Dogs or cats?

[WeeGord]

Dogs or cats? Straw poll. Settle an argument for a pint of Old Peculiar.

 

[r00fie1]

 

[afcb_acklam]

 

[WeeGord]

 

[swordtrombonefish]

 

[billyboro]

My little fella Flynn 9yr old diabetic and blind .Loved massively. Be lost without him x

 

[NZBoro1]

Loves his water does our Arthur

 

[TheBoroBuzzard]

Afraid I will have to sit on the fence for this one

 

[Brian Marwood]

Dogs spend all day thinking how they can raise your mood and make you happy. Cats spend all day dreaming of the day they kill you and rip you apart.

 

[FabioPorkpie]

I love the personality of dogs and their ‘YES! BRILLIANT! LETS DO IT!’ attitude to absolutely everything, but, and I’m ashamed to say, I can’t get away with the smells and drool and dirt. I’m too ocd, even though I’d love one.

Cats are mint, love their sassy ‘FUUUCCKK YOU HUMAN!’ attitude but I’m allergic to them.

My kids are going to have to settle for goldfish

 

[r00fie1]

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Butter wouldnt melt.....

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

I love the personality of dogs and their ‘YES! BRILLIANT! LETS DO IT!’ attitude to absolutely everything, but, and I’m ashamed to say, I can’t get away with the smells and drool and dirt. I’m too ocd, even though I’d love one.

Cats are mint, love their sassy ‘FUUUCCKK YOU HUMAN!’ attitude but I’m allergic to them.

My kids are going to have to settle for goldfish

You could get a bengal. They behave quite like dogs and are generally safe for allergy sufferers due to much less dander.

 

[Legz]

Always dogs....cats just have permanent PMT (and thats coming from a woman). Their mood changes in a second for no reason whatsoever!!

 

[Teesste]

 

[Abel Tasman]

Cats for me. Less needy and independent. And certainly keeps us company without having a major impact on a busy social life.

 

[1finny]

A nice start to the day….

Philosophically - neither
Difficult to reconcile a human having a moral status whereas another living being does not.

The discussion goes something like this. Our ownership (normally described as a love of animals) causes pain (neutering/spade), stress and in some circumstances death. It is ownership on our terms for our benefit.

 

[Wyke Red]

Florance

 

[FabioPorkpie]

A nice start to the day….

Philosophically - neither
Difficult to reconcile a human having a moral status whereas another living being does not.

The discussion goes something like this. Our ownership (normally described as a love of animals) causes pain (neutering/spade), stress and in some circumstances death. It is ownership on our terms for our benefit.

I get what you are saying but what about those good folk who take a rescued animal and look after it with love and kindness and give it care and companionship, where before it knew nothing but fear and suffering?
Surely they are improving the animal’s life and wellbeing immeasurably?

 

[Millbrook]

Answers obvious for me. Not quite true, a dog lover but not practical when I was working so always had a cat.

Maine Coon a cat with a dogs personality.

 

[Lemmy_kilmister]

A dog will love its owner unconditinally.
A cat will treat its owner as a means to an end.



I want a dog, a Chihuahua
When I get back to my small flat
I want to hear somebody bark
Oh, you can get lonely
I want a dog

Don't want a cat
Scratching its claws all over my habitat
Giving no love and getting fat
Oh, you can get lonely
And a cat's no help with that

Bulldog, hound and pug and labrador
Collie, retriever and Doberman pincher
Husky, Dalmatian, Saint Bernard und Dachshund
Mongrel, beagle, Cocker spaniel

I want a dog
To walk in the park
When it gets dark
My dog will bark at any passers-by
Oh, you can get lonely
I want a dog

I want a dog, a Chihuahua
When I get back to my small flat
I want to hear somebody bark
Oh, you can get lonely

Neil Tennant / Chris Lowe