondness for "rodents". I have had rats for pets, ferrets... I had a raccoon once too.
I haven't acively sought a pet. I take pets in. :) :hi:

[NC_Nurse]

66. We are a mixed marriage.

I have cats and my husband has dogs. I like both, but prefer my kitties and vice-versa for him.

We all get along fine. :-)

[SoyCat]

67. 60% cat person and 40% dog person

[mvd]

69. Dog person by far

I'd have a few if I had the resources to take care of them.