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MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 08:23 PM Mar 2018

Are you a dog person or a cat person?


Dog Person


Cat Person
29 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Dog Person
10 (34%)
Cat Person
19 (66%)
Neither
0 (0%)
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Are you a dog person or a cat person? (Original Post) MrScorpio Mar 2018 OP
Yes I am! Glamrock Mar 2018 #1
Both. geardaddy Mar 2018 #2
same FirstLight Mar 2018 #14
Me too tibbir Mar 2018 #33
Yes. Apples and oranges. Laffy Kat Mar 2018 #3
My dog thinks Im a cat person.... lisa58 Mar 2018 #4
Look at my screen name crazycatlady Mar 2018 #5
my continued existence depends on my devotion to my feline overlords. LSFL Mar 2018 #6
I'm a dog person, but every cat I meet thinks I'm a cat person. TheSmarterDog Mar 2018 #7
Don't feel bad. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #10
I am not a speciesist, all pets are equal marylandblue Mar 2018 #8
Dogs are O.K., but cats RULE!!! nt Binkie The Clown Mar 2018 #9
Im with Binkie. Shrike47 Mar 2018 #26
My favorite pet of all time was my black lab / boxer mix. He was a sweetheart, but in general... Binkie The Clown Mar 2018 #28
I don't want to pick a fight or anything but those two gifs you posted rurallib Mar 2018 #11
I voted cat, but ... left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #12
I love dogs and despise cats Awsi Dooger Mar 2018 #13
that cat's expression before he takes a swipe Skittles Mar 2018 #15
No place to vote SonofDonald Mar 2018 #16
Both, but cats more. silverweb Mar 2018 #17
I Love Both Leith Mar 2018 #18
Love 'em both Ron Obvious Mar 2018 #19
Cats are loyal too crazycatlady Mar 2018 #21
Au contraire. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #23
Sure, because the cat's own skin was at stake. Ron Obvious Mar 2018 #25
What about the time he pushed me away from the path of a speeding car, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #32
Hard to believe Ron Obvious Mar 2018 #35
It was an Airbus. They have sidesticks so thumbs are unnecessary. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #36
I'm (obviously) a cat person crazycatlady Mar 2018 #20
There was no choice for "both." The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #22
We've had up to 4 cats, down to 2 now, both 7 years old. benld74 Mar 2018 #24
Both and then some. democratisphere Mar 2018 #27
Both jberryhill Mar 2018 #29
I voted for Cat Person, but I really like dogs too! 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2018 #30
Cats rule, dogs drool Freddie Mar 2018 #31
Both. I love both and they both seem to love me too. Solly Mack Mar 2018 #34
CAT CT ..... WE HAVE 5 CATS trueblue2007 Mar 2018 #37
both! (n/t) MissMillie Mar 2018 #38
I like both da kitties and ze doggies. Grammy23 Mar 2018 #39
Not going to vote Thx Mar 2018 #40

FirstLight

(13,360 posts)
14. same
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 09:42 PM
Mar 2018

I was a cat person most of my life, till I rescued my doggie...now I look at all dogs and feel I can see their personality in their cute wittle faces!

I still love my cat, but dogs are something special...

lisa58

(5,755 posts)
4. My dog thinks Im a cat person....
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 08:32 PM
Mar 2018

My cat thinks I’m a dog person

Perfect balance and no one is happy

LSFL

(1,109 posts)
6. my continued existence depends on my devotion to my feline overlords.
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 08:51 PM
Mar 2018

I love cats. Dogs are bad. Love cats. Destroy dogs. Cats are the best

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)
10. Don't feel bad.
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 09:09 PM
Mar 2018

I'm a cat person, but apparently a poodle goddess. Every poodle I've ever met seems to worship me.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
28. My favorite pet of all time was my black lab / boxer mix. He was a sweetheart, but in general...
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 06:38 PM
Mar 2018

...I prefer cats.

rurallib

(62,423 posts)
11. I don't want to pick a fight or anything but those two gifs you posted
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 09:15 PM
Mar 2018

seem to be manipulating our emotions for the friendly, hand shaking doggie and against the kitty with a good left hook.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
13. I love dogs and despise cats
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 09:39 PM
Mar 2018

When I joined this site in 2002 I thought all the pro-cat threads were a joke. It is still difficult for me to believe they represent a serious opinion.

silverweb

(16,402 posts)
17. Both, but cats more.
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 10:08 PM
Mar 2018

Growing up, I always had a cat and my brothers had a number of dogs over the years. I like dogs, too, and always get along well with them, but cats are an integral part of my life.

The other consideration is practicality. I've been a renter all my adult life and dogs can be a big hindrance in finding an apartment; cats are not. Cats are less expensive to own and maintain. They don't need to be walked. They can be left alone for an entire weekend without any problems. They are not aggressive unless provoked and they don't bark.

Definitely cats for me.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
18. I Love Both
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 11:48 PM
Mar 2018

But for my own pet, I've always have had a cat. They are easier to maintain.

They all love the way I rub their ears.

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
19. Love 'em both
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 11:56 PM
Mar 2018

But let's face it, our doggy friends love us and would die for us, while a cat wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)
23. Au contraire.
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 02:57 PM
Mar 2018

My old cat woke me up in the middle of the night, howling frantically, when my furnace malfunctioned and wouldn't turn off. There are many reports of cats doing things like that - warning their humans of fires and other dangers.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)
32. What about the time he pushed me away from the path of a speeding car,
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 07:26 PM
Mar 2018

and the time I was drowning and he jumped into the pool and dragged me out and gave me CPR, and the time I was choking and he did the Heimlich maneuver, and the time both of the pilots of the airplane I was flying in had eaten the fish and got sick, and he clawed his way out of his carrier under the seat, ran up to the cockpit, took the controls and landed the plane? Huh? Huh?

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
35. Hard to believe
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 08:39 PM
Mar 2018

It's a well known scientific fact that a cat's paws don't have sufficient reach to simultaneously operate all the controls necessary to pull off a successful landing. This clear error makes me doubt the other confabulations in your post as well.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)
36. It was an Airbus. They have sidesticks so thumbs are unnecessary.
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 11:03 PM
Mar 2018

They also have an autoland feature. No problem.

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)
20. I'm (obviously) a cat person
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 12:03 PM
Mar 2018

I don't mind dogs, but I've been increasingly frustrated at bad dog owners who bring their (pet) dogs into places they shouldn't be (grocery stores, etc) and think it is cute when the dog misbehaves. It is the responsibility of the dog owner to train their dog properly.
I don't want to be ambushed by a dog either. And there's a special place in hell for dog owners who let their dog shit all over the place and don't clean it up (on public property). I'll never forget cleaning up dog shit in the domestics department of the store I worked in (big box).

Good dogs can be great (never had one). But I don't see people getting away with this kind of behavior with cats.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)
22. There was no choice for "both."
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 02:55 PM
Mar 2018

I love both cats and dogs. I've only ever had cats because of my living situation, but I'd get a dog, too, if I could. Both critters are wonderful in their own ways. Although it may be that one or the other makes a better companion for you, if you don't love dogs AND cats there's something wrong with you! Actually, all animals are wonderful.

benld74

(9,904 posts)
24. We've had up to 4 cats, down to 2 now, both 7 years old.
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:20 PM
Mar 2018

One dog growing up, received on my 1st xmas, lived until he was 21 years old.

IF I could I would have both species in my home.
But cats, they are the easier species

Freddie

(9,267 posts)
31. Cats rule, dogs drool
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 06:50 PM
Mar 2018

I like other people's dogs but don't want one of my own. Used to think I did until I spent a week living with my granddog while my daughter and family were on vacation. She was about a year old then and wanted attention constantly, which cats don't do. I love her and she adores her MomMom but visiting is great.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
39. I like both da kitties and ze doggies.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:33 AM
Mar 2018

But kitties win the coveted Love Ya award....every time. Never met a kitty I didn’t like, even the alloof ones. But doggies have been known to scare me now and then. 😳
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