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post #31 of 45
12/20/09 at 7:21am
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Originally Posted by Allmycats View Post
I find I can REASON with the dogs..like you do with a child. I cannot reason with my cat. In that way the cat is more like other small animals.
I don't think you can reason with dogs. They don't have the capacity for that and neither do cats. Your dog merely obeys the pack leader, which is you.
Cats rarely obey and must usually be tricked, bribed or coerced. They take our orders as suggestions.
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post #32 of 45
12/20/09 at 7:33am
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Originally Posted by Kai Bengals View Post
I don't think you can reason with dogs. They don't have the capacity for that and neither do cats. Your dog merely obeys the pack leader, which is you.
Cats rarely obey and must usually be tricked, bribed or coerced. They take our orders as suggestions.
Mine take my orders as amusing sound tricks by the human animal.
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post #33 of 45
12/20/09 at 7:48am
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Originally Posted by mschauer View Post
I really don't understand this persistent image of cats as "loners". I rarely have to look for any of mine. They almost always are in the same room I'm in. Not asking for anything. They just seem to want to be near me. I actually sometimes feel bad leaving a room if I haven't been there very long because Zara is so determined to stay next me that she may have just gotten comfortable when it's time for me to leave.

I agree. I am all the time telling people who want to get a cat for a pet "because they don't need any attention" how wrong this is.

Cats are NOT loners, by nature or any other thing. Haven't any of these idiots ever hear of a feral colony? COLONY.

Cats require just as much attention and companionship and love and play as any other pet. But then, I am speaking to people who already know that here.

Big pet peeve of mine.
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post #34 of 45
12/20/09 at 7:50am
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Originally Posted by Skippymjp View Post
Mine take my orders as amusing sound tricks by the human animal.
Mine have figured out that they placate me by random meows in response to my requests.
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post #35 of 45
12/20/09 at 7:54am
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Originally Posted by Kai Bengals View Post
I don't think you can reason with dogs. They don't have the capacity for that and neither do cats. Your dog merely obeys the pack leader, which is you.
Cats rarely obey and must usually be tricked, bribed or coerced. They take our orders as suggestions.
My cats are quite well trained. As am I
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post #36 of 45
12/20/09 at 8:30am
I was chatting with my dad yesterday and he actually said "You can't play fetch with a cat".

Yesterday Siri, who occasionally stress pees where she shouldn't, was sniffing around on the floor. (probably just sniffing, she never does anything to the floor) I told her "If you're looking to do something naughty, your litter box is right out there. Go use it" and pointed at her litter box. She looked at my hand, where I pointed, and walked right out and used her litter box... Coincidence? Probably, though DH says she's done the same for him. She, Tomas, and Sherman will follow pointing. It takes a fairly smart animal to catch that. I've only ever had one dog who figured that out easily, usually they just look at your hand.

Oh, and years ago I had a kitten I was traveling with. She was around 5 months old. We'd get out at rest stops and I'd walk her out on her harness to let her stretch and go. I'll never forget the look on a family's faces when I walked out from behind some tall grass after telling my kitten she was a good girl. They were not expecting to see a cat.
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post #37 of 45
12/20/09 at 8:59am
People just don't know, do they? I have always had at least one cat who plays fetch. Currently it is Tolly boy. But Baby (rb 1/98 ) before him, did too.

And Mazy and Jennie, while they don't fetch, all I need is to have a box full of crumpled paper balls next to me and they will chase and leap after them for as long as I am willing to throw.

Then I go around and pick all the crumpled paper balls up, which is good exercise for me!
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post #38 of 45
12/21/09 at 7:17am
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Originally Posted by Kai Bengals View Post
I don't think you can reason with dogs. They don't have the capacity for that and neither do cats. Your dog merely obeys the pack leader, which is you.
Cats rarely obey and must usually be tricked, bribed or coerced. They take our orders as suggestions.
OH I know you can't literally...hard to explain what I mean I guess I'll not try again right now, not up yet <g>. Anyway, love my cat and my dogs both! BOTH cats and dogs make outstanding pets!!!!!
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post #39 of 45
12/21/09 at 9:43am
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Originally Posted by mschauer View Post
I really don't understand this persistent image of cats as "loners".
Maybe if you ignore your cats, they will ignore you too and be loners. My cats meet me at the door, they're always in the same room we're in. If we're not in the same room, Cindy will follow DH and Swanie will follow me. They sleep with us in the bed, and I can't sit down on the couch without having a furry lap warmer. They also hang out with each other, sleep together, play together. Definitely not loners.
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post #40 of 45
12/31/09 at 9:59pm
When a man who is usually a dog lover now loves, and prefers, cats I'd say that the study is flawed. (I speak from personal experience, and that's the "study" that counts for us.
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post #41 of 45
1/1/10 at 4:30am
I don't know if its that I'm somewhat removed from the situation now, but I have to amend what I said about cats not being portable. I had just arrived in New Orleans when I last wrote. Gigi adapted to every situation I put her in while there, no matter who's house we went to or where we took her, she used her box, didn't hide, walked on her leash, was friendly, etc..... and yes, she meowed most of the way back (taking hour breaks to sleep <g>), but by then I was used to it. She really did fantastic overall and I'll take her on trips again!
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post #42 of 45
1/27/10 at 1:31pm
If the people who did that study would have taken the time to observe cat socialization they would be able to see they are not loners. In feral colonies, for example, there are true bonds between cats. The healthier cats will even allow the old and sick to eat first a great deal of the time. It obviously bias. And yes, Bella always knows where I'm at in the apartment.
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post #43 of 45
1/27/10 at 5:23pm
Yep, cats are loners alright - that is why I am covered in them whenever I sit down. I can't take a step without having a cat underfoot - I only have two cats. Sometimes I ALMOST wish they were more aloof

My girls are way more vocal than any dog that I ever had. I grew up being primarily a dog person, but I think that both dogs and cats are good pets, they are just different. I can appreciate that certain people prefer one or the other, but that doesn't mean that dogs are a better pet.
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post #44 of 45
1/30/10 at 5:18am
My opinion has always been why would anyone want a dog when they can have a cat. I raised Cocker Spaniels once. It was fun and I loved them. I had two females and a male who were my pets. They didn't come close to being as good pets as the cats I have had since. I owned the dogs, the cats own me.
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post #45 of 45
1/30/10 at 7:05am
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It is so refreshing to read the posts here - you all have much more commonsense than the respondents in the study.
It dismays me how the "study" got such mass publicity from the media, when the assessed people merely answered questions about themselves. How unbiased can that be IMO, that makes the study about as worthwhile as asking the Sexually Violent Predators in prison whether or not they should be civilly committed
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