I like cats better than dogs...

[joeybee12]

Cats are mysterious...you ALWAYS know what a dog is thinking...cats keep you guessing

My cats are always happy to see me when I come home...they run to greet me at the door

When you wnat quiet time, they are ready to oblige

They are so freaking cute!

[SallyMander]

1. "you ALWAYS know what a dog is thinking"

You have obviously never met a terrier! :D

[joeybee12]

2. Eh, pet me, feed me...not many choices...but

a cat could be thinking about Salt II.

[SallyMander]

4. Actually, biologically speaking it's more likely that dogs

have complex "thoughts" -- since there is a positive correlation between a species' sociality and its cognitive development.

:hi:


Edit to add -- this is relevant because dogs are pack animals evolutionarily, while cats are not.

[joeybee12]

12. True...the only pack cats are lions!

:hi:

[SallyMander]

15. Thanks for humoring my nerdiness!

:D

[joeybee12]

17. What else are we here for???

;)

[pokerfan]

21. dogs can been trained to do all sorts of things...

guard/protect, herd, hunt, search/rescue, detect contraband and other substances, assist the seeing and hearing-impaired. They can perform circus tricks, learn obedience etc.

All cats do is lay around and get pampered.

It's obvious that this a clear sign of the superiority of the feline intellect over its canine counterpart.

[joeybee12]

22. Seriously, I'd heard that the harder it is to train an animal, the more

intelligent that animal is!!!!:hi:

[Beausoleil]

26. Cats train you. n/t

[joeybee12]

28. That's because they own you! n/t

[BuelahWitch]

30. Ain't that the truth!

:P My current one has me trained to stop whatever I'm doing on the computer when she wants to come up on my lap and be worshiped. Of course I always comply...

[lukasahero]

3. Ha! I was going to ask joeybee12 to tell me WTF

my dog is trying to tell me now that he's developed this ridiculous habit of barking at me for no apparent reason. Inquiring minds really, f'in want to know!

[SallyMander]

5. Some dogs bark as an invitation to play

maybe he wants to wrassle :D

[lukasahero]

7. Man, honestly I wish I knew

He's 14 freakin' years old and all of a sudden, we're calling him Sir Barkalot!

He had throat surgery last spring so he doesn't actually make any noise when he barks which makes it all the more amusing but dang, we're guessing every time (us: ok, let's check the list - he's been out, he's been fed, we're both in the room... wtf else does a dog need in life!?)

When he starts up again tomorrow, I'll give the "wrassling" idea a try. Ok, well, maybe not wrestling - 14 year old dogs don't really wrestle well but hey - maybe he does want to play. ("you don't stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing." and all that... :] )

Thanks! :hi:

[SallyMander]

8. Awww, i love old poochies

What kind is he? I grew up with a lab mix who lived to be almost 16 -- sweetest dog EVAH! :D

You just have to wrassle a bit more gently. :rofl:

:hi:

[lukasahero]

10. LOL - he's all Lab - think "Marley and Me"

but MUCH better behaved!!! Oh heck, here's his pic:



This was after the throat surgery last spring - you can see where he's been shaved and he's being spoon fed. (Didn't take him long to figure out how *that* worked!)

He's my bestest bud - a mere 92 lbs now (down from 112 top) so 14 is ridiculously old. We figure there's a little senility setting in but who can tell - he was always a bit on the wacky side - he IS a lab after all. ;)

[SallyMander]

11. OMG!!! He is a DOLL!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:


I'm sure he was pretty jazzed about the canned food! :D

He's adorable... i just love dogs. I hope he stays healthy and happy as long as possible!

[lukasahero]

19. Thanks

I love all dogs too - can't walk by one without saying hello - prefer them to people really.

And this one is just so unbearably good. Oh, and he loves me to pieces. The feeling's mutual. :)

[joeybee12]

14. Aw, he looks like a sweetie!

I like dogs too, but I have cats and wanted them to get their own post!!!:hi:

[lukasahero]

18. Sorry - didn't mean to hijack your thread - personally I swing both ways ;)

I love 'em both. Cats are awesome and the hardest loss I've ever faced was losing my 18 month old kitten 2 years ago at Christmas.

Just had to take exception with the "you always know what dogs are thinking" since mine was sitting here right that second barking at me for no apparent reason - timing is everything. :)

Of course, your OP is useless without pictures! ;) Flaunt 'em if you got 'em!!

(Oh, and I didn't see that "dogs are the best" until just now... Sorry.)

[joeybee12]

20. I've got to start posting photos of my kitties...

...but I'm hopeless at stuff like that!

[MrScorpio]

6. I hope that you never catch a case of Toxoplasmosis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis

The stuff is nasty

[joeybee12]

16. Thanks...I know you're only looking out for our best interests!

:hi:

[stuntcat]

9. the freaking cute part..

you sure got that right! :headbang:
my loverboy Tonka-


Dogs are cute too, I think, totally :loveya:

[joeybee12]

13. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

[mak3cats]

23. Although some cats can be a little dense...

...like my Gabe here (before and after pictures).

[stuntcat]

24. HAHAH!!

:rofl: :rofl:

He is beautiful, I love black and white cats!

[mak3cats]

32. Thank you...

...he's a brat, but he's too funny to stay annoyed with for long.

If the first picture included more of my living room, you'd see a large stuffed Eeyore sitting in an armchair. He's my favorite philosopher. I really appreciate your quoting him!

[stuntcat]

33. oh, Eeyore

I have a little stuffed Eeyore on my coffee table! :headbang: :loveya:

[lukasahero]

31. Your cat owes me a new keyboard. :)

:rofl:

[joeybee12]

35. Aww!

One of the cats we had growing up was a black and white cat. He was a sweetheart.

[Brigid]

25. Cats are funnier than dogs.

I never knew one yet that didn't think it was royalty. That snooty attitude always keeps me laughing.

[joeybee12]

27. There's an egyptian saying about cats that goes something like the cat owns

whatever it sees. It's a really great saying, and I know I've blown it, but you get the idea.

[Brigid]

29. There's another one that goes . . .

Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians used to worship cats. Cats have never forgotten this. :)

[joeybee12]

34. Hee-hee!

Good for them! ;)

[Bravo Zulu]

36. The truth about dogs!