Cats and Dogs - Which do you prefer?

iDave · 07-05-2015 09:32AM

Well they never bothered to make a musical called Dogs did they.

Pumpkinseeds · 07-05-2015 09:40AM

I like dogs but love cats. We have 4 cats, 3 were strays that wandered in to the garden over the years, the other one was left behind in an apartment complex when the owner left. Just dumped in the car park to fend for herself. Smart girl ran up to me one day when I took a shortcut through there and happened to have a big packet of cooked chicken pieces with me coming back from Dunnes.:D

Our 4 are very affectionate and loving and they love company. They always come running to greet us when we come home and love to sleep on our bed with us. One of them races me up to bed every night as soon as we turn the tv off and insists on coming to the loo last thing at night for head boops and a drink from the bathroom sink. They are hillarious, entertaining, intuitive and loyal.

RhubarbCrumble · 07-05-2015 10:25AM

Cats for me personally. I have two myself.

I can't understand people saying dogs are loyal and cats just ignore you and don't care. Not true.

About three years ago my aunt had a stroke. She lives on her own and has a cat and a dog. It happened her when she was going to bed and she lay on the bedroom floor all night lapsing in and out of consciousness. Her cat sat with all night cuddling her and licking her, and when it started to get bright the cat set up a racket on the windowsill, yowling and banging until the neighbour came to see what was wrong.

As for the dog? He ran off downstairs and stayed there all night!

kinsy · 07-05-2015 10:46AM

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Dogs work in medicine, law enforcement, mental health, military, entertainment, hospitality, disaster management / search and rescue,

What about people who aren't as bothered that their pets have jobs?

Cats for me. I love most animals, including dogs, but I adore cats. They have great personalities and can be very loyal and affectionate. You can leave them on their own a lot which is important for my partner and I as we work full time. We leave our two cats at home to sleep (I see the fact that they sleep a lot as a bonus!) and then hang out with them when we come home. Like some other have said, they follow us into whatever room we're in and sit near us and usually sleep at the end of the bed.

blastman · 07-05-2015 10:55AM

I have a cat but I like dogs too, it just wouldn't really suit to have one. The cat left a present of a dead bird on the back door step the other day, there's one in the eye for people who say they don't care.

Dogs have owners, cats have staff.

WoollyRedHat · 07-05-2015 10:58AM

Both a Cat and a Dog.

07-05-2015 11:07AM

I've had too many bad experiences with cats to invest in one. When I was growing up, the only cats I knew were feral cats. We don't know where they came from. We had little armies of feral cats arriving into our yard one at a time. I feel like the Irish countryside must be teeming with feral cats. Where's the source? Some little feral cat jungle in the Mourne Mountains? Where are they coming from. We should stop this.

folamh · 07-05-2015 11:29AM

I like doges and lolcats equally.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5LwcvVAKDg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-zW2eUtMtg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzI4iRbrWno

murpho999 · 07-05-2015 11:29AM

Dangerous Man wrote: »

Dogs all day long. It's not even close. I've lived with dogs and cats. Currently living with a cat that I am quite fond of - but cats just don't come close to dogs. Why we argue about this I don't know but anyway...

...cats are opportunistic. They will just up and leave at the drop of a hat and never return to their home. Dogs, on the other, rarely do that. Dogs are incredibly intelligent and emotionally attuned.

Cats want food.

Dogs work in medicine, law enforcement, mental health, military, entertainment, hospitality, disaster management / search and rescue,

Cats sleep most of the day.

Seriously I really like cats - they're great animals but they're a poor alternative to dogs. I can't take anybody seriously who thinks the two even compare.

Cats want food? What animal doesn't?

Also, do you think Dogs do the work by choice? No of course not...they are trained by humans.

Camels and Horses also do work for humans and it does not make them better animals or pets.

Rothko · 07-05-2015 12:07PM

Love both but I prefer cats

VinLieger · 07-05-2015 12:12PM

Had to put my 22 year old cat down yesterday, absolutely heartbroken.......... cats forever but it will be a while before I can bring myself to get another

the evasion_kid · 07-05-2015 12:18PM

I prefer dogs,there more loyal, a cat will take off if someone down the road is feeding it whiskas chicken and liver savory pate and your feeding it lidls own brand catfood... amazingly selfish creature

murpho999 · 07-05-2015 12:23PM

the evasion_kid wrote: »

I prefer dogs,there more loyal, a cat will take off if someone down the road is feeding it whiskas chicken and liver savory pate and your feeding it lidls own brand catfood... amazingly selfish creature

A cat lapping up free food does not make them selfish.

People who dislike gets generally don't understand them in my opinion.

Dogs loyalty is down more to stupidity and dependence if you want the truth.

the evasion_kid · 07-05-2015 12:31PM

murpho999 wrote: »

A cat lapping up free food does not make them selfish.

People who dislike gets generally don't understand them in my opinion.

Dogs loyalty is down more to stupidity and dependence if you want the truth.

I have a house full of vagabond cats here,you might see them once a month, I know for a fact there's two or three other people in the local area feeding them as well,there a self serving creature.

I could post alot of stories about dogs I've had down through the years and there loyalty but seen this, this morning and a picture says a thousand words :

RhubarbCrumble · 07-05-2015 12:41PM

VinLieger wrote: »

Had to put my 22 year old cat down yesterday, absolutely heartbroken.......... cats forever but it will be a while before I can bring myself to get another

Oh that's rough VinLieger. Sorry to hear that

Tar.Aldarion · 07-05-2015 12:48PM

Love both and always preferred dogs until I got cats, they are amazing. loving, independent, don't give two ****s if they don't want to. They are also hilarious. People always think they are not loving, i think that is just the raising of them more than anything. We raised our cats from kittens and my cat adores us. She will come running to the door when I get home from work, straight up to be rubbed and is very happy when I'm about. Always hitting her head off me and rolling to show happiness etc. My other cat, who passed away recently would always wait in the bedroom window every day for me to come home without fail, would be so excited to see me, would hang out beside me on the computer and would run in to bed when she thought I was going to sleep. They always show concern if you are upset or hurt yourself. If both of us were sitting on the couch she would spend time on each of us to make things fair haha. Sometimes they just ignore you but as a cat whisperer :-p told me, cats like to take a message and get back to you whenever they want.

07-05-2015 12:53PM

the evasion_kid wrote: »

I could post alot of stories about dogs I've had down through the years and there loyalty but seen this, this morning and a picture says a thousand words :

Oh gawd. Poor little bereaved doggy.

That's me in tears now.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 07-05-2015 01:02PM

Dog's.We have a 3 a Basset Hound,Bullmastiff and a Springer Spaniel crossed with a Sheepdog.

I don't like cats and I'm always very suspicious of someone who says they like Cats more than Dog's.

me0w · 07-05-2015 01:02PM

Cats because they are not as needy as dogs , they are affectionate and very cute. They don't roll in poop (or eat it!) and they dont need baths (unless they cant clean themselves due to old age etc.

I also like dogs, I used to own a lovely female doberman who passed away over 5 years ago.

squeekyduck · 07-05-2015 01:15PM

I was once in the dog camp and thought cats were self centered selfish creatures until we actually got one.

He is about 10 months old now and the funniest cat ever. He is highly human dependent and he has to be in the same room as us at all times. He sleeps with us every night and each morning I am gently awoken by his purring and wiskers poking my face.

Give a cat a box and watch the enjoyment, I have a shoe box that I use for storing files and when he was a kitten he could fit perfectly in it and now its just ever bulging but its still his box. When the printer comes one to print a page he will come running and he stares and sometimes pokes the pages as they emerge, he will teach those pages some day!! I could go on and on

razorblunt · 07-05-2015 01:22PM

In the dog camp myself. Was never a real of cats but the OH's parents had one and it must have known I wasn't a cat fan as he took a shine to me. I was the only person he'd jump off the mother in law's lamp and come over too when I sittin in the room.
Would probably make me think again about getting one, but I'd definitely get a dog first!

07-05-2015 01:31PM

Generally I dislike dogs less.

But I dislike the staffie/pitbull/mastiff type dogs more than any cats.

Cold War Kid · 07-05-2015 09:38PM

I love both - with maybe a slight preference for cats.
The notion that cats are all lacking in affection is incorrect: we had a cat in my parents' house who was the sweetest darling of a creature. So affectionate and snuggly. She used to howl with anguish any time I walked out the gate

She used to be so excited to see me.
She got really sick with flu - at death's door according to the vet - and it was like she was so grateful to my mother for bringing her to the vet and giving her medicine. She would not leave my mother's side for days. Look at this wee fella: http://www.boredpanda.com/veterinary-nurse-cat-hugs-shelter-animals-radamenes-bydgoszcz-poland/

I know numerous people who "hated" cats (quote-marks because they didn't, as it happened - they just thought they did) and ended up being converted when actually spending time with a cat; some becoming totally besotted.

That said... :pac: overall, I would say cats are less affectionate, loyal and unselfish than dogs. Cats can be total assholes. They are more likely to act all sweet towards you, weaving around your ankles, snuggling their head into you... and then you give them that tasty treat and they stick their ass up at you and saunter off. They are also more likely than dogs, to prefer a neighbour's place and spend more time there. E.g. my brother got a cat a few months ago and was mad about the little dude - and the cat seemed very contented, but then he started to check out the other houses on the street, and found a house he preferred (kids there, so they probably kept giving him treats) and he has nearly abandoned my brother and his fiancée now. Little fecker!

But seriously, they're animals - not to be compared *too* much with humans. Cats don't know they're being "selfish" etc - although they do know how to manipulate. Apparently the only miaow to humans, not other cats - and they can make that miaow sound really sad and waily.
But while I have no issue with people not liking cats (that's something you can't control if you're exposed to them a good bit and they're just not for you) the internet badge of honour crap about hurting cats would simply not be accepted (and rightly so) in relation to dogs.

silverfeather · 07-05-2015 10:02PM

I adore ALL animals. Pupster right beside me now!

But I have an affinity with cats. People misunderstand them. They are so gentle and laid bag and snuggly. Plus they are sexy. Cats have a mutualistic relationship with humans.

I love all animals. But love love love cats.

silverfeather · 07-05-2015 10:55PM

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Love both and always preferred dogs until I got cats, they are amazing. loving, independent, don't give two ****s if they don't want to. They are also hilarious. People always think they are not loving, i think that is just the raising of them more than anything. We raised our cats from kittens and my cat adores us. She will come running to the door when I get home from work, straight up to be rubbed and is very happy when I'm about. Always hitting her head off me and rolling to show happiness etc. My other cat, who passed away recently would always wait in the bedroom window every day for me to come home without fail, would be so excited to see me, would hang out beside me on the computer and would run in to bed when she thought I was going to sleep. They always show concern if you are upset or hurt yourself. If both of us were sitting on the couch she would spend time on each of us to make things fair haha. Sometimes they just ignore you but as a cat whisperer :-p told me, cats like to take a message and get back to you whenever they want.

YES! People don't get how adorable they are.

Humans misread cat body language. Cats fear commotion I read a book on them by a zoologist. He explained they were socially anxious creatures and people made life difficult for them. Your cat needs quiet to feel safe. When they feel safe they open up. Cats love me. They do miss you. They are loyal and loving. I adore them. Even my dog loved our cat.

Cold War Kid · 07-05-2015 10:57PM

And you know the way they can suddenly snap and scratch your hand or bite your finger if you're petting them loads? It's because, while they enjoy being petted for a bit and gently, too much of it over-stimulates them and causes a build-up of stress, and it starts to make them anxious and tense.

Bret Hart · 07-05-2015 11:36PM

Dogs everyday all day. Can't stand Cats.

dogcat · 07-05-2015 11:58PM

My username is impartial.

silverfeather · 08-05-2015 12:03AM

A head massage from a cat ....oh wow....

Smidge · 08-05-2015 12:10AM

Have both here. Would have always been more in the cat camp before we got this particular cat and this particular dog, having owned both types of animals before.
The cat is an a-hole and the dog is a darling....

Cats and Dogs - Which do you prefer?

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