Do you like dogs?

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Dogs make me nervous as our family dog had a problem and bit me, my sister, my mum, my dad, my nan, a neighbour, our goat... seriously, I lived in fear of him and he wasn`t small. He was a black lab and my dad would not have him put to sleep.

Soooo, I like dogs I know are friendly, like my sisters dogs and a friend has a staffy who is the sweetest thing but I`m always slightly nervous around them and if there`s a dog off it`s lead, I go the opposite way.
 

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I love dogs. I actually preffer dogs over cats. Dont get me wrong I love my kitties but I would love to have a dog again.
 

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I like dogs, but I must admit, I do prefer cats. I just like what cats look like; and they are cleaner. I'd love to have a dog again, but we tried that, and the cats were terrified of him. You'll never have a better friend than a dog!

My fave dog breed: German Shepherd. Hubby would like a bulldog (even though he greatly prefers cats, and is not fond of dogs.)
 

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I love dogs. I love all animals really.
I have had dogs all my life (except for the last few years). My last dog was Taz. I grew up with him and he was very specail to me. He had to be put to sleep when I was around 18 or 19 I think.

I would love to get another. We tried months ago with a doxie but it didn't work out with the cats. Someday when the time is right I will have another.
 

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I love all animals, I was raised on a farm so had both dogs and cats growing up. I even had a pet duck named Cynthia for a couple of years. If I had a house instead of a small apartment I would most likely have a dog also, however I only have enough room for my kitties now.
 

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I love dogs! We had a dog growing up. Her name was Pebbles. Here's a picture:


She was a good dog. Sure she ate the couch, never came when you called her, always put her head on your leg after she drank from her bowl, but we still loved her!
 

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I had some bad experiences with dogs early on and developed a phobic fear of them... although I still loved them from afar.

But then I started volunteering at the shelter. One day out of nowhere, someone said, "Hold this, will ya," and put a Doberman into my arms! I was frozen with terror -- but then the dog, who had a broken leg in a cast, looked at me with his big brown eyes and laid his head on my shoulder and... suddenly I just wasn't afraid of dogs anymore.
Since then, you can't keep me away from them! Someday I dream of living in a situation where I can have a Golden Retriever and a Border Collie.

I love dogs for their earnestness and loyalty, and for their guileless delight in the simplest things -- a game of fetch, a ride in the car, a scritch behind the ears. It's so easy to make a dog happy!


It seems to me that the problem with dogs is not the dogs -- it's the cruel and stupid people who abuse them, or train them to be aggressive. When a "dangerous dog" has to be put down, there's usually an evil owner who ought to be locked up for it, and banned from ever handling animals again.
 

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Originally Posted by Liza24

i love both dogs AND cats. I love my cats alot, they sleep with me, watch tv with me, and all around lovers.

But there is something to be said to take a best friend on a good long walk, or just go out and play catch.

I used to date a guy that had a Italian Mastiff , Cane(male) and a Rottweiler(female) Diamond.

Cane had notches on his collar for stray cats, since we had lived in the country. It wasent something that ould be helped, as we had a 1/2 acre pen, and it had trees in it, and the cats would go INTO the pen!!! not to bright.

well, i was ALWAYS a cat lover, so i wanted a big tom. I told my SO at the time, and he said, you KNOW how cane is. I said, well, we have that lil chicken coup in the backyard, he can stay there till hes old enough. then we will have to cordinate when we let the dog out, to when the cat would be.

So he said OK. we found an ad in the paper for barn kittens, and went to look. there was this ADORABLE lil male american bobcat kitten. he was fiesty!! So i said HIM. we took him home, and TRIED to keep him in the house. NO worky,lol. He went EVERYWHERE but the litter ( he was prob 7-8 weeks old) So we set him up in the chicken coup, which was a old shed with a chicken wire fense around a "deck" on the outside of it. he was happy there, had a great time taunting the dog from the safety of inside.

One day, Cane and diamond were outside, and i didnt know it as i went to feed Tom Tom( real origional i know!). I was inside feeding him, and Cane burst though my legs. I was in shock, trying to grab the kitten.

NO worries! the kitten reacted to Cane faster then Cane knew what it was. Tom Tom latched himself AROUND canes muzzle!! I was laughing SOOOO Hard!! Tom was hissing and spitting, and poor Cane was looking at me like " get it off, get it off , get it OFF!!" . I took Tom Tom off cane, and cane ran for the hills. I knew then Tom Tom and Cane had it in for each other.

When Tom Tom was older, and could get out of the coup, he would roam, and come home the MINUTE he heard the screen door slam, that most the time meant food to him,lol. Most the time, i would yell for him, and tell him , CANES COMING. he knew then to scoot!

One day, i watched as Tom Tom suned himself on the huge rocks near the dog pen. he would stick his tail IN the pen, and wait for Cane. Once Cane got there, he would retract it, like he was TAUNTING Cane!!! it was a game for them. They did this day in and day out.

The dogs had a 1/2 acre pen, and 1/4 of it was a enclosed porch, with a doggy door. Tom would yell for Cane in the am, and they would run near each other, outside the pen several times a day. After a while, Cane grew to like Tom as a friend, i was shocked!!

One day, Cane was in the pen, and there was Tom, in the tree, IN THE PEN. I was freakin, thinkin he was signing his death wish. but nope, he was teasing Cane. Diamond al this time never gave tom the time of day.

A few weeks later, Cane was sleeping on the porch, and Tom Tom was sleeping WITH HIM. i was again freakin, but again, they settled me by acting like friends!!!

for weeks, then months, then years, they did this, Cane would share the porch with Tom, since the porch was heated in the winter.

On thanksgiving day one year, we woke up early, let Cane and Diamond out, then came back to be. INSTANTLY cane wanted back in, so we let him. He came over to my SO, and was crying. and he smelled like cat pee. At first my SO thought the worst, and went to check. HE let Cane back into the porch, and Cane led him to Tom. Tom was dead, but not by Cane. cane was laying by him, crying, nudging him. So went to check Tom, and found that someone had done something HORRIBLE to him. he was missing his face :cry:.

So we looked all over, and in the driveway, was poor toms face, alng with another cats body. We NEVER found who did it. and Cane never got over the loss of his friend, and never liked another cat.

I just couldnt believe a dog that HATED cats could have such a soul-mated friend like that. To bad they didnt have more time together. Tom was the best cat i could have EVER asked for, and i miss him alot. this happened only 8 years ago.


Sorry so long winded, sweet memories and all........
Oh, how horrible and sad. I know it was years ago, but I'm very sorry for your (and Cane's) loss. Poor, poor Tom, and poor Cane.

Tricia
 

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I was a dog-lover first. I would love to have a dog, but I'm just not in a situation to have one right now. I've always enjoyed cats, especially my friend's cat, Hiba, and my other friend's cat, Michael. Both wonderful boys. Then I fell in love with my sister's cats Mouser and Minion, and they made me want to have kitties of my own. Now, with Loki and Possum, I'm a full-fledged cat fanatic!

In a few years I hope to get a dog, preferably a Beagle! My "dog-sister" Lady and my "dog-niece" Jinx are both part Beagles (Lady moreso), and I just love the breed to death! Possum has had good experiences with dogs before I got him, so he should be fine once he gets accustomed to it, but I don't know if Loki has had any experiences, and he might be very scared of a dog.

I'm also thinking of getting a third cat in about 2 years (my apartment complex only allows 2 pets, and I'll be moving in about 2 years).

Tricia
 

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I LOVE ALL kinds of animals (Children and Animals are 2 of my FAVORITE things)!!!!!!!! I have had ALOT of different kinds of animals while growing up. My love of ALL kinds of animals (including bugs, lizzards, snakes, spiders {I dont like killing spiders or bugs, so I instead, take the outside} etc.) came from my dad.

The 2 kinds of animals that I have NEVER had but ALWAYS wanted were a dog and a horse!!!! Maybe someday......


I want my kids to grow up with animals too. There are SOOOO MANY things that you can learn from animals.

I think that children and animals make the world a better place. It is sooo sad how some people hurt, abuse, abandon, and neglect these special gifts.
 

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I have 6 cats and 3 dogs. Honestly, I prefer cats to dogs because they are easier to take care of, but I wouldn't give up my doggies for the world. Cats give affection on their terms, but dogs are willing to give love anytime. Dogs are more demanding (and have more drama than my cats) but when Snickers crawls up on the couch with me and lays her head on my lap it is so sweet. She isn't demanding to be petted, she just wants to be close to me, and I love that.
 

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I enjoy being in the company of cats and dogs, but I personally prefer cats. I grew up with them and have learned quite a bit about them, but their behaviour is still an enigma to me. In my eyes, they remain as one of the most mysterious creatures on this planet.
 

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I love animals all the way around.
I'm a major, major dog lover. I have 2 dogs and I'm very actively involved in the dog world, I can't picture my life without them.
I love kitties of course, too. I really adore them.
 

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I love both cats and dogs. I own 2 cats and 1 dog. I'd say im more of a cat person because they are calmer and more layed back. But I still love dogs!

The only dogs I DONT like are big, barking dogs, those kind are so annoying! (and scary), and the kind that slobber all over you, I hate that.
 

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I love all critters, really. I grew up with dogs, and would have had one when I got my first pet on my own, but I didn't then and don't now have an appropriate lifestyle for a dog -- can't stay home with it, can't take it with me. So, the obvious choice was a cat, since it would care whether I was there or not, and I could have a real relationship with it, but it would not require the care a dog would.

Shasta taught me a lot.
Now I wouldn't be without at least one cat in my life, though I look forward to the day when it will be reasonable to have a dog, too. Meanwhile, I enjoy other people's dogs.
 
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