Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 I love cats and dogs and I have had cats that liked baths or to lay in the warm washwater from the washing machine, cats that liked to be constantly held, petted and would 'talk' at you if you weren't petting them. I have also had dogs that just want to entertain themselves and 'tolerated' petting. My parents had a chihuahua that thought she was a cat and she always looked so startled and disbelieving when she wasn't able to run up the side of the couch like the 'other' cats. Kathy J. On 12/5/05, Arania Lawakiro <csparania@...> wrote: > > >> I am so curious about this cat/dog thing. It seems like people who like > >> cats or dogs like one or another but not both. If they like both, it is > >> usually not deeply. > > That's the first I hear. All animal lovers I know love all animals > equally. How could we not? The few I know not liking certain type of > animals usually have a tacticle problem, and it is more the set up with > an animal they don't like. Like, the scent of wet dog fur. > > ~L > > > > FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and > acceptance. Everyone is valued. > > Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the > folder marked " Other FAM Sites. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 I'm more of a dog person. Most dogs like me and most cats don't. The only breed that I've ever had is the Basenji. They are an African breed with short hair, no dog-odor, and best of all they don't bark. Well, they can bark but they have to learn it from other dogs first. Mine have varied from NT to AS like. Most of the males have been NT and most of the females. The last one, Neesa a female, was very AS. She was probably the smartest of the lot and would get up by you but most of the time was indifferent to petting. She also didn't mind being home alone, though she was glad to see you when you got back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 >> I am so curious about this cat/dog thing. It seems like people who like >> cats or dogs like one or another but not both. If they like both, it is >> usually not deeply. That's the first I hear. All animal lovers I know love all animals equally. How could we not? The few I know not liking certain type of animals usually have a tacticle problem, and it is more the set up with an animal they don't like. Like, the scent of wet dog fur. ~L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 >> I am so curious about this cat/dog thing. It seems like people who like >> cats or dogs like one or another but not both. If they like both, it is >> usually not deeply. Arania L: > That's the first I hear. All animal lovers I know love all animals > equally. This does not include me. > How could we not? Easy. Some animals (e.g. cute, fluffy mammals) are more easy to like than others (e.g. creepy crawly things that bite) and some suit our particular personality type better than others. That doesn't mean that one doesn't think they still have a right to exist, just that one may not prefer them as pets. > The few I know not liking certain type of animals usually have a tacticle > problem, and it is more the set up with an animal they don't like. Like, > the scent of wet dog fur. For me its mainly the sound of the dog barking and all the restless jumping around that drives me nuts. Though the smell of wet dog fur does not exactly make them more attractive either. And as much as I love cats, I still can't have one indoors because I'm allergic to dust that they'll no doubt bring with them into my bed or sofa, and can't stand to have a living being in my house when I'm sleeping or concentrating on something. An abandoned cat is right this moment trying to persuade me to allow it to move into my house, but cute as it is I still intend to find it an alternative home. I do feed it though. Inger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 I can hit it off with an individual dog that has got a good temperament, if I've met it with the owner there first. But I don't like the uncertainty of temperament or of territoriality, in any unfamilar dog. and I can't tell whether a bark is friendly or hostile, they both sound the bloody same. Nearly all cats, certainly all I've met, will either have a good temperament towards you or not come near you. They don't react against you just for moving wrong. I grew up around cats from an early age, and learned to show thewm affection when they look at you but to leave them in peace when they are self-engrossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Just saw a news article (complete with cute photo) about a litter of motherless kittens who got adopted by a female dog who didn't have pups on her own but who, at the sight of the adorable squaling kittens, started lactating spontaneously and could nurse them and all. Inger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 The dog I had did that too. We got a little kitten and the kitten wouldn't leave my dog alone and was all the time looking for the dog to feed her. My dog never had puppies, but started to lactate and feed the kitten. When the kitten was about 6 months it stopped. Lida Inger wrote: Just saw a news article (complete with cute photo) about a litter of motherless kittens who got adopted by a female dog who didn't have pups on her own but who, at the sight of the adorable squaling kittens, started lactating spontaneously and could nurse them and all.Inger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Hi Inger and all, In the past, I would have said a small dog. I don't personally care for having larger dogs because I'm small and a small dog is all I can handle. I have no personal use for a dog that is too large for me. Also, their barking and higher intensity activity was seriously getting on my nerves. More recently, I've taken to quiet, calmer, purring, warmer cats, that is, if they've been given enough love. I don't care for the independence factor of cats that haven't been given enough love. Though it can be annoying every time I sit or lie down to have an instant lap cat, I love their affection. I have 5 cats, not including the stray. I had a kitten that I recently gave up for adoption. He was a sweet, highly dependent and affectionate male kitten that I fostered from three weeks old. I had become too attached even knowing he wouldn't stay with us. He'll be better off in a fewer cat household. Sandi " Inger Lorelei " <inglori@s...> wrote: > > : > > I am so curious about this cat/dog thing. It seems like people who like cats or dogs like one or another but not both. If they like both, it is usually not deeply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Thats interesting that you separate dogs as NT & AS. I was just thinking last night that there are energetic, lively dogs who are not into thinking and there are quiet, subdued careful dogs who are into thinking and that if I got another dog I would be careful to avoid the energetic type! By your rules, my dog was AS! I picked her out of a litter of 12 by her personality. She was the runt and even though I wanted a dog to show and breed I chose rather to take a runt that I couldn't do either with because I liked HER. What a wonderful girl she was and we had a wonderful relationship. > > I'm more of a dog person. Most dogs like me and most cats don't. The only > breed that I've ever had is the Basenji. They are an African breed with short > hair, no dog-odor, and best of all they don't bark. Well, they can bark but > they have to learn it from other dogs first. Mine have varied from NT to AS > like. Most of the males have been NT and most of the females. The last one, Neesa > a female, was very AS. She was probably the smartest of the lot and would > get up by you but most of the time was indifferent to petting. She also didn't > mind being home alone, though she was glad to see you when you got back. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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